Overview
M&A Legal Associate Jobs in Istanbul, Türkiye at RePie Yatırım Holding
Title: M&A Legal Associate
Company: RePie Yatırım Holding
Location: Istanbul, Türkiye
Role summary
We are seeking an M&A Legal Associate to support the full lifecycle of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and related corporate transactions. Working alongside the Investment Team, you will handle legal due diligence processes, draft and negotiate transaction documents, and help drive deals from origination to closing (including post-closing integration matters) This is a hands-on role for a commercially minded counsel who wants considerable responsibility on live transactions
Key responsibilities
- Conduct and manage legal due diligence across corporate, commercial, employment, IP, regulatory, and other workstreams, and prepare clear due diligence reports and risk summaries
- Draft, review, and negotiate transaction documents, including share and asset purchase agreements, merger agreements, disclosure schedules, term sheets, letters of intent, NDAs, and ancillary and closing & post-closing documents
- Set up and administer data rooms, coordinate document requests, and track diligence findings to resolution
- Support deal structuring and coordinate input from tax, finance, regulatory, and other specialists
- Prepare and manage regulatory and antitrust/merger control filings and related correspondence, in coordination with external counsel where needed
- Manage closing mechanics, including condition-precedent checklists, signing and closing logistics, and post-closing deliverables
- Support post-closing matters such as integration, corporate housekeeping, and completion accounts.
- Liaise with investors or internal stakeholders, external counsel, and counterparties to keep transactions on schedule
- Maintain accurate records, precedents, and knowledge-management materials
Qualifications and requirements
- Law degree from a reputable university
- Approximately 5 years of relevant post-qualification experience in M&A and structured finance transactions.
- Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating M&A transaction documents and running due diligence
- Strong knowledge of corporate law and familiarity with transaction structures and deal processes.
- Excellent drafting, analytical, and organizational skills, with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple workstreams under deadline pressure and to prioritize effectively.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable dealing directly with clients or business stakeholders.
- High level of professional integrity, discretion, and sound commercial judgment.
- Fluency in English
Nice to have
- Experience in listed transactions
- Familiarity with merger control / competition filings
- Experience with private equity or venture transactions
- Experience with Capital Markets regulations including venture capital and real estate funds
