10 MAY 2018
UK TURKISH OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS FORUM
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o-organised by DEIK Outbound Investment Business Council, the forum provided a premier platform for potential Turkish global investors prioritising the UK and also for infrastructure developers, start-ups and financiers to be updated on the regulation and business policies of going global through the UK.
SPONSORS
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Balcıoğlu Selçuk Akman Keki Attorney Partnership is an Istanbul-based full service law firm. Drawing on broad experience gained at Turkish and global law firms, lawyers are well equipped to provide creative and diligent transaction counseling and litigation services.
The Firm’s practice boasts a wide range of areas including corporate, mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, project finance, regulatory and public law, capital markets, competition and anti-trust, employment, litigation and arbitration and intellectual property.
Balcıoğlu Selçuk Akman Keki Attorney Partnership represents and advises Turkish and multinational clients, including Fortune 500 companies, in the energy, real estate, banking and finance, communication, hospitality and leisure, life sciences, luxury goods, manufacturing, automotive, media, private equity and retail sectors.
Balcıoğlu Selçuk Akman Keki Attorney Partnership has been selected as the Law Firm of the Year in Turkey for 2016 by Chambers and Partners.
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Dentons is the world’s largest law firm, delivering quality and value to clients around the globe. Dentons is a leader on the Acritas Global Elite Brand Index, a BTI Client Service 30 Award winner and recognized by prominent business and legal publications for its innovations in client service, including founding Nextlaw Labs and the Nextlaw Global Referral Network.
Dentons’ polycentric approach and world-class talent challenge the status quo to advance client interests in the communities in which we live and work. Now the world’s largest law firm, Dentons’ global team builds agile, tailored solutions to meet the local, national and global needs of private and public clients of any size in more than 145 locations serving 60-plus countries.
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Golden Sponsor
Yegin Ciftci Attorney Partnership focuses on banking & finance, corporate/M&A, capital markets and privatisations with a specific focus in PPPs, energy, and infrastructure. The firm advises major domestic and international banks, governmental entities and corporates on their Turkish and international operations.
Yegin Ciftci has a comprehensive understanding of the market and unparalleled expertise in relation to cross-border transactions, offering technical and practical expertise, delivering excellent quality and service to its clients on complex transactions, along with a proven track record of successfully advising on some of the highest profile transactions.
Büyükdere Caddesi No: 185, Kanyon Ofis Binası
Kat 10, Levent 34394 Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 339 0002
Email: info@yeginciftci.av.tr
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Silver Sponsor
Clifford Chance is one of the world’s pre-eminent law firms with significant depth and range of resources across five continents. As a single, fully integrated, global partnership, the firm strives to exceed the expectations of the clients, which include corporates from all the commercial and industrial sectors, governments, regulators and trade bodies.
After having advised domestic and international businesses active in Turkey for more than 30 years, Clifford Chance has been operating on the ground from Istanbul since 2011 in cooperation with Yegin Ciftci Attorney Partnership on Turkish law matters, focusing on a wide range of PPP, energy, infrastructure, finance, M&A and capital markets work where the firm already enjoys a strong reputation with major domestic and international businesses active in the Turkish market, holding also a strong track record with various landmark projects in Turkey.
Clifford Chance considers Turkey, as one of the exciting markets and keeps a long-standing commitment to Turkey which has given the firm a deep understanding of the Turkish market and unparalleled expertise in relation to cross-border transactions.
Clifford Chance Istanbul
Büyükdere Caddesi No: 185, Kanyon Ofis Binası
Kat 10, Levent 34394 Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 339 0000
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Realty that has been operating in real estate sector since 1996, introduced Business Format Franchising system to the sector by 2013 which is accepted as the most productive real estate franchise system in the world.
Realty with its franchise and partner offices serving in five continents of the world is the only brand in the world to offer the global to local and local to global.
From the first day Realty stepped into the sector, concepts such as reliable and quality service, customer satisfaction, and excellence have been our basic principles. Realty, training its own professional consultants by providing qualified training programs, increases number of its happy customers every passing day.
In 2015, Realty was awarded as the recommended first “Golden Brand” in the real estate sector by the Consumer Protection Association of the European Union.
