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Melis Öget Koç
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Work Department
Mergers and Acquisitions, Energy and Infrastructure, Banking and Finance
Position
Partner.
Melis Öget Koç has significant experience in M&A, energy and infrastructure and banking and finance law, as well as in several other regulatory matters.
Melis advises her clients on all aspects of their M&A transactions from due diligence reviews to the drafting and negotiation of a wide range of transaction agreements. She has led several transactions involving target and vendor companies in a variety of regulated sectors, such as energy, aviation, healthcare, fintech, pharmaceutical, insurance, mining, agricultural and nutrition products, as well as in information technologies. She represents various private equity funds and sector-leading clients, such as Hedef Filo, Akemi, Deloitte, Vito Energy, Abu Dhabi Ports Company PJSC, QTerminals, Logo Software, Mediterra Capital, Turkven Private Equity, İş Private Equity, Glencore, ORIX Corporation, Momento and Bedminster Capital.
In recent years, Melis advised QTerminals, a leading Qatar-based terminal operating company, on its acquisition of Port Akdeniz, a subsidiary of Global Holding; Mediterra Capital, one of Turkey’s prominent private equity firms, on its acquisition of PayCore, a company engaged in payment services; Glencore, a prominent Swiss-English Company, in connection with its exit from Karadeniz LPG, a company active in the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) market; advised Momento, a prominent Turkish employee rewarding and customer loyalty solutions provider, on its 50% sale of Momento to Turk Holding, a leading holding company investing in the fintech sector. Most recently, she advised Logo Software, Turkey’s largest software company in relation to its investment in Loki Cyber Security; Logo Technology in relation to the subscription made from TechOne Venture Capital to Logo Siber after its merger with Loki Cyber Security, a start-up focused on cloud-based cyber security solutions.
In addition to her M&A expertise on regulatory sectors, Melis advises her clients on several other regulatory matters, and has broad experience in drafting and negotiating a wide range of contract types depending on the needs of the relevant sector, including the energy and infrastructure sectors. She advises foreign and local companies on their business practices’ compliance with complex regulatory regimes under Turkish law, liaises with related oversight agencies in Turkey in representing her clients with their filings and assists them on their permitting and licensing procedures.
She also has particular expertise on financing transactions in the aviation sector, and she has led various projects in this area which involved cross-border financial lease projects. She is experienced in drafting and negotiating transaction documents and handling the registration procedures with the competent authorities in Turkey in the aviation sector.
Education
Ankara University School of Law (LL.B.,2006).