Akol Law

Mergers & Acquisitions • Capital Markets • Banking & Finance • Real Estate • Privatisations, PPPs & Government Contracts

Managing Partner

Meltem Akol’s 30+ years practice concentrates mainly on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, private equity transactions, joint ventures, banking and structured finance and PPPs.

Meltem has been involved in numerous major transactions involving Turkish companies operating in a wide range of sectors across the value spectrum most of the “first of their kind” and “most complex of their kind” transactions in Turkey and many international and big-size capital markets and M&A transactions.

Meltem represents domestic and multinational strategic investors, as well as private equity funds in connection with their investments in Turkey.  She acts for equity investors, investment funds and financiers across sectors, including healthcare, pharmaceuticals, automotive, industrial and manufacturing, energy, ports, construction, real estate, retail, and financial institutions.  Throughout her career, she developed her expertise from multiple perspectives by taking part in different sides of projects.

English, Turkish

TÜSİAD Turkish Industry & Business Association, Alternate Member of the Board of Directors

LL.M., Harvard University, Faculty of Law, 2003

LL.B., University of Istanbul, Faculty of Law, 1991