Merger and Acquisition

The Companies, in today’s World, by merging with or acquire other companies, wish to develop or recover their current conditions for many reasons like becoming a part of commercial life rapidly changing and fast-growing, having market share in current or new markets, which are attractive, expanding their market share by acquiring competing companies instead of performing the activities directly, increasing profitability, decreasing costs, and dealing with financial difficulties. Having awareness of this situation, we render legal consultancy services to our clients in merger and acquisition projects, which are one of our primary practice areas, starting from formation of merger and acquisition strategies and all levels including implementation of the projects. In addition, if it is necessitated to realize financial and tax examinations or to give advices thereof, we cooperate with the experts within our structure specialized in tax and finance areas.

	Specifying merger and acquisition strategies and criteria and giving advices on determination of target companies accordingly
	Examining the target company with regard to its capital and shareholder structure, asset, compliance to laws and legislations, intellectual rights, contracts and suchlike points in order to identify the target company’s value and its current conditions and legal risks by considering the regulations of sectors that the company operates, and drawing-up the contracts determining the due diligence terms and preparation of due diligence report covering the risks identified and results of the examinations made
	Preparation of share purchase and shareholders agreements in line with the strategies created and criteria agreed, taking role in negotiations of the same through our clients’ interests, and exercising required transactions of the agreed contracts such as share transfer transactions
	Providing legal advices and the required support to actualise operational decisions newly taken upon realization of merger and acquisition, such as implementation of company organization, management and auditing bodies
	Rendering consultancy services required for harmonization especially in terms of the foreign shareholders after the merger and acquisition
	Preparation of key manager’s management and consultancy contracts during merger and acquisition process
	Management of and providing litigation services on the disputes arising from shareholder and share purchase agreements, manager’s management and consultancy agreements