The start-up ecosystem is a dynamic environment that demands speed, flexibility and the right structure, and that calls for specialist legal expertise at the investment, growth and scale-up stages. Starting from the pre-seed and seed stages, Günay & Erdoğan provides comprehensive support in designing investment processes, establishing corporate structures, preparing companies for investment and legally structuring processes conducted with institutional investors.
We provide strategic legal support on incorporation, on regulating the relationships between founders, on share transfers, on establishing authority and control mechanisms, on preparing pre-investment documentation, and on negotiating and structuring term sheets, SHAs, SAFEs, convertible notes and similar investment instruments. We also stand alongside our clients from the outset through to completion in funding rounds involving angel investors, venture capital funds and institutional investors, developing balanced and workable solutions that meet the needs of both the investee company and the investor.
We also advise on relocating ventures to Europe or the United States, on restructuring group companies, on flip-up transactions, on compliance with foreign legal regimes through our network of partner firms, and on cross-border corporate reorganisations. For technology-driven ventures, scalable business models and multi-shareholder structures, we deliver integrated advice at the intersection of corporate law, investment law, intellectual property, data protection and commercial contracts.
We take an approach to the growth journey that is not purely transactional but that also supports long-term institutional development, helping our clients build sound structures in both domestic and international markets. We accompany ventures throughout their life cycle, including pre-investment preparation, closing, shareholder relations, governance rights, exit mechanisms and cross-border reorganisation.