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Managing Partner Dr. Umut Kolcuoğlu has diverse experience and comparative knowledge in a wide range of M&A, finance and capital market transactions, as well as international commercial dispute resolution. He has represented leading private equities, multinational and local corporations, financial institutions and borrowers (such as Vitol, Petrol Ofisi, Abu Dhabi Ports Company PJSC, Cosco Group, QTerminals, team.blue, Likewize Corp. (formerly Brightstar Corp.), Glencore, ORIX Corporation, UTC Aerospace (Goodrich Corporation), TPI Composites, Talanx Group, HDI Insurance, VHV Group, BMS Group, Otto Group, Hugo Boss, BioIVT LLC, Bunzl, Deloitte, Siemens, Hyundai Motor Company, Turkven Private Equity, Mediterra Capital, İş Private Equity, Bain Capital, Southeast Europe Equity Fund II, MIC Capital, Bedminster Capital, Boyner Group, Doğan Holding and Hedef Filo) acting in numerous sectors, including energy, financial services, insurance, retail, ports and maritime, aerospace, hospitality, food, electronics, automotive, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, technology, and manufacturing. Umut also acts as expert witness in international arbitration proceedings involving corporate and commercial disputes between Turkish and international parties. He leads the Firm’s German desk. Aside from his legal practice, Umut serves as an independent board member of various companies. In recent years, Umut advised Vitol, one of the world’s largest energy companies, on its acquisition of Petrol Ofisi, Turkey’s leading fuel products distributor, from OMV AG for USD 1.45 billion; QTerminals, a leading Qatar-based terminal operating company, on its acquisition of Port Akdeniz; team.blue on several acquisitions of Turkey’s outstanding hosting and domain name registration service providers; and MIC Capital Management 39 RSC Ltd, a fund owned by Abu Dhabi state investor Mubadala, in connection with its investment in Getir B.V. by way of share subscription. He further advised HDI Insurance, one of Turkey's leading insurance companies and a Talanx AG subsidiary, on its acquisition of a majority stake in Fiba Emeklilik ve Hayat, a prominent life insurance and pension company in Turkey. He recently advised Vitol and its Turkish subsidiary Petrol Ofisi on the acquisition of BP’s Turkish downstream fuel operations; Mediterra Capital on the sale of its shares in Paycore, a prominent payment services provider, to Param, the largest full-stack payment service provider of Turkey; and Boyner Group, Turkey’s leading retail group, in connection with Param’s (a licensed e-money institution offering payment solutions) investment in and strategic partnership with Hopi, Boyner’s loyalty and consumer platform. He has handled restructurings and finance transactions involving leading banks, borrowers, financial institutions, funds and other public and private companies, such as Chailease International, Mubadala, Boyner Group, Samsung C&T, Mediterra Capital, Deutsche Bank, Barwa Bank, Wittur Holding and Wittur Turkey, Siemens, NEF, Tavuk Dünyası, Hypo Real Estate Holding, Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Putzmeister, X-Trade Brokers, LR Global Holding GmbH, FMS Wertmanagement, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, Lloyds Bank and Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft Mbh (DEG). He has led the KDK team in the financial restructuring (under the German Financial Market Stabilization Fund Act) of the Turkish component of a portfolio of loans, securities, derivative instruments and other assets and liabilities, having a nominal amount of EUR 173 billion and was the largest transaction of its kind.

Partner Bihter Bozbay İnan has significant experience in M&A, joint ventures, corporate and finance transactions. She advises leading private equity and investment firms, such as Turkven Private Equity, Mediterra Capital, MIC Capital, True Value Capital Partners, Oakley Capital, Bain Capital, as well as international and local corporations, such as Doğan Holding, BluTv, team.blue, NN Group, HDI Insurance, Tavuk Dünyası, BioIVT LLC, Elif Holding, Bunzl, Vinmar Group, Vansan, BMS Group, R Vent Medikal, Glasshouse and Clonera Bilişim. She leads the Firm’s M&A team in numerous transactions involving various sectors. Bihter advises clients on all aspects of their investments, from entry to exit and with any add-on investments, both in Turkey and abroad. Bihter also advises on banking and finance projects involving domestic and international corporations and financial institutions, including the Deutsche Investitions-und Entwicklungsgesellschaft, Barwa Bank, İşBank, NEF, Merrill Lynch, Eurobank Tekfen (Burgan Bank), Odea Bank, Garanti Bank, Vakıfbank, Wittur, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg and Samsung C&T Corporation. Bihter’s transactional experience sees her advising across a variety of attractive sectors, including media and entertainment, technology, financial services, insurance, food, healthcare, chemicals, packaging and manufacturing. In recent years, Bihter advised BluTV, Turkey’s first SVOD platform, and its shareholders in connection with  the sale of a minority stake to Warner Bros. Discovery, a global media giant based in the USA,  as well as the subsequent sale of the remaining stake to Warner Bros. Discovery; team.blue on several acquisitions of Turkey’s outstanding hosting and domain name registration service providers; Vinmar International, a global leading marketing and distribution company based in Texas, USA, in connection with the acquisition of several leading Turkish companies operating in chemical industry; MIC Capital Management 39 RSC Ltd, a fund owned by Abu Dhabi state investor, Mubadala, in connection with its investment in Getir B.V. by way of share subscription; Turkven, one of Turkey’s leading private equity funds, on its acquisition of a minority stake in Alterna Gıda, a fast-growing healthy snack manufacturer; and BMS Group on its entry into the Turkish markets, including the acquisition of BMS Insurance Brokerage. More recently, she advised HDI Sigorta, one of Turkey's leading insurance companies and a Talanx AG subsidiary, on its acquisition of a majority stake in Fiba Emeklilik ve Hayat, a prominent life insurance and pension company in Turkey; Mediterra Capital on the sale of its shares in Paycore, a prominent payment services provider, to Param, the largest full-stack payment service provider of Turkey; and R Vent Medikal, a sector-leading healthcare medical device company based in Izmir, and its shareholders on the sale of R Vent Medikal to Plastiflex Group NV, a leading company in the production of tubing systems and components for medical and industrial applications.