Partner

Istanbul

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Notable practitioner

English
Turkish


Bar admissions:

Istanbul

Jurisdictions:

Türkiye

Practice areas:

M&A


Gökhan Enkür is an experienced corporate lawyer specialising in M&A and private equity with a primary focus on regulated industries, including insurance and energy. Throughout his career, Gökhan has advised various multi-national companies with respect to their transactions and investments in Turkey and abroad. Before he co-founded PAE Law Office (PAE) in 2010 and Atayılmaz Enkur Cetinkaya Oner Law Office (AECO) in 2024, Gökhan worked at Denton Wilde Sapte (now known as Dentons), a top-tier London-based international law firm, for nearly a decade and was involved in a multitude of highly sophisticated, cross-border transactions. In addition to his wide-ranging expertise in corporate and commercial law, Gökhan is particularly focused on life insurance and pensions, bancassurance and insurance brokerage, and has significant expertise in regulated industries. During his career, Gökhan was seconded to Shell and Cigna, two of the world’s largest multinational corporations. At Shell, Gökhan’s role was to support Shell in the post-completion phase of a spin-off, and at Cigna he advised Cigna with respect to its entry and expansion in the Turkish insurance, health and pension markets.
Gökhan holds an LL.M degree from the University of Chicago Law School, IL, USA and a Law Degree from Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. He is also a graduate of Uskudar American Academy in Istanbul, Turkey. Gokhan was recognized by IFLR 1000 as a 'Rising Star' and 'Notable Practitioner' for Corporate and M&A from 2015 to 2024.

  • Advised Cigna Corporation in the sale of its 51% stake in Cigna Sağlık Hayat ve Emeklilik A.Ş. to QNB Finansbank.
  • Advised Hoshizaki Corporation in its acquisition of a 51% stake in Oztiryakiler, Turkey’s leading industrial kitchen manufacturer.
  • Advised Montana Group and Aluflexpack AG in relation to its acquisitions of Turkey’s two leading packaging companies, namely Teko Aluminyum (in 2022 and 2024) and Arimpeks Aluminyum (in 2018 and 2021).
  • Advised Victoria PLC in relation to the acquisition of a 100% stake in Graniser Seramik and B3 Ceramics from Bancroft 3LP and EBRD (in 2022) and its exit from Graniser Seramik (in 2024)
  • Advised Lockton in its acquisition of a 100% stake in Omni in two tranches (in 2018 and 2022), its acquisition of a minority stake in Integra (2016) and its exit from Integra (in 2024)
  • Represented Maticmind S.p.A. in its acquisition of a 100% stake in Pagetel, a Turkish turnkey portable shelter manufacturer and designer for military purposes, from General Dynamics Corporation.
  • Advised Vera Capital and the senior management team of Elkon Elektrik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. in relation the sale of Elkon’s 85% stake to Schottel Group.
  • Advised (as leading counsel) Vera Capital within the scope of a management buy-out in Elkon Elektrik which resulted in the acquisition of 100% stake in the target company owned by RH Marine Group B.V.
  • Advised the individual shareholders of Epsilon Kompozit Teknoloji ve Savunma Sanayi Anonim Şirketi in the sale of a 51% stake to Akkök Holding and its group companies.
  • Advised the existing shareholders of Big Chefs on the proposed sale of 40% of their shares to LuxChef S.a. (Taxim Capital Partners)
  • Advised Comparex AG, a leading information technologies company, on its sale to SoftwareOne.
  • Advised Cigna Corporation in relation to Cigna Group’s proposed acquisition of Express Scripts with a transaction value of USD 67 billion.
  • Advised Tat Gıda (Koc Holding’s food industry arm) on the acquisition of Moova Gıda, a leading dairy products manufacturer.

  • M&A
  • Private equity

  • Insurance
  • Oil and gas
  • Industrials
  • Consumer goods and services

  • Istanbul Bar Association 

  • University of Chicago Alumni Association, International Bar Association

  • University of Chicago Law School (LLM, 2009)
  • Istanbul University Law School (LLB, 2005)