Whether you are an international investor looking to acquire a company in Turkiye, a Turkish company seeking growth opportunities abroad, a private equity fund structuring a portfolio company, or a family business looking for a strategic partner through a generational transition, Arisoy Law stands by its clients at every stage of the mergers and acquisitions process.
Drawing on our experience across the technology, mining, food production, construction, textile, logistics, export-oriented industries and strategic real estate sectors, we serve our clients through our Istanbul headquarters and London desk. We act for both buyers and sellers, for domestic and international clients alike.
We manage every stage of the transaction for foreign capital groups acquiring Turkish companies (inbound), Turkish companies acquiring targets abroad (outbound) and domestic strategic acquisitions. We guide foreign buyers through Turkiye's regulatory framework, cultural dynamics and commercial risks, while preparing sellers for international transaction standards. For Turkish buyers, we analyse the legal structure of the target and structure the transaction in line with their strategic objectives. Our team of solicitors admitted in England & Wales and lawyers qualified in Turkiye speaks the language of both legal systems, adding depth to the transaction process.
Our aim is to identify the most suitable transaction structure to protect our client's commercial objectives and to implement that structure from start to finish. We prepare and negotiate share purchase agreements (SPA) and asset transfer agreements from both buyer and seller perspectives. Through comprehensive legal due diligence, we map the transaction's risks in advance, provide legal perspective to the valuation process and ensure the follow-up of post-closing obligations. It is not the size of the transaction that matters, but its strategic importance to our client.
We structure the establishment of joint venture entities, the preparation of partnership agreements and the creation of governance frameworks. We secure the long-term health of the partnership by establishing decision-making mechanisms, profit distribution models, deadlock resolution pathways and exit scenarios from the outset. In cross-border joint ventures where different legal systems and business cultures intersect, we take balancing the interests of all partners as our guiding principle.
We provide comprehensive support to private equity funds, management teams and family businesses from investment entry through to exit. We accompany our clients in investment structuring, management buyouts, minority and majority investments and the restructuring of portfolio companies. We help private equity funds entering the Turkish market understand the regulatory environment and sectoral dynamics, and build legal structures aligned with their investment thesis. Generational transition in family businesses is not merely a legal process but an emotional and strategic one. Finding the right investor is only part of the equation; structuring the partnership in alignment with the family's long-term vision is equally central to our work.
A properly structured transaction protects our client at both the entry and exit stages. We design instruments such as warranty and indemnity structures, earn-out arrangements, escrow mechanisms and completion accounts according to our client's risk profile. We plan and structure exit mechanisms from the very beginning of the transaction, whether through a share sale, strategic partnership or liquidation. Risks should be managed before anyone sits at the transaction table, not after they arise.
We coordinate the regulatory dimension of mergers and acquisitions. From assessing whether a transaction is subject to notification obligations through to monitoring the required permits and approvals, we manage the regulatory process in alignment with the transaction timeline. We work with specialist external counsel on competition law analyses and merger control filings to provide our clients with a comprehensive service.
Companies require restructuring for a variety of reasons: simplifying group structures, separating non-strategic business lines, attracting new investment or improving tax efficiency. We support our clients with both a legal and strategic perspective in mergers, spin-offs, carve-outs and divestitures. By understanding the commercial motivation behind each restructuring decision, we conduct the legal process in alignment with that motivation.
Closing is not the end of a transaction but the beginning of a new structure. We manage contract transfers, employee transitions, trademark and intellectual property transfers and regulatory compliance processes during the post-transaction integration period. We follow up on post-closing contractual obligations and build the legal infrastructure of the new structure. The integration process is the stage where the value promised by the transaction is truly realised.