GKC Partners (in professional association with White & Case) remains a key leader in the practice space, harnessing the bench strength of its team to advise major insurers, financial institutions and domestic and multinational corporates involved in high-value, cross-border transactions, across such sectors energy, gaming, real estate, healthcare, logistics and luxury goods. The practice is led by Emre Özşar, an expert in complex M&A and joint ventures, in addition to being a seasoned litigator. Other key figures include insurance industry specialist Can Tolga Tezel, who was promoted to partner in January 2024; experienced senior associate Aslı Gülüm, who brings skill to both transactional and everyday corporate matters; and associates Gökçen Durgut, who provides key support on M&A and restructurings, and Emrehan Mermer, who handles corporate contractual arrangements, including share purchase agreements.
Testimonials
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‘The team led by Emre Özşar has been our "go to" team in Türkiye for all types of M&A transactions and in fact we have worked with them almost on an exclusive basis. They are very well experienced and have a great know-how. They are very hard-working and it's always easy to reach out to them. They have the most talented associates and Emre Özşar is the best M&A lawyer in town.'
'I would mention Gokcen Durgut, a senior associate who stands out with her legal knowledge and commercial approach.'
‘The strengths of this team are their availability, flexibility and industry knowledge.'
‘Emre Özşar is a pleasure to work with and absolute gem to watch in negotiations, with a modest style but still ending up getting everything the client needs and wants. Aslı Gülüm makes the client feel that she is accompanying the client every step of the project with full capability.’
‘Emre Ozsar who heads the Turkish M&A team is a very capable lawyer who truly deserves the praises. Thanks to his solution-oriented approach, very effective negotiation skills and experience we were able to navigate through complex issues during the transaction. The other team members consisting of Aslı Gulum, Gokcen Durgut and Emrehan Mermer have also showed an outstanding performance in our transaction and overall, there was a great team work.'
‘‘Emre Özsar, the head of the M&A practice of GKC in Istanbul, is a very talented, smart and strong negotiator and at all times keeps the strings together.'
Key clients
- TotalEnergies Renewables
- Kalyon İnşaat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
- Enerjisa Enerji Üretim A.Ş.
- Wren House Infrastructure Limited Partnership
- Hanwha Q Cells Güneş Enerjisi A.Ş.
- Rollic Games Oyun Yazılım ve Pazarlama A.Ş.
- Fingen S.p.A.
- MidEuropa III Management Limited
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- Firmenich International S.A.
Work highlights
- Represented TotalEnergies Renewables in its acquisition of the shares representing 50% of the share capital of Rönesans Enerji Üretim ve Ticaret A.Ş.
- Represented Wren House in its acquisition of the shares representing 12.34% of the share capital of Zorlu Enerji Elektrik Üretim A.Ş. from Zorlu Holding.
- Represented MidEuropa in its sale of the shares representing 90% of the share capital of Özel Kent Sağlık Hizmetleri ve Malzemeleri Sanayi Ticaret A.Ş., to Acıbadem Sağlık Hizmetleri ve Ticaret A.Ş.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Emre Özşar