TURUNÇ has advised Borsa Istanbul on its partnership with the London Stock Exchange (LSE) relating to the trading of futures and options on Borsa Istanbul indices and stocks on the London Stock Exchange Derivatives Market. Additionally, FTSE and Borsa Istanbul plan to launch an index partnership involving all Borsa Istanbul-owned indices. This is the second...

TURUNÇ has provided Turkish law advice to Balfour Beatty on the sale of its professional services division, Parsons Brinckerhoff, to WSP Global. Balfour Beatty is a UK-headquartered globally operating company focused primarily on infrastructure and construction services. WSP is Canada-headquartered multinational professional services firm focused on engineering solutions. Parsons Brinckerhoff is headquartered in New York....

TURUNÇ will be one of the sponsors the European Capital Markets Forum 2013, organized by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR). The event will be held in London on April 9, 2013 and bring together participants from law firms, banks, funds and other institutions. The topics to be discussed at the forum encompass many areas,...

Kerem Turunç will be one of the speakers at IBC’s Servicing Clients from High Growth Economies Conference on March 12, 2013 in London. The conference will host various panels on high growth economies, with a focus on high net worth individuals, different asset classes, fund structures and tax issues, among other topics. Kerem Turunç will...

TURUNÇ will be one of the sponsors the European In-House Counsel Summit, organized by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR). The event will be held in London on January 24, 2013 and bring together private practitioners and corporate counsel from around the continent. The topics to be discussed at the forum include corporate governance, employment,...

TURUNÇ has advised Borsa Istanbul on its strategic partnership with NASDAQ OMX. The scope of the partnership is broad and includes, among other things, NASDAQ OMX taking an equity stake in, and providing its most advanced market technology products with regional resale rights to, Borsa Istanbul. The TURUNÇ team was led by Kerem Turunç. Linklaters...

TURUNÇ will be one of the sponsors the European Capital Markets Forum 2012, organized by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR). The event will be held in London on April 25-26, 2012 and bring together participants from law firms, banks, funds and other institutions. The topics to be discussed at the forum encompass many areas,...

The U.K. Ministry of Justice has recently issued its guidance (the “Guidance”) regarding the U.K. Bribery Act 2010 (the “Act”), which is to come into effect as of 1 July 2011. Given its extraterritorial jurisdictional implications, we believe that the Act is of relevance to Turkish and other non-U.K. companies doing or thinking about doing...

TURUNÇ is pleased to announce that Kerem Turunç has joined the firm as a partner. Kerem joins us from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, having worked in that firm’s New York and London offices. Kerem is an expert in cross-border financial and corporate transactions. He has extensive experience in public and private securities offerings...