Ms Gökçe İldiri Coşgüner > Kolcuoglu Demirkan Koçakli > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile
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34394 ISTANBUL
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Ms Gökçe İldiri Coşgüner
Work Department
Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate and Commercial
Position
Partner
Gökçe İldiri Coşgüner has significant experience in domestic and cross-border acquisitions, with an emphasis on private equity transactions, and advises various sector leader clients in a variety of industries/ sectors, including retail, software development, financial institutions and private equity funds, such as Turkven Private Equity, Mediterra Capital, True Value Capital Partners, Clonera Bilişim, BMS Group, Momento, Southeast Europe Equity Fund II, Boyner Holding and Bunzl.
Gökçe has represented various domestic and international clients and private equity funds in connection with the drafting and negotiation of a wide range of transaction agreements, including share purchase, option, pledge, escrow and shareholders agreements. Her M&A experience includes a variety of transaction types involving joint ventures and private companies active in different sectors, such as food production, manufacturing and technology.
In recent years, Gökçe advised Mediterra Capital, one of Turkey’s prominent private equity firms, on its exit from Söke Değirmencilik, a leading flour producing company, to the strategic buyer, Ulusoy Un; Turkven, one of Turkey’s leading private equity funds, on its acquisition of a minority stake in Alterna Gıda, a fast-growing healthy snack manufacturer; BMS Group on its entry into the Turkish markets, including the acquisition of BMS Insurance Brokerage; and Boyner Holding, Turkey’s leading retail group, on Param’s investment in and strategic partnership with Hopi, its loyalty and consumer platform.
Career
Gökçe İldiri Coşgüner joined Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı in 2012. She became one of the Firm’s partners in 2024.
She is a co-author of “Getting the Deal Through: Real Estate M&A,” Chapter Turkey, the Law Business Research (2018-2020), “Shareholders’ Rights in Private and Public Companies in Turkey,” Practical Law, Global Guide, Thomson Reuters (2015, 2017, 2019), “The Energy Regulation and Markets Review,” Turkey Chapter, 6th-7th editions, the Law Reviews (2017-2018) and “The European Energy Handbook,” Turkey Chapter, Herbert Smith Freehills (2014).
Languages
English, French, Turkish
Education
Galatasaray University School of Law (LL.B., 2012)
Lawyer Rankings
Turkey > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Kolcuoglu Demirkan Koçakli remains among the leaders in the marketplace, harnessing the expertise of its team to advise insurers, private equity firms and domestic and multinational corporates on day-today matters and in high-value, cross-border M&A. The firm’s client base spans such sectors as hospitality, retail, chemicals, energy, pharmaceuticals, and food and beverages. A combined practice is led by founder, managing partner and head of the transactional department Umut Kolcuoğlu, who brings over 25 years’ experience; and by Serhan Koçaklı, who heads the corporate and commercial division. Other key members of the team include Bihter Bozbay Inan, a specialist in M&A and joint ventures; Melis Öget Koç, who handles complex energy and infrastructure matters; counsel Begüm İnceçam Kolcuoğlu, who draws on an extensive M&A skill set. Gökçe İldiri Coşgüner was promoted to partner in January 2024.