Mr. Orkun ÖOzkan Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year Turkey

.. Firm Profile

Gündüz & Özkan provides integrated legal advice with the goals of assisting clients to clearly understand the legal variables affecting their business decisions and turning efficient legal structures into a competitive advantage. In addition to advising in the traditional corporate, banking, finance, capital markets and M&A practice areas, the Firm provides expert legal services in litigation and in the tax, administrative, employment, antitrust and intellectual property practice areas.

We are proud of our ability to combine the talents of attorneys across different disciplines to meet our clients’ needs. Each team member brings his or her individual strengths, expertise and insights to the project. Using their knowledge of a client's business, our attorneys strive to satisfy the client's needs in a manner

About Orkun Ozkan ..

Mr. Orkun Özkan, one of the founding partners of the Firm, is leading the consultancy department. His general practice focuses on M&A work, proj- ect finance, corporate fi- nance, capital market law,

energy law and real estate transactions.

Mr. Özkan has broad experience in the provision of consultancy services to foreign

Notable Legal Work

Client: French Packaging Company. Transaction: Purchase of 24% shares of a publicly-held company in Turkey

Client: Publicly-held Turkish Company engaged in software business. Transaction: Sale of 36% shares of the Company to an English private equity fund.

Client: Turkish Group of Energy Companies Transaction: Advice to the management and relevant departments of the project companies

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with respect to the CCPP project with a licensed output capacity of 890 mW and the ISCC (Integrated Solar Combined Cycle) Power Plant project with a licensed output capacity of 1080 mW.

Client: Japanese company Transaction: Acquisition of shares in a Turkish fleet leasing company providing operating leasing with fleet maintenance services in Turkey.

Client: Italian group of companies engaged in the business of manufacturing, retailing, trading, exporting and distributing eyeglasses, and sun- glasses frames in Italy and abroad. Transaction: Acquisition of the majority shares of a Turkish eyeglasses retailer.

Client: Danish healthcare company producing vitamins, minerals, and food supplements. Transaction: Acquisition of 100% interest of a Turkish manufacturer and wholesaler of vitamins, minerals, and food supplements.

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Mr. Özkan is a graduate of Ankara University School of Law and gained his LL. M degree at Pace Law School, New York.

clients (i.e. international and multinational companies) investing in Turkey. Prior to establishing the Firm, Mr. Özkan worked for major companies developing projects in energy and agriculture sectors. He also served to major brokerage companies and publicly-held companies as a legal counsel.

consistent with its long-term strategic

objectives. Each assignment is led by an individual partner, who is the main contact throughout the entire transaction, and we take every effort to keep our clients well-informed and up-to-date. Our lawyers are accustomed to work international hours and are fluent in Turkish, English, French and German.

Our global network offers unlimited solutions to help our clients meet the challenges of doing business globally. Bridge Alliance, a network of distinguished independent law firms, provides our clients’ access to top-tier lawyers across Europe, North America and Middle East. Each is delivering the on-the-ground market expertise and indigenous insight the clients need to meet, manage and overcome business challenges around the globe.

Areas of Expertise

• Capital Market • Mergers & Acquisitions • Business & Corporate • Foreign Direct Investment • Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance • Banking • Labor Law • Competition • Real Estate and Construction • Dispute Resolution • Immigration • Insurance and Private Pensions • Intellectual Property • IT/Communications • Privatization • Agriculture

Contact

Av. Orkun ÖZKAN, LL. M Partner Büyükdere Cad. No:24 Hukukçular Sitesi D:53 Mecidiyeköy 34394 Istanbul Turkey

Phone: +90 212 273 0670 Fax: +90 212 273 0970 Email: orkuno@gunduz-ozkan.com Website: www.gunduz-ozkan.com

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