Ms Begüm İnceçam Kolcuoğlu > Kolcuoglu Demirkan Koçakli > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile
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Ms Begüm İnceçam Kolcuoğlu
Work Department
Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate and Commercial
Position
Counsel
With significant experience in corporate and commercial law and M&A, Begüm İnceçam Kolcuoğlu has been heavily involved in several M&A transactions, including Turkey’s landmark deals. Her M&A experience includes a variety of transaction types, involving joint ventures, public and private companies active in different sectors such as energy, insurance, retail, electronics and financial services.
She has been advising multinational corporations, leading private equities as well as local entities, such as Vitol, Talanx Group, iyzico, Mediterra Capital, Turkven Private Equity, İş Private Equity, Koç Holding, HDI Insurance, Logo Software, iyzico and Bedminster Capital both in their cross-border and local transactions.
In recent years, Begüm advised Vitol, one of the world’s largest energy companies, on its acquisition of Petrol Ofisi, Turkey’s leading fuel products distributor, from OMV AG for USD 1.45 billion; iyzico, Turkey’s market leader in payment services, its shareholders and eight institutional investors, including IFC, Vostok, Amadeus and Pahicle, on the sale of a majority stake to MIH PayU B.V.; Talanx Group, a leading German insurance group, on its acquisition of a majority stake in Liberty Insurance, a Turkish non-life insurance company and HDI Insurance, one of Turkey’s leading insurance companies and a Talanx AG subsidiary, on its acquisition of a majority stake in Fiba Emeklilik ve Hayat, a prominent life insurance and pension company in Turkey.
Career
Begüm İnceçam Kolcuoğlu has been working at Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı since 2008. In 2015, she was seconded to and worked in a major London-based law firm, Slaughter and May.
Languages
English, Italian, Turkish
Education
Istanbul Marmara University School of Law (LL.B., 2007).
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.