TURUNÇ has advised venture capital fund Vela Partners on its investment in ProsperWorks. With its origins in Turkey, and partners also operating in the United States and the UK, Vela Partners invests in startups across a variety of industries. ProsperWorks is a CRM solutions provider for G Suite. The TURUNÇ...

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...

TURUNÇ has advised first-time private equity firm Taxim Capital on the formation and first closing of its Turkey-focused generalist fund, which includes an institutional investor base with a target size of EUR 200 million. In addition to TURUNÇ, Kirkland & Ellis and Mourant Ozannes also advised Taxim Capital. The TURUNÇ...

TURUNÇ has advised Elba HR (currently being rebranded as Peoplise), a video-based digital recruitment and human resources solutions platform serving a wide range of industries, on the investment it received from Revo Capital, a venture capital fund focused on Turkish technology businesses. The transaction was part of the Borsa Istanbul...

TURUNÇ has advised Eigenmann & Veronelli S.p.A (E&V), on its acquisition of the remaining shares held by its local joint venture partners İpek Müstecaplıoğlu, İsmet Müstecaplıoğlu and Reis Pazarlama, in E&V’s Turkish subsidiary Eigenmann & Veronelli Kimyasal, formerly known as Parkim Parfüm. TURUNÇ had also represented E&V in its initial...

TURUNÇ has advised Borsa Istanbul on the sale of a 10% equity stake to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). This transaction is the fifth in a series of important international transactions on which TURUNÇ has advised Borsa Istanbul in the last three years. The previous transactions were...

TURUNÇ has advised Charlesbank Capital Partners, a mid-market private equity fund, on Turkish law matters relating to Charlesbank’s acquisition of a controlling stake in Plaskolite, the largest manufacturer of acrylic and other plastic sheet (ABS, PETG and polycarbonate) in the United States. Plaskolite also has a joint venture affiliate in...

TURUNÇ has advised UK-based international coffeehouse chain Caffè Nero on the purchase of the entire equity stake held by its Turkish joint venture partner Infinity Invest in Caffè Nero’s Turkish subsidiary. As a result of the transaction, Caffè Nero Turkey has become a fully-owned subsidiary of the Caffè Nero group....

TURUNÇ has advised IMS Health in connection with its acquisition of certain information solutions and customer relationship management (CRM) and strategic data businesses of Cegedim. IMS Health is a U.S.-based global provider of information and technology services to the healthcare industry to measure and improve performance. Cegedim is a multinational...