Secure transactions in acquisitions, from signing to integration.
From due diligence to SPA negotiation, from competition notification to post-closing integration — we manage cross-border M&A transactions in two legal systems with a single team.
An integrated legal framework for Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
M&A transactions are not merely a share purchase agreement. Tax, competition, employee, data, intellectual property, supply, licensing and post-closing integration risks must be managed together.
On the buyer, seller or investor side, we build a workable transaction architecture that turns due diligence findings into negotiation strategy and transaction documents.
Let us assess your opportunity in confidence
Whether you are considering selling your company or your shareholding, or looking for an acquisition: tell us about it without naming the company. We build the legal backbone, and draw on the global network of GCG — the corporate finance arm of GGI, of which we are a member — to reach buyers and sellers.
- Confidentiality comes first: an anonymous profile until the NDA, and controlled disclosure thereafter
- The GGI/GCG network: member firms in 126 countries and experience of more than 5,300 completed transactions
- An initial assessment and a proposed roadmap within one business day
GGI Corporate Finance DivisionServices We Offer in This Focus Area
In the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) focus, we bring the relevant legal disciplines together into a single work plan.
Legal Due Diligence
A risk map of the target company; the reporting of red flags together with their resolution mechanisms.
Explore →Transaction Structuring
Share/asset transfer or merger; the optimal structure in its tax and competition dimensions.
Explore →SPA & Transaction Set
Full documentation from the letter of intent to the share purchase and shareholders' agreements.
Explore →Negotiation & Closing
Balancing representations and warranties, tracking conditions precedent and managing the closing mechanics.
Explore →Competition & Approvals
Coordinating the notification to the Competition Board and sectoral approvals with the transaction timetable.
Explore →Post-Closing
Integration, earn-out monitoring and the management of claims for breach of representations.
Explore →Sale & Purchase Brokerage and the GCG Network
Confidentiality-first matching on both sell-side and buy-side mandates, with access to buyers and opportunities through the global network of GCG, GGI’s corporate finance arm.
Explore →Discipline that protects value and carries it to closing
Transactions live on momentum: a process that slows down erodes value. Drawing on the experience we have gained on both the buyer's and seller's side, we turn risks into remedial mechanisms; and in cross-border transactions we manage two legal cultures at the same table.
- Experience in cross-border billion-dollar transactions
- DD reporting that turns red flags into solutions
- Integrated execution across tax, competition and employment law
- A cultural bridge between German and Turkish parties
- Uninterrupted representation through to post-closing claims
An M&A desk that manages transactions across two legal systems
Related Practice Areas
The legal disciplines this focus area draws on.
Related Services
Our services most often engaged in this focus area — together with their scope.
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
We provide end-to-end legal leadership in share and asset transfers, from due diligence to closing. In cross-border and domestic M&A transactions, we handle contract negotiation, competition clearances, and integration as a single, coordinated process.
Explore →Due Diligence
Through legal due diligence, we examine the corporate, contract, litigation, intellectual property, and compliance dimensions of the target company and map the risks. We report red flags in advance and place your investment and acquisition decisions on a solid footing.
Explore →Foreign Direct Investment
For foreign investors, we manage end to end the processes of market entry into Türkiye — strategy, structuring, incorporation, and access to incentives. From permits and licences to compliance, we provide a multilingual, integrated legal bridge at every step.
Explore →Corporate Structuring
We manage corporate structuring and restructuring processes end to end, including group structures, holding company formation, capital transactions, conversion of company type, and demerger. From analysis and design through to registration, we deliver scalable solutions compliant with the Turkish Commercial Code (TTK).
Explore →Contract Management
Contract management covers the drafting, negotiation and full-lifecycle tracking of your commercial contracts. Weighing Turkish law together with DACH-region practice, we structure balanced and enforceable texts.
Explore →Related Sectors
The sectors this focus area touches often.
Technology
Legal advisory on licensing, SaaS, data, intellectual property, investment, scaling, compliance, and product law for technology companies.
Explore →Automotive
Contract, compliance, investment, and dispute advisory across the automotive value chain for OEMs, suppliers, distributors, and investors.
Explore →Energy
Legal support for energy investments across licensing, project development, financing, land, EPC, regulation and dispute processes.
Explore →Real Estate & Construction
Real estate development, construction, leasing, sales, zoning, due diligence, contractor agreements, and dispute processes.
Explore →Banking & Finance
Advisory services in banking, fintech, payments, lending, collateral, investment, regulation and financial dispute processes.
Explore →Related Regional Desks
Our cross-border and specialist desks that run this focus area.
Türkiye Desk
Advisory and litigation representation for domestic and foreign investors across all areas of Turkish law.
Explore →Germany Desk
An end-to-end legal bridge in Türkiye for companies from the DACH region and in Germany for Turkish companies.
Explore →Global Desk
Single-point coordination in cross-border transactions with our partner firms (GGI) in 126 countries.
Explore →Track Record: Selected Matters
Anonymised examples of our work in this focus area, including the approach, process and outcome.
Cross-border acquisition of a manufacturing facility in Türkiye
End-to-end representation of the buyer in a multi-jurisdictional acquisition, from due diligence to closing.
Review the matter →Structuring an investor share transfer in a growth round
Share transfer, shareholders' agreement and compliance processes in a venture capital investment.
Review the matter →Sell-side representation in the sale of a Turkish company to a strategic investor
Managing, on the seller's side, the vendor preparation, data room, SPA negotiation and closing in a share sale to a foreign strategic buyer.
Review the matter →Is a company sale or acquisition on your agenda?
Share your opportunity in confidence: the legal backbone stays with Köksal, buyer and seller access runs through the GGI/GCG network — you decide when anything is shared. The pre-assessment is non-binding.
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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) — the legislation that directly affects this focus area, tracked in plain language on our Legislation Radar.
A share deal transfers the company with all its rights and liabilities; an asset deal takes selected items but multiplies the required consents and transfer formalities. We compare the structures in light of tax, liability, and operational continuity and make a recommendation.
If the parties' turnovers exceed the thresholds in the communiqué, the acquisition is subject to approval; closing without obtaining approval gives rise to a serious administrative fine. We carry out the threshold analysis early and place the notification within the timetable.
The ambiguity of the target metrics and the seller's exclusion from management are the most frequent sources. We define the metrics in an auditable way and set out the calculation and dispute-resolution mechanism clearly in the contract.
Before the letter of intent is signed. Exclusivity and binding provisions in the LOI narrow your room to negotiate; a team involved early frames the entire subsequent negotiation in your favour.
A focused legal DD usually takes a few weeks; the timeline depends on how well the data room is organised. It concentrates on the risks that matter to the decision-maker; we tie the findings to price, conditions, or an indemnification mechanism.
Because of ambiguity in the target metrics and post-sale management decisions. We define the metrics in auditable terms and balance information and intervention rights, narrowing the room for disputes.
The notice periods, liability caps, and escrow arrangements in the agreement come into play; raising the claim on time and in the proper form is critical. We have experience managing such claims on both sides.
Let's build a legal strategy in the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) focus.
Let's assess your needs together with the relevant practice areas, sectors and regional desks.