Aslı Gülüm

Counsel, Istanbul

Biography

Overview

Aslı is a counsel in our Mergers & Acquisitions practice in Istanbul. Her practice focuses on advising major international and foreign corporations in their cross-border M&A deals, and general corporate and commercial law matters.

Aslı serves clients in many different sectors, including online gaming, technology, financial services, insurance, infrastructure, transportation and shipping/railway, port operation, and manufacturing, among others.

Bars and Courts
Istanbul Bar Association
Education
LLB
Faculty of Law
Istanbul Bilgi University
Languages
English
Turkish

Experience

Representation of TotalEnergies Renewables, the renewable energy subsidiary of Total group, in its acquisition of the shares representing 50% of the share capital of Rönesans Enerji Üretim ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi, carrying out activities related to development and operation of renewable energy power plants and electricity generation and sale, from Rönesans Yenilenebilir Enerji Yatırım Anonim Şirketi, a subsidiary of the Turkish conglomerate Rönesans Holding.

Representation of International Finance Corporation, one of the world's leading international organizations in private sector development, in its sale of shares in various subsidiaries of or in Rönesans Holding Anonim Şirketi, one of Türkiye's largest construction and infrastructure companies, in a number of transactions.

Representation of Zynga, Inc., a global leader in interactive entertainment and mobile gaming, in its acquisition of (directly or through its subsidiaries) various Turkish mobile game companies in a number of transactions, including Peak Games, Türkiye's first “unicorn” as well as Rollic Games, with a portfolio of popular hyper-casual games that have been downloaded more than 250 million times.

Representation of Rollic Games, in connection with its acquisitions of various mobile gaming studios.

Representation of Sisal S.p.A., the first Italian company to operate in the games of chance and betting industry, which was awarded with the 10-year operational contract for the Turkish state lottery, Milli Piyango, whose license holder is Türkiye Wealth Fund.

Representation of Firmenich International S.A., the world's largest privately-owned perfume and taste company present in more than 100 markets, in its acquisition of the majority shares of Gülçiçek Kimya ve Uçan Yağlar Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., a family-owned Turkish company, active in fragrance production which is renowned for providing creative fragrance solutions to customers in Türkiye, Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa.

Representation of Eaton Capital Unlimited Company, a subsidiary of Eaton Corporation, in its acquisition of the majority shares of Ulusoy Elektrik İmalat Tiahrt ve Ticaret A.Ş., a publicly listed company manufacturing medium voltage electrical equipment for MV electrical distribution networks and industrial plants.

Representation of IFM Investors, an Australian-headquartered global institutional investment manager, in its acquisition of the shares representing 40% of the share capital of Mersin International Port, a Turkish commercial port, from the Akfen Group for US$869 million.

Representation of Bupa International Markets Limited, a leading global insurance provider, in its acquisition of the shares representing the entire share capital of Acıbadem Insurance from Burau Ventures SDN BHD, Khazanah Nasional BHD's special purpose vehicle.

Awards and Recognition

"Rising Star" in M&A
IFLR 1000, 2024, 2023, 2022 & 2021

"Emre Özşar is a pleasure to work with and absolute gem to watch in negotiations, with a modest style but still ending up getting everything the client needs and wants. Aslı Gülüm makes the client feel that she is accompanying the client every step of the project with full capability."

"Emre Ozsar who heads the Turkish M&A team is a very capable lawyer who truly deserves the praises. Thanks to his solution-oriented approach, very effective negotiation skills and experience we were able to navigate through complex issues during the transaction. The other team members consisting of Aslı Gulum, Gokcen Durgut and Emrehan Mermer have also showed an outstanding performance in our transaction and overall, there was a great team work."

Legal 500, 2024