Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak Ak in partnership with Gide Loyrette Nouel

Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate law

Associate Mustafa Karadas specialises in the fields of mergers & acquisitions and corporate law. His practice covers commercial transactions, foreign investments, competition law, corporate governance and general company law advice.

Mustafa, whose practice also encompasses cross-border banking and finance transactions, advises borrowers and lenders on multijurisdictional financings.

Admitted to the Istanbul Bar Association in 2021, he graduated from Bilkent University Law School in 2020.

Mergers & Acquisitions

- Advising and assisting a French multinational construction products company in relation to establishment of a joint-venture with a Turkish construction products company by way of mutual acquisition and transfer of 50% shares of each parties' target affiliates in Türkiye (2023)

- Advising and assisting a French multinational construction products company in relation to its acquisition of 100% shares of a Turkish construction products company (2023)

- Advising and assisting a French multinational insurance company and its affiliates in respect of its acquisition of 100% shares of a Turkish holding and its subsidiaries active in insurance sector (2023)

Projects (Finance & Infrastructure)

- Advising and assisting an IFI in relation to extension of a USD 200 million secured loan provided to a Turkish port operator as a financing for capex and development of the terminal area (2023)

- Advising and assisting a French energy and facilities management company in relation to successful tendering for operation of a waste management facility in Türkiye (2022)

- Advising and assisting an IFI in respect of a EUR 10 million secured loan agreement for the financing of a solar power plant project to be owned by a Turkish municipality (2022)

- Advising and assisting an IFI on a loan transaction to a Turkish municipality to finance the procurement of CNG buses (2022)

- Advising and assisting a Turkish real estate investment company and its parent company in respect of the restructuring of various financings executed by various affiliates for hotel investments in Türkiye, Northern Cyprus and Russia (2021)

English and Turkish