We are pleased to announce that Yasemin Erden has joined TURUNÇ as a partner. Yasemin Erden is a seasoned M&A expert with many years of experience in cross-border and domestic transactions involving multination companies, Turkish conglomerates, and Turkish and international investment funds. Her sector experience is broad and includes, among others, retail, finance, construction, logistics,...

TURUNÇ is pleased to be ranked once again in the Europe and Global 2022 editions of Chambers & Partners, which researches leading law firms around the world. In addition to the Firm, which was lauded for its “speed, responsiveness and attention to details,” Managing Partner Kerem Turunç was individually ranked both in the Corporate/M&A and...

TURUNÇ has advised Boğaziçi Ventures on its investment in Producter, an all-in-one software production management tool. HiVC, a regulated venture capital fund also joined the round. Boğaziçi Ventures is a leading Turkish Capital Markets Board-regulated venture capital fund focused primarily on fintech, health tech, retail tech and gaming. The TURUNÇ team included Kerem Turunç, Gözde...

TURUNÇ authored the Turkey chapter of Lexology Getting the Deal Through’s Private Equity (Transactions) (2022) title. The contributing lawyers were Noyan Turunç and Kerem Turunç. The publication is a comparative guide of the legislation relating to private equity transactions in 18 jurisdictions. In addition to Turkey, the jurisdictions covered by the 2022 edition are Australia, Austria, British...

TURUNÇ has advised Boğaziçi Ventures on its investment in New Direction Gaming (NDG Studio), a hyper casual games-focused game development studio. Boğaziçi Ventures is a leading Turkish Capital Markets Board-regulated venture capital fund focused primarily on fintech, health tech, retail tech and gaming. The TURUNÇ team included Kerem Turunç, Gözde Kıran, Beste Yıldızili Ergül, Selay...

TURUNÇ has advised Inveo Portföy on the formation of a new venture capital fund called Adventures, which has recently received approval from the Turkish Capital Markets Board. The fund’s primary areas of focus will be transportation, mobile technologies, mobility as a service (MaaS), fintech, healthcare, e-commerce, education and hardware. The TURUNÇ team included İltem Dokurlar, Kerem Turunç...

TURUNÇ has advised Logo Ventures and TechOne, Turkey-focused regulated venture capital funds, on their investment in Evreka, a waste management platform. The Technology Development Foundation of Turkey and Fark Labs also participated in the funding round. The TURUNÇ team included İltem Dokurlar, Gizem Günel, Gözde Kıran and Alperen Demir. Please see here for more information...

TURUNÇ has advised hiVC, a regulated venture capital fund focused on early stage Turkish startups, on its secondary capital raise, which required the approval of the Turkish Capital Markets Board. HiVC is majority-owned by Gedik Yatırım, a publicly traded investment banking advisory and brokerage firm. The TURUNÇ team included İltem Dokurlar and Naz Esen. Please...

TURUNÇ has advised Boğaziçi Ventures on its investment in Fiber Games, a hyper casual games-focused game development studio. Boğaziçi Ventures is a leading Turkish Capital Markets Board-regulated venture capital fund focused primarily on fintech, health tech, retail tech and gaming. The TURUNÇ team included Kerem Turunç, Yasemin Kerestecioğlu, Beste Yıldızili Ergül, Selay Berfin Turgut and...