Praised as a ‘highly skilled and agile team delivering surgical and pragmatic advice’, ACTECON is proficient in all aspects of competition law. Advising across a broad range of sectors, the group is particularly sought after by both local and international clients for its expertise in competition rules, international trade and regulation. Co-leading the practice, Bahadir Balki has ‘great strategic judgment’ in a wide range of competition issues, especially in cartel and abuse of dominance investigations launched by the Turkish Competition Authority, and Fevzi Toksoy is a reputed practitioner in matters involving investigations, merger filings and regulatory reviews. Ertuğrul Can Canbolat, Can Sarıçiçek and Mustafa Ayna are also key contacts for competition mandates.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Bahadir Balki has great strategic judgment and runs a very high-quality team.’
- ‘The team works very effectively with international clients -- they are very responsive, fast and accurate, well-connected with the competition authority and have excellent judgment.’
- ‘Very practical and commercial.’
- 'A Turkey-focused competition and regulatory boutique that blends legal insight with rigorous economic analysis. The team is deeply familiar with Turkish Competition Authority (TCA) practice and procedure, translating fast-moving enforcement trends into practical, business-ready advice for multinational and Turkish clients.'
- ‘A highly skilled and agile team delivering surgical and pragmatic advice.’
Key clients
- ABB
- ADNOC
- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.
- Associated British Foods
- Audi AG
- CMA CGM
- China Minmetals Corporation
- Cj ENM.
- Coca Cola
- Cohesity lnc.
- DFDS
- De Lage Landen International B.V.
Work highlights
Acted as competition law counsel to ADNOC International Germany Holding AG in its acquisition of Covestro AG, a transaction valued at approximately USD 16.4 billion.
Represented SoftwareOne Holding AG in securing merger control clearance for its EUR 1.4 billion acquisition of sole control over Crayon Group Holding ASA.
Successfully advised American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM) on the Turkish merger control aspects of its GBP 1.16 billion acquisition of Dowlais Group plc.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Fevzi Toksoy
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Bahadir Balki; Fevzi Toksoy
Other key lawyers
Ertuğrul Can Canbolat; Can Sarıçiçek; Mustafa Ayna; Erdem Aktekin; Ayberk Kurt; Özlem Başıböyük Coşkun; Mehmet Salan