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03/03
Pillar 03

From sourcing to signing: FR ↔ TR FDI with no blind spots.

Foreign direct investment between France and Turkey is one of Europe's most dynamic flows (€22B bilateral trade, 1,500 French companies in Turkey).

It is also one of the riskiest without local reading: opaque valuations, complex ownership structures, underused tax treaties. plotus supports investors from both sides — Turkish capital entering France, French capital entering Turkey — across the full chain: target sourcing, due diligence, valuation, negotiation, legal and tax structuring, post-deal integration.

€22B
FR-TR bilateral trade (2024)
1,500
French companies active in Turkey
24 months
Post-deal integration included
The problem

A poorly structured FDI can cost 20 to 30% of the ticket over 3 years: overvalued price from poor local market reading, shallow due diligence that misses real liabilities, unoptimized tax structure ignoring the bilateral treaty, post-deal integration abandoned to a local team that resigns within 18 months.

Our answer

An integrated FR/TR team that covers both jurisdictions with the same depth. Proprietary sourcing (private dealflow, off-market), integrated due diligence — financial, commercial, operational, reputational, legal, tax — valuation by local comparables, tax optimization through the FR-TR bilateral treaty, adapted legal structuring (SPV, holdco, earn-out), and post-deal support over the first 24 months.

What we deliver, concretely
  • Proprietary M&A target sourcing (private dealflow, exclusive mandates, off-market)
  • Integrated due diligence: financial, commercial, operational, reputational, legal, tax
  • Valuation by local comparables on both sides (Istanbul multiple ≠ Paris multiple)
  • Tax optimization via the FR-TR bilateral treaty (dividends, capital gains, royalties)
  • Legal structuring: SPV, intermediate holding, earn-out, vendor loan, MBO
  • Post-deal integration over 24 months: transition piloting, retention of key talent, quarterly investor reporting
Frequently asked questions
Do you cover both directions (Turkish into France, French into Turkey)?
Yes. Our team is integrated on both sides. Most of our FDI files are Turkish companies or family offices acquiring in France, and French SMEs / mid-caps taking stakes in Turkey.
What ticket size do you cover?
Our sweet spot is €2M to €50M. Smaller tickets: lighter structuring. Larger tickets: we work in consortium with senior M&A advisors and our role is corridor expertise.
Are you regulated?
plotus is not a regulated investment firm — we do not perform regulated placement actions. We operate as M&A advisory and operational execution. For regulated acts (placement, listing), we work with partner investment banks.
What is the tax benefit of the FR-TR bilateral treaty?
Capped withholding on dividends (15%), interest (15%), and royalties (10%), capital-gains exemption in certain structures, double-taxation elimination. Properly structured, an FDI can save 5 to 12 IRR points over 5 years.

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