About
Özge Gizem Yerlikaya is General Counsel at idacapital and a Turkish-qualified attorney working toward solicitor qualification in England & Wales. She advises investment funds, asset management firms, and startups on corporate law, structured financing, M&A, capital markets, and regulatory matters across Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Experience
- idacapitalGeneral Counselcurrent2020 — presentGreater London
- WorqCompanySenior Director - Head of Legal & Compliancecurrent2024 — presentLondra, İngiltere, Birleşik Krallık
- WorqCompanyHead of Legal & Compliance Affairscurrent2020 — present
- ÜNLÜ & Co - İdacapital İvmelendirme Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım FonuInvestment Committee Membercurrent2022 — presentİstanbul, Türkiye
- Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli Attorneys at LawLegal Associate2019 — 2020Istanbul, Turkey
- Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli Attorneys at LawLegal Intern2018 — 2019
- Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli Attorneys at LawParalegal2017 — 2018
- 140journosLaw Case Journalist2016 — 2017
- Mercedes-Benz Türk A.Ş.Summer Intern2016
- Sevim Hukuk BürosuIntern2014 — 2016
Skills & more
Structured FinanceInvestment FundsFinanceAsset-Based LendingBusiness Strategy1Investments1Venture Capital1FinTechEarly-Stage StartupsCommercialCorporate LawKredi Belgeleri
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KredilerHukuki YazıYasal İncelemeMevzuat UyumluluğuHukuki Bildirimİngilizce- Sworn-in Translator — Turkiye Noterler Birligi
- Hack the Law Challenge — Istanbul Legal Hackers
- Doing Business — World Bank Group
- Privacy Law and Data Protection — University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
- Certificate of “Arabuluculuk Hukuk Kliniği” — Republic of Turkey Ministry of Justice
- Certificate of The Law on the Protection of Personal Data, 2017 — Istanbul University
- Certificate of IT conferences by IT Law Club İstanbul University — Istanbul University
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Özge Gizem Yerlikaya?
- Özge Gizem Yerlikaya is General Counsel at idacapital and a Turkish-qualified attorney working toward solicitor qualification in England & Wales. She advises investment funds, asset management firms, and startups on corporate law, structured financing, M&A, capital markets, and regulatory matters across Turkey and the United Kingdom.
- Where does Özge Gizem Yerlikaya work?
- Özge Gizem Yerlikaya is General Counsel at Idacapital.
- Where did Özge Gizem Yerlikaya go to school?
- Özge Gizem Yerlikaya studied at King's College London (Master of Laws - LLM, International Financial Law); Galatasaray University (Master of Laws - LL.M); Istanbul University (Bachelor of Laws, Law).
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