Bircesu Mert Kaya
bmkaya@acklawoffice.comPosition: Partner
Education:
• Swansea University, International Commercial and Maritime Law (LLM), United Kingdom, 2013
• Istanbul Bilgi University
School of Law (LLB), Turkiye, 2011
Languages: English
Professional Experience:
• 2022-Present - Partner, ACK Law Office, Istanbul
• 2017-2022 - Senior Associate, ACK Law Office, Istanbul
• 2015-2017 - Associate, Göksu Safi Isik Attorney Partnership, Istanbul
• 2014-2015 - Legal Intern, Göksu Safi Isik Attorney Partnership, Istanbul
Practice Area
Bircesu Mert Kaya has extensive experience and knowledge in Corporate Law, Commercial Law, Law of Obligations, Law of Contracts, and Capital Market Law. Bircesu Mert Kaya works mainly with domestic and foreign clients who have business in the construction, telecommunications, textile, retail, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing sectors.
Bircesu Mert Kaya has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, public and private financings, initial public offerings, and startups. In addition, he provides ongoing advice to issuers regarding securities regulatory compliance, stock exchange matters, continuous disclosure obligations, and general corporate law. He has significant experience advising clients in the technology, energy, mining, construction, and manufacturing sectors. Bircesu Mert Kaya has a strong track record in initial public offerings (IPOs) and bond issuance. He assists companies during their initial public offerings and also performs processes of mandatory tender offers.
Bircesu Mert Kaya has advised many clients on takeover bids, plans of arrangement, spin-off agreements, management buy-outs, going private transactions, and all other forms of corporate mergers. He also works with regulatory authorities, companies, and shareholders during the initial public offerings. In addition, Mr. Bircesu Mert Kaya demonstrates outstanding performance in complex and sophisticated matters with his solution-oriented approach. He performs the current legislation compliance and corporate governance of capital market players and advises on legal risks in this regard.
Bircesu Mert Kaya has a great experience in the preparation and conclusion of complex financing contracts as well as engineering, procurement, and construction contracts within many comprehensive infrastructure projects. He has been involved in the preparation of many purchase, sale, production, supply, and other commercial contracts and has conducted the merger and acquisition processes of companies. In addition, he provides outstanding services for the legal review processes.