Cansu Akbiyikli, Managing Associate
Cansu graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 2010 and got her master’s degree in economy law at Istanbul Bilgi University in 2014. She started her career in 2010 in a reputable law firm in Istanbul. Before joining our law firm in 2022, she worked as an associate in the law department of one of the Big Four accounting firms as well as at the corporate and M&A law department of a top-tier law firm based in Istanbul. She is a member of the Istanbul Bar Association.
Areas of activity
Merges and Acquisitions
Corporate and Commercial Law
Banking and Finance
Tax
Professional Experience
Cansu has been involved in various mergers and acquisitions transactions across a wide range of sectors and advised local and multinational clients on their joint ventures. She actively takes part in due diligence processes, drafting and negotiation of share and asset purchase agreements, shareholders and joint venture agreements as well as other ancillary documents relevant to M&A transactions or foreign investments.
She also regularly advises domestic and multinational clients on corporate and commercial matters for their day-to-day activities including drafting, revision and negotiation of their various types of contracts and their corporate maintenance work.
Certain projects handled by Cansu
•Assisted an Italian aviation and aerospace component manufacturer with revision, negotiation and finalization of a joint venture agreement executed with a Turkish company which is indirectly owned by the Turkish government, reviewed and revised the ancillary documents relating to the establishment of the joint venture. (Closed in February 2022)
•Represented the buy side, an Icelandic company operating in orthopaedics sector, in the acquisition of 65% shares of its distributor operating in life sciences industry, assisted the client with its restructuring following the share transfer. (Closed in April 2019)
•Represented the buy side, a German asset management group, in the acquisition of 100% shares of the Turkish entity of a leading German manufacturer group as a part of the global acquisition. (Closed in June 2021)
•Represented the buy side, an American chemical company, in the acquisition of 100% shares of the Turkish entity of a German chemical company as a part of the global acquisition transaction, assisted the client with post-closing transactions as well as for execution of an asset sale agreement and an intra-group loan agreement. (Closed in April 2021 with a global transaction value of over €250 million)