Associate

Melis Ünlü

Department Mergers and Acquisitions, Banking and Finance and Capital Markets
Languages Turkish, English
Melis Ünlü
Biography
Service Areas
Representative Matters
Education
Publications
Memberships

Biography

Melis Ünlü, is an Associate in the Corporate Affairs Department of Erdem & Erdem. She provides legal consultancy particularly in the areas of national and international mergers and acquisitions, capital markets law and banking and finance law.

Melis is involved in general corporate advisory matters, including assisting in legal due diligence within M&A transactions, contract drafting, and corporate governance tasks. She provides day-to-day legal support to domestic and foreign companies on a broad range of corporate and commercial matters. 

She also contributes to capital markets projects, taking part in initial public offering preparations. Additionally, Melis advises clients on e-commerce, consumer protection law and health law.

Service Areas

Banking and Finance Law
Banking and Finance Law
A wide field of law that deals with loans, bonds, money and collaterals.
Capital Markets
Capital Markets
Transactions between fund owners and fund seekers with various investment instruments.
Corporate Advisory
Corporate Advisory
It covers all stages of a company's life cycle, from incorporation to liquidation.
Healthcare and Life Sciences
Healthcare and Life Sciences
A field of law governing healthcare services, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers and Acquisitions
The merger of two or more companies and the acquisition of one company by another.

Representative Matters

Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Advisory
  • Provision of general legal consultancy to Türkiye-based banks operating in Türkiye on banking legislation, contract drafting, and day-to-day operations.
  • Preparation of legal opinions for various loan agreements and financial transactions.
  • Legal advisory services for the initial public offering (IPO) of shares of a company operating in the automotive and renewable energy in Türkiye (ongoing).
  • Legal advisory services for the IPO of shares of a conglomerate operating in tourism sector in Türkiye.
  • Involvement in legal due diligence processes regarding the acquisition of the majority of shares of a company operating in the e-commerce sector.
  • Participation in legal due diligence processes related to the acquisition of companies engaged in health sector.
  • Preparation of corporate governance documents (general assembly documents, relevant board decisions) of companies working in various sectors
  • Providing consultancy services for company incorporation and preparation of necessary documents.
  • Providing consultancy services to Turkish and multinational companies in all corporate advisory matters, including capital increases and decreases.
  • Preparation of the set of documents required for partial spin-off transactions. 
  • Providing consultancy services to foreign tech company regarding waste management regulations in Türkiye.

Education

Koç University, Faculty of Law

Memberships

Istanbul Bar Association
Istanbul Bar Association
Koc University Alumni Association
Koc University Alumni Association
Young ISTAC
Young ISTAC
Community Volunteers Foundation (TOG)
Community Volunteers Foundation (TOG)

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