Capital Markets

Capital Markets Consultancy

Capital markets consultancy is fundamental to obtain chance of success about any investment on capital markets. The term “Capital Markets” is used to refer to financial markets bringing buyers and sellers together for a fair trade on stocks, currencies and any other financial assets. Capital markets covers financial markets including bond and stock markets. Capital markets consultancy is such a significant part of consultancy services carried out by Turkish business lawyers .

What is Capital Markets Consultancy?

The main purpose of Capital Markets Law is to regulate and control the secure, fair and orderly functioning of the capital markets and to protect the rights and benefits of the investors in Turkey. Changing capital markets remains a global challenge for every single country. The Turkish capital market legal regime is far beyond simple and thus requires an effective capital markets consultation. Capital markets consultancy will pave the way for success rate of your capital investments.

What Is the Role of Capital Markets Consultancy?

Capital markets consulting firms is of great importance in producing embracing strategies for the compliance of capital markets activities with regulatory framework. Capital markets consulting firms should employ qualified professionals in the field.

Our capital markets consultancy group is composed of full-fledged and skilled business lawyers giving pragmatic and legal advice to our clients on capital markets law and existing and developing markets instruments. Our capital markets consultancy team also assists clients on a wide range of matters.

 

Turkish capital markets law covers the regulation of a broad range of capital markets instruments including:

  • Public offerings and sales,
  • Investment services,
  • Initial public offerings.

For more information about how the system operates in Turkish capital markets, see our article on Turkish Capital Markets Law 2024 https://www.pilc.law/turkish-capital-markets-law-2024/

How is the scope of capital markets consultancy changing in Turkey?

Turkey attracts more attention day by day from foreign entrepreneurs for doing business in our territory.  A fully functional startup ecosystem in Turkey has been developed based on its advantages.Rapidly increasing young population, growing value of currency rates and thus decreasing production and labor costs have a substantial impact upon strengthening the business sector.

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It is also helpful to observe that capital markets system is continously reviewed, revised and amended. The most important progress is about the inclusion of FinTech norms into legal system. FinTech revisions have a crucial impact upon changing the dynamics of capital markets consultancy in Turkey.  In this context, it is noteworthy stressing that the digital participation banking system was adopted by Turkey.  Secondly, a Digital Wallet Era in Turkey was started in Turkey. Thirdly,  the 2024 New Electronic Submission System for Turkish Capital Markets was instituted by the Turkish Capital Markets Board. In line with the 2024 FATF Decision on Turkey, as a fourth step, the Law Numbered 7518 on Amendments to the Capital Markets Law Numbered 6362 was passed by the Parliament. The Law Numbered 7518 is named as Crypto Law of Turkey and entered into force following its publication in the Official Gazette dated July 2, 2024.  
Turkish Capital Markets Board is granted a wide margin of appreciation to regulate FinTech-led company activities through its regulations and decision.  The first decision on the 2024 Announcement for the Rejected Crypto Asset Platforms was delivered by the Turkish Capital Markets Board dated 23 August 2024. Afterwards, the Resolution by Turkish Capital Markets dated 19 September 2024 was published particularly in relation to the legal status of NFTs and P2Ps in Turkey.

Last but not least, New Sanctions by Capital Markets Board of Türkiye on Crypto Service Providers were declared by blocking numerous websites on the grounds of violation of capital market norms concerned. According to the Board, those responsible were engaging in unauthorized crypto asset service providing activities and|or making leveraged transactions abroad online. Their websites were blocked by the Board decisions declared in the Bulletins 2024/56, 57, 59, 2025/2 and 3.

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What are main Authorities for Capital Markets in Turkey

Capital Markets Board of Turkey is the main regulatory and supervisory authority for the field. The Board indicates its mandates as follows:

  • enhancement of investor protection,
  • adoption the norms of the international capital markets,
  • promotion and enhancement of the effectiveness of both the supply and the demand side of the markets,
  • promotion of transparency and fairness in the capital markets,
  • facilitation of modernisation of the market structure,
  • enhancement of the infrastructure of the capital markets.

Capital Markets litigation based on the judgments of the Council of State is another aspect of our extensive experience. Within the context of the right to property, our legal specialists provide national and multinational corporations with day-to-day information on the practice of international organizations including the European Court of Human Rights.

What Is the Role of a Capital Markets Advisor?

Capital markets consultancy delivers a comprehensive guidance for complex and critical business issues including mergers and acquisitions. It is notable that the issue of mergers and acquisitions has been one of core areas of commercial law. Generally speaking, merger and acquisition refers to the consolidation of companies or entities through various types of financial transactions. It is mainly known or considered as “company marriages”.

For more information take a look at our one of the most reads articles: Mergers and Acquisitions

Financial analyses of the companies has been another matter of discussion within the context of capital markets investments. Financial analysis requires collection of data from open, accessible, legal and credible resources. Furthermore, every action about the data collection process must be compatible with Turkish intellectual property regulations. In this context, the principles and standards enumerated in the Industrial Property Code (Numbered 6769) must not be violated. Thirdly, any information or data about a business sector or a certain company requires a full-fledged analysis.

What Is the Role of Pi Legal Consultancy for Capital Markets Consultancy?

Pi Legal Consultancy capital markets consultants support inter alia, as follows:

  • Initial and issued capital,
  • Structured finance,
  • Mergers and acquisitions,
  • Real estate and regular investment trusts,
  • Initial Public Offerings Procedures and Transactions,
  • Issue and sale of capital market instruments,
  • Call for public offer with a view to purchasing capital market instruments and any sale,
  • Publicly held corporation,
  • The establishment of more transparent, resilient, competitive capital markets regime,
  • Publication of the prospectus, announcement and advertisements.

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Our Relevant Articles

All our articles and papers on emerging legal challenges for this area together with their fully fledged solutions are available online here.

 

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