Our Vision
We would like to be your first choice as a leading, pioneering and reliable real estate company operating on national and international market, to increase the number of satisfied customers day after day helping them take vital decisions through a highly qualified consultancy both in national and global context.
Our Goals
In terms of our Customers;
– To be the real estate company of choice for customers and investors from all sectors thanks to the quality of the services we provide;
– Provide our customers with a solid, reliable and high quality service in cooperation with our franchise offices and highly qualified employees;
– Maintain a professional demeanour always following the principles of our code of ethics.
In terms of our Franchisees;
– Constantly increase the value of our company;
– Increase our strength by means of uniting energies with each of our franchise offices;
– Help all of our Franchisees to be the leader real estate of their regions;
– Ensure that our franchise offices can easily trade in the international real estate sector.
In terms of our Consultants;
– Provide our consultants with ongoing opportunities for professional and personal development through methodologically planned training programs;
– Ensure that all our consultants adopt and internalise our customer-oriented approach;
– Support and encourage loyalty, responsibility and creativity;
– Apply a fair and reliable recruitment, evaluation, appointment and promotion system based on competence and performance.
In Conclusion,
As a brand meeting customer needs with fast, efficient, and quality solutions and encouraging their employees to show the highest performance in their work, we aim to help our franchise offices become the most preferred and pioneer real estate offices in their region by creating value in national and international real estate sector.
Our Values
Our values, which represent our brand’s corporate identity, guide us in reaching our vision and goals, and which our franchise offices internalize and make a form of life are:
– Being fair and reliable,
– Being leader, pioneer and innovator,
– Operating customer-oriented, providing a high quality service,
– Being sensitive and respectful towards society, humanity and environment, and
– Being transparent in all operations.
Our Strategy
To follow our vision and achieve our goals:
“To make sustainable progress with our franchise offices based on being customers’ first preferred brand in national and international real estate sector”.
Bronze Sponsor
Taxture Global Tax Advice is a boutique international advisory firm located in Amsterdam that provides a full range of tax advisory, compliance, audit, legal and notarial services.
Taxture team has a wide experience in their respective areas of specialisations and provide a complimentary integrated service in complex areas requiring an in depth understanding of tax, legal, notarial and financial issues.
Taxture does not just advise. We provide a turn key service for the realisation of your projects from start to finish. We take responsibility for the whole process in turning your requirements into viable projects in the context of international corporate practice and specific conditions of local administration and jurisdiction. We lead the process from inception to close out working closely with our clients during planning and implementation.
Taxture has conducted projects in a large number of countries. In particular, we have a strong presence in Turkey following a long and successful track record in this special environment.
Taxture has a transparent company culture and prides itself in conducting an open relationship with its clients. Our long experience permits us to carry out an in depth analysis of the risks and opportunities set against local and international constraints.
Taxture will be proud to act as your solution partner in your next venture reaching across international markets.
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PARTNERS
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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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IPFA is a global, not-for-profit association for organisations involved in infrastructure and energy.
IPFA runs an annual programme of 100+ events, webinars and working groups, which are free for members to attend and which offer a unique opportunity to network with senior decision-making professionals across the industry. Other benefits of IPFA membership include access to discounted project finance training courses, facilitated introductions, as well as a wide range of industry documents and publications.
For more information on IPFA and its activities across the world, please visit www.ipfa.org.
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The Business Year (TBY) is a leading research firm and publisher of annual economic resources on national economies. Present in over 25 countries, TBY provides first-hand access to the people and ideas shaping business and policy throughout the world. Each country-specific edition contains a comprehensive range of interviews and analysis, offering an inside look at doing business in the world’s most dynamic economies. TBY’s interviewees, readers, and partners comprise an international network of thought-leaders who are helping to define the future of the global economy.
http://www.thebusinessyear.com/
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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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Savvy Investor www.savvyinvestor.net is the world’s leading research platform for institutional investors, curating the best investment articles and white papers from around the globe. The site is divided into 50 different topics, including sections on Private Equity and Global Economic Outlook.
When joining, each member specifies the topics they are most interested in, to ensure a completely personalised experience. The site has over 32,000 members, who download over 25,000 white papers every month – more than any other platform. There’s also an extensive directory of investment conferences, which can be searched and filtered to your preferences.
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