Çelepçi in cooperation with Schoenherr > Türkiye, Turkey > Firm Profile
Çelepçi in cooperation with Schoenherr Offices
Levent Mah. Mektep Sok. No:14
34330 Beşiktaş
Istanbul
Turkey
Çelepçi in cooperation with Schoenherr > The Legal 500 Rankings
Turkey > Real estate and construction Tier 4
Work highlights
Turkey > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 5
The team at Çelepçi in cooperation with Schoenherr leverages the experience of its team to advise financial institutions and domestic and multinational corporates across such areas as manufacturing, life sciences, mining, tech, medical devices, engineering, energy and healthcare, on day-to-day matters and joint ventures and M&A. Managing partner Levent Çelepçi heads the team, bringing over 25 years of experience. In addition to M&A, Murat Kutluğ assists with drafting and the negotiation of sales purchase and lease agreements.Practice head(s):
Levent Çelepçi
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Personal approach towards the client and deep understanding of the business.’
‘Murat Kutlug is a very good partner, and compared to his peers, he stands out with his business acumen, communication skills and command on fundamental legal concepts.’
‘A team of attentive, reachable, easy to communicate with, solution-oriented lawyers, especially managing partner Levent Celepci and partner Murat Kutluğ. Although being on the other side in an M&A transaction, it was a delight working with them and everything resolved smoothly.’
Key clients
OMV
UniCredit Bank Austria
Canon
Mayr-Melnhof Karton gmbh
Luxottica
TTTech Auto AG
Mondi Group
Atrium Group
Greiner Group
Société Générale
Bio-Rad
Getinge Group
Sisma SPA
Clyde & Co
Leoni AG
Sofiteks
Greiner Bio One
Mc Three Group nv
Microport
MT Group Companies-Maxicells İlaç Sanayi Anonim Şirketi
Genel Havacılık
Metcap Enerjİ Yatirimlari Sanayİ ve Tİcaret A.Ş.(Metcap)
Sojitz Europe plc
Enso hydro GmbH
Angst+Pfister Holding
La Bottega SPA
Raiffeisen Investment
Ağaoğlu MyClub Teknoloji
WorkMotion Services GmbH
Bottega Veneta
Travellers
Tomra
King & Wood Mallesons LLP
Sartonet Seperasyon Tekn. A.S.
de Faire Medical AB
Foundever Group (Sitel)
Panasonic
Raiffeisen Investment
Vetrotech Saint-Gobain
Onduline
W Group
Ant Group
RIMO Holding AG
ABL-TECHNIC Entlackung GmbH
Sgm Magnetics S.p.A.
ALD Automotive
Schock Group
Comap Turkey Kontrol SIS. LTD STI
Work highlights
- Advised the natural persons shareholders of Stablex Bilişim Teknoloji Anonim Şirketi on the sale of the shares to Ak Yatırım Menkul Değerler Anonim Şirketi.
- Advised Metcap Energy Investments, an eminent Turkish company active in power plant development projects, and related private investors, on the sale of their entire shares in Verbana Enerji Sanayi Anonim Şirketi, an energy production company holding a license for a natural gas fired power plant with a capacity of 890 MW to ENKA Group.
- Advised a private individual in connection with the sale of his entire shares in Sartonet Seperasyon Teknolojileri A.Ş., a company in the Turkish biopharmaceutical research market to Sartorius Group.
Çelepçi in cooperation with Schoenherr > Firm Profile
The firm: Çelepçi Law is a renowned leading Turkish law firm based in Istanbul. Established in 2005 the firm can boast a host of expert lawyers which focuses on assisting local and international clients on cross-border transactions. In 2009 Çelepçi Law established a formalised cooperation with Schoenherr and in 2013 the firm was fully integrated into Schoenherr’s regional network. Since then, the Firm has further expanded its central and eastern European presence and in the same regard extended its reach across the Schoenherr network of 14 offices. In the past 18 years, Çelepçi Law has acted on numerous headline transactions that are both in and outbound in nature, including some of the country’s largest privatisations. The firm is particularly experienced in advising on large cross-border transactions in the energy and industry sectors.
Areas of practice: Through the extensive expertise of its lawyers, Çelepçi Law in cooperation with Schoenherr assists international clients on their investments in Türkiye and advises Turkish clients on their business ventures in central and eastern Europe. The office provides full services to clients from a wide coverage of sectors including construction, energy, financial, food and beverage, infrastructure and transport, insurance, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, private equity, real estate and retail. The firm specialises in corporate and M&A transactions, real estate transactions and financings, energy and infrastructural investment, and commercial litigation, and is particularly experienced in advising on large cross-border transactions. Çelepçi Law in cooperation with Schoenherr also offers legal advice in the areas of banking, finance and capital markets, employment, EU and competition, insolvency and restructuring, insurance and regulatory. With premier industry and legal knowledge, the firm has been able to offer a perfectly tailor-made solution on very complex matters. The Türkiye office constitutes a cornerstone for Schoenherr into tapping into what is the firm’s single largest national market and Europe’s fastest-growing economy.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banking, finance and capital markets | Levent Çelepçi | l.celepci@schoenherr.eu | +90 (212) 324 70 70 |
| Corporate/M&A | Murat Kutlug | m.kutlug@schoenherr.eu | +90 (212) 324 70 70 |
| Energy | Levent Çelepçi | l.celepci@schoenherr.eu | +90 (212) 324 70 70 |
| Privatisation | Levent Çelepçi | l.celepci@schoenherr.eu | +90 (212) 324 70 70 |
| Infrastructure investment | Levent Çelepçi | l.celepci@schoenherr.eu | +90 (212) 324 70 70 |
| Dispute resolution | Sevim Akpinar | S.Akpinar@schoenherr.eu | +90 (212) 324 70 70 |
| Employment | Murat Kutlug | m.kutlug@schoenherr.eu | +90 (212) 324 70 70 |
| Insolvency and restructuring | Murat Kutlug | m.kutlug@schoenherr.eu | +90 (212) 324 70 70 |
Lawyer Profiles
| Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
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Levent Çelepçi | Managing Partner – Türkiye | View Profile |
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Murat Kutluğ | Partner | View Profile |
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Rosario Sapuppo | Head of local Italian Desk | View Profile |
Staff Figures
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