Mr İbrahim Onur Baysal > Erdem & Erdem Law Office > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile

Erdem & Erdem Law Office
Ferko Signature, Büyükdere Caddesi
No. 175, Kat. 3
34394 Esentepe - Sisli, Istanbul
Turkey

Work Department

Capital Markets

Position

Partner and Capital Markets Leader

Career

Onur Baysal is a Partner and Capital Markets Leader of Erdem & Erdem. He has 15 years of experience in capital markets transactions, government regulations, mutual funds, stock exchanges, corporate governance, takeovers, M&A’s, rights and protection of minority shareholders and other stakeholders, disclosure requirements, sell-outs, squeeze-outs, capital increase/decrease, financial crimes and corporate compliance.

He renders consultancy services to national and multinational companies operating in various sectors with their projects seeking finance via capital markets and restructuring.

Also he participated various working groups with both national and international public entities regarding regulation of capital markets, transposition of EU regulations, Islamic Finance, sustainable finance and prevention of corruption

In addition to that he has a wide experience in corporate matters and actively participated and managed; finance, joint venture, M&A, supply, manufacturing, procurement, purchase, intellectual property, joint project/development (e.g autonomous vehicle development), dealership/distributorship, agency and contract manufacturing contracts especially in automotive sector.

Languages

English, Turkish

Memberships

Istanbul Bar Association

International Bar Association (IBA)

Education

University of Oxford, Msc (Law&Finance)

Ankara University, LLM

Ankara University, Faculty of Law

Lawyer Rankings

Turkey > Banking, finance and capital markets

Lawyers at Erdem & Erdem Law Office are valued by sources for their ability to provide ‘concise and clear answers’. The firm is traditionally best known for its reputation in the banking and finance field, where it acts for a diverse portfolio of domestic and international lenders and corporate borrowers, but recently bolstered its capital markets offering: in September 2023, İbrahim Onur Baysal – former head of legal at Karsan Holding who previously held an in-house position at the Capital Markets Board of Turkey – joined the firm as leader of the capital markets practice. Senior partner Ercüment Erdem and corporate head Özgür Kocabaşoğlu additionally co-lead the department, with support from managing associate Didem Adlığ.