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Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak Ak

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The competition law practice at Gide Loyrette Nouel-associated firm Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak Ak brings expertise to advising financial institutions, insurers and domestic and multinational corporates across the automotive, luxury products, banking, tech, media and entertainment sectors. The group’s full offering covers the development of compliance programs, merger control approvals, general counselling and investigations. The team is headed by merger control Arpat Şenocak, with key support provided by senior associate İklim Gülsün Aytekin, who utilises experience representing clients before the Competition Authority.

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Key clients

  • Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations
  • BPCE Group
  • Vauban Infrastructure Partners
  • AXA Mediterranean Holding S.A.U.
  • Türk Ekonomi Bankası A.Ş. (TEB)
  • BNP Paribas Cardif Sigorta A.Ş.
  • Zeplin Yazilim Sistemleri ve Bilgi Teknolojileri A.Ş.
  • Volvo Group Otomotiv Ticaret Limited Şirketi
  • LVMH Group
  • Renault Trucks
  • Alexander McQueen
  • Ak Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
  • AXA Sigorta A.Ş.
  • AXA Hayat ve Emeklilik A.Ş.
  • TEB Finansman A.Ş.
  • NN Hayat ve Emeklilik A.Ş.
  • TEB Portföy Yatırım A.Ş.
  • Groupama Filiales et Participations
  • Believe International
  • Thermofisher
  • Gestamp
  • ÇEPAŞ Galvaniz Demir Çelik Madencilik A.Ş.
  • Steelcase SAS

Work highlights

  • Advised AXA Med and its Turkish affiliates in the context of the merger control filing relating to its acquisition of the shares representing 100% of the issued share capital of Groupama Investment Bosphorus Holding A.Ş.
  • Advised TEB in relation to the merger control assessment and notification before the TCA relating to the acquisition of all shares of TEB Finansman Anonim Şirketi by TEB from BNP Paribas Personal Finance S.A. and TEB Holding Anonim Şirketi.
  • Advised and represented Zeplin during the oral hearing held before the Turkish Competition Board with respect to the milestone investigation concerning the labour market.

Lawyers

Leading associates
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İklim Gülsün Aytekin
Associate Iklim Gülsün Kelekçi specialises in the fields of competition law, corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, foreign investments and commercial transactions in sectors such as banking, industry and construction. She has extensive experience in conducting due diligence exercises, reviewing and drafting contracts, and providing legal assistance to companies on their daily operations. She is also a member of the Competition team and regularly advises multinational companies in the context of their investments in Turkey. Admitted to the Istanbul Bar Association in 2012, she graduated from the Law School of Marmara University (Istanbul) in 2009. She obtained a Master 2 Degree in European Union Law & European Policies from Paul Cézanne University (Aix-en-Provence, France) in 2010 and an LLM Degree in European Law from the College of Europe (Bruges, Belgium) in 2011.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Arpat Şenocak

Other key lawyers

İklim Gülsün Aytekin, Ecem Nur Aksoy, Mustafa Karadaş

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