Paksoy has a go-to M&A team with extensive experience advising strategic and financial investors on the operational and regulatory landscape in Turkey across multiple sectors. The group is well-versed in cross-border transactions and all types of investment structures, especially in the private equity space, including full acquisitions, minority investments, mergers, spin-offs, joint ventures, and asset deals. Co-leading the group, Stéphanie Beghe Sönmez and the ‘outstanding’ Elvan Aziz are both reputed corporate and M&A practitioners. Other notable lawyers include Ayşe Demirel Atakan who focuses on PE, Nihan Bacanak, who is a healthcare and pharma expert, and public M&A specialist Nazlı Bezirci.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The Paksoy team excels in all aspects that we expect from our legal advisors: they understand the business perspective, are detailed oriented, and are available.'
- ‘Elvan Aziz is outstanding. She combines business acumen with very strong legal knowledge.’
- ‘Very dedicated and here to make the deal happen.’
Key clients
- Actera
- Bahçeci Fertility Group
- General Atlantic
- Meda Pharma
- Viatris Turkey
- Ontex
- PineBridge Investment
- CVC Capital Partners
- Siniora Food Industries
- Dow Europe
- Univar Solutions
- CEVA Logistics
Work highlights
Advising CVC, a leading global alternative asset management firm, on its USD 2.5 billion acquisition of a stake in Dream Games, the developer and publisher of globally renowned mobile games Royal Match and Royal Kingdom
Advised General Atlantic on its USD 500 million Series E investment in Insider, a company providing customer analytics solutions and one of the first Turkish unicorns.
Advised CEVA Logistics on the USD 440m acquisition of Borusan Logistics, the logistics and transportation arm of Borusan Holding and one of the largest logistics companies in Turkey.
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Practice head
Stéphanie Beghe Sönmez; Elvan Aziz
Other key lawyers
Ayşe Demirel Atakan; Nihan Bacanak' Nazlı Bezirci; Serdar Ildırar; Zeynep Toma; Aslı Eryılmaz; Yeşeren Sözüer; Melisa Sevinç Atılganer; Pınar Babaoğlu