PRESS RELEASE
10 January 2022

You're Invited! Webinar: Buying Your Distributor

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Esin Attorney Partnership

Contributor

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Esin Attorney Partnership, a member firm of Baker & McKenzie International, has long been a leading provider of legal services in the Turkish market. We have a total of nearly 140 staff, including over 90 lawyers, serving some of the largest Turkish and multinational corporations. Our clients benefit from on-the-ground assistance that reflects a deep understanding of the country's legal, regulatory and commercial practices, while also having access to the full-service, international and foreign law advice of the world's leading global law firm. We help our clients capture and optimize opportunities in Turkey's dynamic market, including the key growth areas of mergers and acquisitions, infrastructure development, private equity and real estate. In addition, we are one of the few firms that can offer services in areas such as compliance, tax, employment, and competition law — vital for companies doing business in Turkey.
Buying your distributor may seem like just another M&A deal. However, these deals are different; they are concluded more quickly and the parties are already familiar with each other.
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Our highly demanded seminar "Buying Your Distributor" is back! 
 
Buying your distributor may seem like just another M&A deal. However, these deals are different; they are concluded more quickly and the parties are already familiar with each other.
 
Our partners Duygu Turgut (M&A), Dr. Erdal Ekinci (Tax), Yalın Akmenek (Compliance), and Sertaç Kökenek (Employment) and associate Sinan Diniz (Competition) will discuss why you should be more vigilant and careful in these deals, covering the subject from five different legal perspectives at our "Buying Your Distributor" webinar on 20 January 2022, from 2.00 pm until 4.00 pm (GMT +3).
 
Hurry and save your virtual Zoom seat now!
 
Register:  bit.ly/3qSRjdh

Kind regards,

Esin Attorney Partnership
 

Details

Date
20.1.2022

Time
2:00 pm (GMT +3)

Contact
events@esin.av.tr 

Register!

Agenda
 
2:00 - 2:20 pm
 
M&A Process |  Duygu Turgut - Partner
  • How will the deal process differ from standard M&A transactions?
    • Convenience of buying a distributor
    • Where to pay extra attention in due diligence?
  • Breaking points of definitive agreement negotiations when buying a distributor
    • Share Purchase Agreement/Shareholders' Agreement
    • Ancillary agreements between you and your distributor (e.g., distribution agreement, license agreement)
    • How do the definitive agreements and ancillary agreements interact with each other?
2:20 - 2:40 pm
 
Competition | Sinan Diniz - Associate
  • Competition law considerations for due diligence
  • Merger control regime in Turkey
  • Post-transaction integration and establishing a robust competition law compliance system
2:40 - 3:00 pm
 
Compliance | Yalın Akmenek - Partner
  • What can noncompliance cost you while buying your distributor? 
  • What are the compliance red flags while carrying out compliance due diligence?
  • Understanding the distributor's corporate culture
  • Post-acquisition diligence and compliance integration
3:00 - 3:20 pm
 
Tax | Dr. Erdal Ekinci - Partner
  • Asset deal vs. share deal
  • Termination of distributorship contract
  • Financing of the acquiring company
3:20 - 3:40 pm Employment | Sertaç Kökenek - Partner
  • Employment due diligence
  • Employing your distributor: things to watch out for
  • Integration process
  • Restructuring due to overlapping employees
3.40 - 4.00 pm Q&A

Contributor

Esin Attorney Partnership  logo
Esin Attorney Partnership, a member firm of Baker & McKenzie International, has long been a leading provider of legal services in the Turkish market. We have a total of nearly 140 staff, including over 90 lawyers, serving some of the largest Turkish and multinational corporations. Our clients benefit from on-the-ground assistance that reflects a deep understanding of the country's legal, regulatory and commercial practices, while also having access to the full-service, international and foreign law advice of the world's leading global law firm. We help our clients capture and optimize opportunities in Turkey's dynamic market, including the key growth areas of mergers and acquisitions, infrastructure development, private equity and real estate. In addition, we are one of the few firms that can offer services in areas such as compliance, tax, employment, and competition law — vital for companies doing business in Turkey.

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