TURUNÇ has advised Vinci Venture Capital on its investment in Thread in Motion, a Turkey-based developer of wearable technologies designed to increase operational efficiency in various industries including the automotive industry. Vinci Venture Capital is the venture capital fund affiliate of İnci Holding, a large Turkish conglomerate. The TURUNÇ team...

TURUNÇ was ranked by The Legal 500 in the guide’s EMEA 2019 edition, which researches law firms by country and practice area in the EMEA region. The Firm was ranked in six practice areas: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets; Commercial, Corporate and M&A; Competition; Dispute Resolution; Intellectual Property; and IT...

TURUNÇ has advised Vinci Venture Capital on its investment in Octovan, an online platform for movers and customers in need of small or large scale intracity and intercity moves. Vinci Venture Capital is the venture capital fund affiliate of İnci Holding, a large Turkish conglomerate. The TURUNÇ team included Kerem...

TURUNÇ has advised Micro Focus, a UK-based FTSE 250 software and technology company, on its USD 2.5 billion sale of SUSE, its open-source software business, EQT Partners, a Swedish private equity fund. Travers Smith acted as English counsel to Micro Focus. The TURUNÇ team The Turunc team included Noyan Turunç,...

TURUNÇ authored the Turkey chapter of Lexology Getting the Deal Through’s Automotive (2018) title. The contributing lawyers were Esin Çamlıbel, Beste Yıldızili and Naz Esen. The publication is a comparative guide of the legislation relating to the regulation of the automotive industry in 18 jurisdictions. The contributing editors are Patrick Ayad and...

TURUNÇ has advised Turkey-focused private equity fund Taxim Capital on the acquisition of a majority stake in Suwen, a lingerie and undergarment manufacturer and retailer. This is the second investment on which TURUNÇ advised Taxim Capital, having also advised the fund’s formation and its investment in BigChefs. The TURUNÇ team...

The Turkish Law on Industrial Property (the “Law”) was published and entered into force on January 10, 2017. The Law aims to strengthen the protection of intellectual property rights and adopts a similar method and terminology as those used in European Union legislation. Before the adoption of the Law, intellectual...

TURUNÇ has advised Peoplise, a video-based digital recruitment and human resources solutions platform serving a wide range of industries, on the investment it received from 500 Startups, a U.S.-based and globally operating venture capital fund. TURUNÇ had also advised Peoplise (then known as Elba), on the investment it received from...

TURUNÇ has advised the private equity fund Taxim Capital on its acquisition of a 40% stake in BigChefs, a Turkish restaurant chain with an international footprint, from shareholders Gamze Cizreli and Saruhan Tan. This is the first acquisition of Taxim Capital following the first closing of its EUR 100+ million...