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Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak Ak Offices
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Mr Bülent Özdirekcan
Work Department
Mergers & Acquisitions / Corporate - Taxation
Position
Bülent Özdirekcan is a partner of Gide’s correspondent firm in Turkey, Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak. He has been advising major local and foreign corporation in their investments in Turkey since 1998 and specialises in corporate, mergers & acquisition and restructuring operations for listed and non-listed companies with private or public capital, particularly in the automotive, banking & insurance, energy and real estate sectors. He also handles all taxation aspects pertaining to the aforementioned transactions, including those arising from foreign funding.
Bülent Özdirekcan is mainly specialized in corporate, restructuring, mergers & acquisition operations, for listed or non-listed companies in stock exchange, with private or public capitals, particularly in the energy, banking, insurance, real estate and automobile industry sectors. He also handles any taxation aspects of the aforementioned transactions.
In this respect, Bülent Özdirekcan coordinates straight forward as well complex merger & acquisition transactions to the benefit of foreign and Turkish investors in their inbound or outbound investments. He also advises his foreign clients on tax matters arising from their stand-alone projects which could be within or outside the scope of a merger & acquisition transaction such as drilling activities in sea for prospection of petroleum, construction of wind-farm generators, construction of ships and complex funding provided by non-Turkish resident entities or structuring of funding for foreign banks.
Languages
English, French and Turkish.
Memberships
Bülent Özdirekcan has been a member of the Board of Directors of the French & Turkish Chamber of Commerce in Turkey since 2012.
Education
Admitted to the Paris and Istanbul Bar Associations, Bülent holds a Ph. D. in Law from Paris Val-de-Marne University (France), a LL.M. in Private Law from Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne University (France), two Master’s degrees from Paris Panthéon-Assas University (France) respectively in Private Law – Judiciary Careers and Business & Tax Law, and one from the Istanbul University Faculty of Law (Turkey).
Lawyer Rankings
Turkey > Banking, finance and capital markets
Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak Ak’s association with international firm Gide Loyrette Nouel is reflected in a client roster that is primarily composed of international — particularly France-based — clients, including IFC, BNP Paribas and Société Générale. That being said, the group also has experience in representing domestic financial institutions and corporate borrowers. Department co-head Arpat Senocak specialises in corporate and finance transactions, with an emphasis on project finance, corporate loans and capital markets work. Bülent Özdirekcan co-heads the practice and contributes significant expertise in tax and restructuring matters. Associate Mehmet Kösoğlu provides support.
Turkey > Foreign firms
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I. (in association with Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak Ak) utilises its strong network of international lawyers in Africa, Asia and Europe to advise on insurance, dispute resolution, tax, banking and finance, and corporate and M&A mandates. Bülent Özdirekcan and Arpat Şenocak have international bar qualifications in France and Switzerland respectively. Other key members of the team include Ali Osman Ak, who has in-depth knowledge of employment law, and Esra Dündar Loiseau, who heads the IP practice.
Turkey > Commercial, corporate and M&A
The team at Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak Ak, which is an affiliate of Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I., employs the expertise of its team to assist insurers, financial institutions, domestic and multinational corporates in oil and gas, energy, logistics, cosmetics and construction, with day-to-day matters and complex, cross-border transactions. The team is led by Arpat Şenocak, who brings strength to work in regulated sectors, and Bülent Özdirekcan, who specialises in restructurings and M&A.
Turkey > Tax
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.-associated firm Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak Ak assists multinational financial institutions and corporates across the tourism, manufacturing, and energy sectors, in various tax matters ranging from disputes, VAT, income tax, as well as the tax aspects of joint ventures, M&A and restructurings. The group is headed by seasoned tax litigator Bülent Özdirekcan and associate Mustafa Karadaş. Tuygun Can Elbek left the firm.
Lawyer Rankings
- Foreign firms Turkey
- Tax Turkey
- Banking, finance and capital markets Turkey
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Turkey