Dentons Turkish affiliate Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki has advised Iffco Singapore on its acquisition of Felda Iffco Food Industry and Trade in Turkiye.

Turkish lawyer Emre Botan Kumet has joined Copyright Capital as its Head of Legal & Business Affairs in London.

Dentons Turkish affiliate Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki has advised Hedef Filo on its acquisition of Letgo Mobil. The Amsterdam office of Allen & Overy reportedly advised OLX Autos on the sale.

Turunc has advised Bogazici Ventures on its investment in Cerebrum Tech.

Turkish firm Erdem & Erdem has announced a new office in the Netherlands has opened for business on October 9, 2023.

The Aksan law firm has advised APY Ventures on its investment in Istanbul-based children-focused computer games company Gamester Kids.

Turkish lawyer Soley Guzel was appointed by Roche Pharmaceuticals as its Legal Director of Roche Diagnostics Asia-Pacific.

White & Case Turkish affiliate GKC Partners has advised Zurich Insurance Group subsidiary Zurich Sigorta on its acquisition of 99.78% of the issued share capital of Mapfre Yasam Sigorta from Mapfre Sigorta AS.

Former TAV Construction Legal Director has joined Samsung Electronics in Istanbul as its Director of Legal Affairs.

The Cetinkaya Law Firm has advised Merzigo on its monetization agreements with the Dogus Media Group and the Fox TV channel.

Dentons Turkish affiliate Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki has advised Adsby on its seed funding round led by Inveo Ventures and including KT Portfoy Yonetimi Lonca GSYF and angel investors.

Former Guner Law Office Partner Burcak Kurt Bicer and Department Head Can Guner left the team to set up the new Bicer Guner Attorneys-at-Law firm in Istanbul as Partners.

Clifford Chance and its Turkish affiliate Ciftci Attorney Partnership have advised joint bookrunners BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Securities, Deutsche Bank, Emirates NBD, MUFG Securities EMEA, PNC Capital Markets, and Bank of China (Europe) on the successful USD 800 million offering of 9.50% senior secured notes by WE Soda Holdings Investment.

On October 3, 2023, GKC Partners announced that TotalEnergies Renewables' acquisition of a 50% stake in Turkey's Ronesans Enerji (reported by CEE Legal Matters on August 18, 2023) had closed.

Turunc has advised the Arya Women Investment Platform on its investment in Ingosa in a round that also included Dogus Yeni Girisimler, Aegean Ventures, and angel investors from the Arya Angel Investment Network. BATI Lawyers advised Ingosa.

The Aksan Law Firm has advised Maxis Founder One on its investment in Varsapp as part of the start-up's USD 200,000 concluded investment round that also included hiVC GSYO.

On October 6, 2023, the Bozoglu Izgi Attorney Partnership announced it is joining forces with Dentons Turkish affiliate Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki, with Elvan Sevi Bozoglu and Mehmet Feridun Izgi joining BASEAK as Partners alongside an additional 19 lawyers and two trainees from their team.

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