The Aksan Law Firm has advised APY Ventures on leading an investment round into Ankara-based autonomous mobile robot company Milvus Robotics.

Former ELIG Gurkaynak Senior Associate Cigdem Gizem Okkaoglu has joined Gunay Erdogan Attorneys at Law as a Partner in Ankara.

With the Regulation Amending the Regulation on Remote Identification Methods to be Used by Banks and Establishment of the Contractual Relationship on Electronic Medium ["Amendment"] [available only in Turkish] published by the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency ["BRSA"] in the Official Gazette dated 25.05.2023 and numbered 32201, the scope of persons who may use remote identification services has been expanded.

Dentons Turkish affiliate Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki Attorney Partnership has advised Revo Capital on its investment in FileOrbis.

With the Communiqué on Principles Regarding Companies Whose Shares Will Be Traded on the Venture Capital Market [II-16.3] [“Communiqué”] published in the Official Gazette on 18.5.2023, the procedures and principles regarding the sale of non-public joint stock companies to qualified investors for trading in the stock exchange came into effect.

Contributed by Guleryuz & Partners.

Cansu Telli has joined SST Technology as Legal Counsel in Turkey.

The Aksan Law Firm has advised Simya VC on its investment in Werover, in a USD 400,000 round that also included angel investors Semiramis Kulak and Arman Koklu.

Former Counsel Dogukan Berk Aksoy and former Senior Lawyer Ece Alkan have both been promoted to Partner with Yetkin Attorneys at Law in Ankara.

Sadik & Sadik has changed its name to Sadik & Capan with the addition of Nazli Tonuk Capan as Co-Managing Partner. 

The Aksan Law Firm has advised portfolio manager Maxis and venture capital fund Founder One on their investment in Istanbul-based online education company Argedu.

On May 21, 2023, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling announced they are merging into a fully integrated firm: Allen Overy Shearman Sterling – A&O Shearman for short.

Paksoy has advised the EBRD on its USD 110 million loan to Enerjisa Uretim.

Contributed by Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli.

Schoenherr, working with Luther and Hogan Lovells, has advised the Cargo-Partner Group Holding on its EUR 1.4 billion sale of Cargo-Partner GmbH and 60 other subsidiaries to Nippon Express Holdings. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised the buyer.

The Aksan Law Firm has advised APY Ventures on its investment in Turkish autonomous robot developer Saha Robotik.

Dentons Turkish affiliate Balcioglu Selcuk Ardiyok Keki Attorney Partnership has advised APY Ventures' Bilisim Vadisi Venture Capital Fund and Ostim Venture Capital Fund on their investment in Buyutech.

Former Guner Law Office Partner Omer Erdogan has joined Kinstellar Turkish affiliate Gen & Temizer Ozer as a Partner in Istanbul.