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Ismen Law Firm

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Head Office:
Buyukdere Caddesi Maya Akar Center
No:100-102 B Blok Kat:18 34394
Esentepe – Istanbul / TURKEY
Tel: +90 (212) 272 6364
Fax: +90 (212) 272 6365
Email: tolga.ismen@ismen.av.tr
Web: www.ismen.av.tr

Number of Partners: 2
Number of Lawyers: 16
Number of support staff: 3
Managing Partner: Tolga Ismen

Firm Profile:

Ismen is a leading Turkish M&A law firm. It was founded in 2004 and has focused in all types of M&A transactions including privatizations, securities and private equity investments. Ismen is also experienced in M&A complementary practice areas such as competition and corporate and commercial services. In all of these areas exceptional capabilities of Ismen team members are recognized by clients and peers alike.
Ismen's team consists of 16 professionals offering dynamic, focused, and creative solutions to its clients' corporate and commercial needs. The firm works in concert with each client to develop comprehensive strategies to addresse the respective clients' business goals.
Ismen was awarded as the Best Corporate and Commercial Team of Turkey in 2010 by World Finance. Ismen's privatization team has been awarded the Best Privatization Team Award for 2009 by World Finance, "Best M&A Law Firm", "Best Private Equity Law Firm" and "Best Competition Law Firm" in Turkey for 2010 by ACQ. Recently Corporate International also awarded Ismen as the "Best M&A Team" for 2010.
Tolga Ismen has been awarded "Lawyer of the Year 2009" in MENA by the ACQ Global Awards.

Some recent M&A experience of Ismen includes:
• Advised Birgi/Mefar a company engaged in medication ampoule production with respect to the sale of its shares to a consortia of private equity firms.;
• Advised Limak Anadolu Çimento Insaat Malzemeleri Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi, a subsidiary of Limak Holding expertise for cement manufacturing, in the acquisition of Set Group Holding Anonim Sirketi and Set Çimento Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi from the Italian group Italcement;
• Advised Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality for the privatization of its subsidiary, IDO Istanbul Deniz Otobüsleri Anonim Sirketi, Istanbul's leading sea transportation company for USD 861 million