Itır Çiftçi

Itır Çiftçi is the partner heading the corporate/M&A practice of the Firm working in association with Clifford Chance since 2011 in Turkey. During her practice of over 25 years, she has been at the forefront of the legal market, advising prominent strategic and financial investors on numerous landmark transactions and major privatisations. Itır has vast experience of structured equity investments, joint ventures and private equity funds and holds an industry specialism with a focus on financial services, consumer goods & retail, infrastructure and energy. She has developed a very strong market practice and is widely recognised amongst her peers and clients.

As a fully integrated office of the Turkish arm of the Clifford Chance network, at Ciftci Attorney Partnership we see inclusion as a core value of the firm and also of the law.

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• Trendyol, Türkiye's largest e-commerce platform and its first decacorn, which is majority-owned by China’s Alibaba, on the USD 700 million sale of Trendyol Go to Uber
• Arçelik A.Ş., on the successful completion of the formation of a JV between its subsidiary, Beko B.V., and Whirlpool Corporation's subsidiary, Whirlpool EMEA Holdings LLC, resulting in the establishment of a standalone company, Beko Europe
• STEAG Power GmbH, a leading Germany-based energy company, on the sale of its 51% stake in İSKEN to OYAK, one of Türkiye's foremost industrial groups
• AG Anadolu Grubu Holding A.Ş. and its subsidiary Anadolu Isuzu Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. on the landmark acquisition of a majority shareholding in JV SamAuto LLC from The State Assets Management Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan – UzSAMA
• Castle Investments on its strategic collaboration with Trendyol Group for a state-of-the-art 48 MW data centre project in Ankara
• Asterion Industrial Partners on the indirect acquisition of İskenderun Enerji Üretim ve Ticaret A.Ş. and Oyak Steag Enerji Ticareti ve Hizmetleri A.Ş., the company operating the İsken Sugözü coal-fired thermal power plant, as part of the global acquisition of STEAG, a green-energy committed company. (Global deal value: approx. EUR 2.6b)
• Informa Plc, a UK-listed company, on its joint venture with Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC)
• Actera Group in the sale of Vector Yatırım Holding A.Ş. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tam Finans Faktoring A.Ş. to MNT-Halan
• AST Turkey Metal Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., a member of the Arvedi Group, in the sale of its steel service centre to Sarıtaş Çelik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
• Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company PJSC (ADQ) in relation to acquisition of 100% shares in Birgi Mefar Group, leading Turkish pharmaceuticals company
• Actis LLP, a major international private equity house and a leading investor in growth markets, in relation to the acquisition of controlling stakes in major electricity distribution and retail companies in Türkiye

• Consumer goods and services
• Energy
• Food and beverage
• Government and public policy
• Healthcare
• Industrials
• Pharma and life sciences
• Real estate
• Tech and telecoms
• Transport

• Istanbul University School of Law 1992