Partner and Capital Markets Leader

İbrahim Onur Baysal

Department Capital Markets
Languages Turkish, English
İbrahim Onur Baysal
Biography
Service Areas
Representative Matters
Education
Publications
Memberships

Biography

Onur Baysal is a Partner and Capital Markets Leader of Erdem & Erdem. He has 15 years of experience in capital markets transactions, government regulations, mutual funds, stock exchanges, corporate governance, takeovers, M&A’s, rights and protection of minority shareholders and other stakeholders, disclosure requirements, sell-outs, squeeze-outs, capital increase/decrease, financial crimes and corporate compliance.

He renders consultancy services to national and multinational companies operating in various sectors with their projects seeking finance via capital markets and restructuring.

Also he participated various working groups with both national and international public entities regarding regulation of capital markets, transposition of EU regulations, Islamic Finance, sustainable finance and prevention of corruption

In addition to that he has a wide experience in corporate matters and actively participated and managed; finance, joint venture, M&A, supply, manufacturing, procurement, purchase, intellectual property, joint project/development (e.g autonomous vehicle development), dealership/distributorship, agency and contract manufacturing contracts especially in automotive sector.

Service Areas

Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption
Aims to prevent the illegal and unethical use of authority.
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.
ESG and Sustainability
ESG and Sustainability
ESG examines the impact and progress of a company's environmental, social, and governance practices.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers and Acquisitions
The merger of two or more companies and the acquisition of one company by another.
Start-ups and Equity Investments
Start-ups and Equity Investments
Includes the activities of venture capital funded companies and their sponsors.

Representative Matters

Capital Markets
  • Advising in IPO, equity and debt capital markets transactions, takeovers, representing issuers from various sectors
  • Advising mutual funds and financial institutions regarding capital markets and customer relation matters.
  • Participating official and NGO working groups regarding regulations
  • Advising on and managing financing, supplier and distributor issues of a leading manufacturer.
  • Working in contract manufacturing and joint development projects and working on financing of such projects with manufacturers and start-ups

Education

University of Oxford, Msc (Law&Finance)


Ankara University, LLM 


Ankara University, Faculty of Law 


Bursa Anatolian High School

Publications

Newsletter Articles
Other Articles
  • «Evaluation of White Norms in terms of Principle of Legality”, Journal of Capital Markets (Turkey), April- June 2011, No: 6, p.13-24.
  • «Settlement as an Alternative Dispute Resolution regarding Sanctions in Capital Markets Law”, Ankara 2011, also available at http://www.spk.gov.tr/yayin.aspx?type=yay02&submenuheader=-1
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Memberships

International Bar Association
International Bar Association
Istanbul Bar Association
Istanbul Bar Association

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