Edmund Emre Özer
Gen Temizer
More information‘With an experienced background, and a hands-on and efficient approach’, the M&A, corporate and private equity team at Gen Temizer brings expertise to advising financial institutions and domestic and multinational corporates across industries ranging from tech, oil and gas, energy and natural resources to logistics, real estate, construction and TMT. The practice is headed by Edmund Emre Özer, an expert in acquisitions and joint ventures; Baran Gen, a specialist in private equity transactions, including leveraged buy-outs. Other key figures include Ebru Temizer, who contributes over two decades of experience; Ömer Erdoğan, who joined from Güner Law Office in May 2023; counsel Mert Elçin; and managing associate Dila Topuz.
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Testimonials
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‘Gen Temize Özer is one of the great legal teams that distinguishes itself with the partner time allocated to the transactions.'
‘Baran Gen is a very dedicated and committed lawyer who strives to get the best result practically achievable.'
‘Edmund Emre Özer is responsive, knowledgeable, with a deep understanding of the UK and Turkish markets.’
‘They understand the needs and act quickly. They have a good expertise on their field. They are always available.’
‘With an experienced background, and a hands-on and efficient approach in negotiating as well as creating value-add to the clients, GTO's team has demonstrated in numerous projects we have worked on together that they can bring perspective and success.’
‘Partners are fully committed and display hands-on approach in the projects.’
‘Team is known in the market for its excellent M&A practice. We are impressed by strength in depth of team covering both international deals as well as local Turkish corporate transactions. We have worked with the team on both types of deals and been very impressed by their capabilities.’
‘Emre Özer is very responsive, considered and practical in his advice. A trusted advisor capable of delivering excellent results.'
Key clients
- Balderton Capital
- Bertelsmann
- BGC Partners
- Diffusion Capital Partners
- Earlybird Venture Fund
- EBRD
- Felix Capital
- Hadi Yazılım
- Imerit
- Murat Ticaret
- Propertyfinder
- SK Innovations
- Torunlar GYO
- Tuğra Gönden / Cushman and Wakefield
- Unifonic
Work highlights
- Representating the Gora Family on the sale of 100% of their shares in Murat Ticaret, a Turkish complex wire harness manufacturer, to Volex, a UK-listed specialist integrated manufacturer of critical power and data transmission products.
- Representating Torunlar Group and Başkent Doğalgaz in th acquisition of 50% of Sedas and Sepas, which are electricity distribution and supply businesses jointly owned by CEZ and Akkok Holding.
- Representating Unifonic, a Middle East based corporate communications company, on the 100% acquisition of AI and conversation technology business, Sestek.
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Edmund Emre Özer, Baran Gen