The team at Çelepçi in cooperation with Schoenherr leverages the experience of its team to advise financial institutions and domestic and multinational corporates across such areas as manufacturing, life sciences, mining, tech, medical devices, engineering, energy and healthcare, on day-to-day matters and joint ventures and M&A. Managing partner Levent Çelepçi heads the team, bringing over 25 years of experience. In addition to M&A, Murat Kutluğ assists with drafting and the negotiation of sales purchase and lease agreements.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Personal approach towards the client and deep understanding of the business.’

  • ‘Murat Kutlug is a very good partner, and compared to his peers, he stands out with his business acumen, communication skills and command on fundamental legal concepts.’

  • ‘A team of attentive, reachable, easy to communicate with, solution-oriented lawyers, especially managing partner Levent Celepci and partner Murat Kutluğ. Although being on the other side in an M&A transaction, it was a delight working with them and everything resolved smoothly.’

Key clients

  • OMV
  • UniCredit Bank Austria
  • Canon
  • Mayr-Melnhof Karton gmbh
  • Luxottica
  • TTTech Auto AG
  • Mondi Group
  • Atrium Group
  • Greiner Group
  • Société Générale
  • Bio-Rad
  • Getinge Group
  • Sisma SPA
  • Clyde & Co
  • Leoni AG
  • Sofiteks
  • Greiner Bio One
  • Mc Three Group nv
  • Microport
  • MT Group Companies-Maxicells İlaç Sanayi Anonim Şirketi
  • Genel Havacılık
  • Metcap Enerjİ Yatirimlari Sanayİ ve Tİcaret A.Ş.(Metcap)
  • Sojitz Europe plc
  • Enso hydro GmbH
  • Angst+Pfister Holding
  • La Bottega SPA
  • Raiffeisen Investment
  • Ağaoğlu MyClub Teknoloji
  • WorkMotion Services GmbH
  • Bottega Veneta
  • Travellers
  • Tomra
  • King & Wood Mallesons LLP
  • Sartonet Seperasyon Tekn. A.S.
  • de Faire Medical AB
  • Foundever Group (Sitel)
  • Panasonic
  • Raiffeisen Investment
  • Vetrotech Saint-Gobain
  • Onduline
  • W Group
  • Ant Group
  • RIMO Holding AG
  • ABL-TECHNIC Entlackung GmbH
  • Sgm Magnetics S.p.A.
  • ALD Automotive
  • Schock Group
  • Comap Turkey Kontrol SIS. LTD STI

Work highlights

  • Advised the natural persons shareholders of Stablex Bilişim Teknoloji Anonim Şirketi on the sale of the shares to Ak Yatırım Menkul Değerler Anonim Şirketi.
  • Advised Metcap Energy Investments, an eminent Turkish company active in power plant development projects, and related private investors, on the sale of their entire shares in Verbana Enerji Sanayi Anonim Şirketi, an energy production company holding a license for a natural gas fired power plant with a capacity of 890 MW to ENKA Group.
  • Advised a private individual in connection with the sale of his entire shares in Sartonet Seperasyon Teknolojileri A.Ş., a company in the Turkish biopharmaceutical research market to Sartorius Group.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Levent Çelepçi

Other key lawyers

Murat Kutluğ