Foreign Investment & Global Mobility
Cross-Border Investment Structuring & Market Entry Advisory
Mermeroglu Legal advises investors, corporates and project sponsors on the full lifecycle of cross-border investment — from early-stage feasibility and regulatory assessment through vehicle structuring, market entry, investment treaty protection and exit. The firm's foreign investment practice combines comparative corporate law, regulatory expertise and investment treaty knowledge to support informed, legally sound investment decisions across multiple jurisdictions.
Rather than treating market entry as a purely transactional exercise, the firm integrates legal, regulatory, tax and treaty considerations into a coherent investment framework. This enables investors to structure cross-border positions that are commercially viable, regulatorily compliant and protected under applicable bilateral and multilateral investment treaties from the outset.
The firm advises on investments into Türkiye, Central Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa — drawing on its multi-jurisdictional legal network to provide consistent, coordinated advice across the relevant jurisdictions involved in each investment structure.
Service Areas
Pre-Investment Legal & Regulatory Assessment
Legal feasibility studies, regulatory mapping and risk assessment prior to committing capital to a new jurisdiction — covering ownership restrictions, sector licensing, foreign exchange controls and applicable legal constraints.
Investment Vehicle & Structure Design
Selection and structuring of the optimal investment vehicle — subsidiary, branch, JV, SPV or holding structure — aligned with tax efficiency, regulatory requirements, financing needs and long-term operational objectives.
Greenfield Investments
End-to-end legal support for new market entry through organic business establishment, covering company formation, sector licensing, land acquisition, regulatory compliance and operational commencement.
Brownfield & Acquisition-Based Entry
Legal advisory for market entry through acquisition of existing businesses or assets — covering due diligence, SPA structuring, representations and warranties, regulatory approvals and post-closing integration.
Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
Structuring and negotiating joint venture agreements, consortium arrangements and strategic partnerships with local and international counterparts — addressing governance, risk allocation, exit mechanisms and dispute resolution.
Investment Incentives & Government Approvals
Identification and securing of available investment incentives, tax exemptions, grants and government approvals — including TURSEFF, KOSGEB and sector-specific incentive regimes in Türkiye and equivalent programmes in other jurisdictions.
FDI Screening & National Security Review
Navigation of mandatory FDI notification and screening regimes, including the EU FDI Regulation, CFIUS (US), and equivalent national mechanisms — advising on notification obligations, timing, mitigation measures and approval strategies.
Investment Treaty Protection (BIT, MIT)
Advisory on available bilateral and multilateral investment treaty protections — structuring investments to maximise treaty coverage, fair and equitable treatment, expropriation protection and access to ICSID or UNCITRAL investor-state arbitration.
Exit Strategies & Repatriation
Legal structuring of investment exit mechanisms — covering share sales, asset disposals, dividend repatriation, liquidation and winding-up procedures across jurisdictions, including tax-efficient repatriation planning and regulatory compliance.