3rd ANNUAL

26 Apr 2019

UK TURKEY OVERSEAS INVESTMENT FORUM

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nd UK Turkey Overseas Investment Forum, hosted by EEL Events took place in a virtual environment on September 18th 2020. Sincere gratitude of thanks goes out to our Silver Sponsors Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP and Bronze Sponsors: Nazali Tax & Legal, Otoyol A.Ş and Bretz.

Following the success of our last year’s inaugural ‘UK Turkish Overseas Investment Forum,’ the 3rd edition built on the continuous talks of the opportunities and challenges for Turkish companies aiming at global expansion through the UK.

During the day-long event, different sessions were held in the fields of finance, regulatory framework, real estate, construction, energy, health, retail and technology. The agenda included:

  • Opening Remarks – Chris Gaunt, OBE, Chairman, BCCT
  • Official Welcome Address – H.E. Umit Yalcin, The Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey in the UK
  • Discovering investment opportunities in the UK – Judith Slater, HM Consul General to Istanbul and HM Trade Commissioner to Eastern Europe and Central Asia Network
  • THE UK AS A BUSINESS HUB FOR TURKISH INVESTORS IN POST-COVID-19 ECONOMY – TBCCI / DIT / Turkish Embassy in London / Turkish Trade Center
  • EXPANDING INTO UK RETAIL & CONSUMER GOODS MARKET: HIGHLIGHTS FOR INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS AN A NEW NORMAL – World Brands Consulting / BrandSeers / Bretz
  • WEALTH MANAGEMENT – FAMILY OFFICES – REAL ESTATE: UPDATE IN THE WAKE OF COVID-19 – Stadden Forbes Wealth Management / Esas Properties / Cushman & Wakefield
  • TECH INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UK – London Bridge Project / Inveon / B4MIND / Orka Informatics

To watch individual sessions, please contact: emine.acar@eelevents.co.uk.

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At Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, we put over 225 years of legal experience and innovation to work for you today. As one of the world’s most prominent financial services law firms, we have long-standing client relationships with premier financial institutions, funds, Fortune 500 companies and other leading corporations, and individual private clients. We have earned a reputation for crafting innovative business and financial solutions and developing precedent-setting legal strategies to achieve our clients’ goals. The result is simple: We stand out from our competition because we help you stand out from yours. Find out what makes us different.

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Otoyol Yatirim ve Isletme A.S.” is the Project Company of the Gebze-Izmir Motorway Project. The project entails over 400 km of 3×2 lane motorway, the fourth-longest suspension bridge in the world and connects Turkey’s largest city Istanbul with its third-largest city Izmir. The region in which the project operates is the most industrialized portion of the nation. With a total capital expenditure exceeding 7 billion USD and a project finance loan of 5 billion USD, the project is one of the largest Public-Private Partnerships in the nation and region. The shareholders of the project company are Nurol, Özaltin, Makyol, Astaldi and Göcay. Visit: www.yapim.otoyolas.com.tr for more information
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The Turkish British Chamber of Commerce and Industry, TBCCI, was founded in 1980 as a non-profit making organisation to provide its members with a wide range of services targeted at promoting bilateral trade, investment and joint ventures between the UK and Turkey.

The TBCCI works closely with the Council of Foreign Chambers of Commerce in the UK, British Chamber of Commerce in Turkey, Business Links, Commercial Departments of Turkish and British Embassies, Turkish Consulate, MEA (Middle East Association), regional Chambers of Commerce and Industry and NGO’s in UK and Turkey.

The Turkish British Chamber of Commerce and Industry maintains relations with the All Party British Parliamentary Turkey group at the House of Commons and is an accredited member of the British Chambers of Commerce.

If you are thinking of starting a business or trade between the UK and Turkey, searching for a business partner, or wish to increase your present trade volume and investments, TBCCI with long years of service and experience since 1980 in promoting trade relations between Turkey and the UK, is the right platform for you.

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Second oldest British Chamber abroad in the world, the British Chamber of Commerce in Turkey serves British companies with one integrated offer to seize business and export opportunities in Turkey and acts as a matchmaker between UK and Turkish Companies.

A British Chambers of Commerce Accredited Chamber that works in close cooperation within a strategic partnership with the Department for International Trade (formerly UK Trade & Investment) and other chambers in Turkey and the UK, BCCT delivers information, support and networking services to companies and organisations in both the UK and Turkey.

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TOCC banking practice includes advice to borrowers and lenders on loans (both under conventional and Islamic method), refinancing, project finance, corporate lending, acquisition finance and real estate finance deals as well as regulatory advice. TOCC advises issuers on capital market instruments including Islamic finance products such as Sukuk. TOCC’s expertise also includes PPP projects (hospitals, motorways, ports and power projects/renewables), EPC contracts, project development (power/renewables and infrastructure) areas with a particular strength in project finance matters advising both lenders and sponsors. In project development TOCC also acts for contractors, project companies and sponsors on the construction and development of infrastructure and power projects in and outside Turkey. On M&A front, TOCC also acts for both buyers and sellers on deals in a variety of sectors including banking/FI, healthcare, construction, mining, food and beverage, shipping and logistics sectors.

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