About

Provided by Akol Law

Akol’s top-tier Banking & Finance team is one of the most experienced and active in the Turkish market, offering a broad range of services to banks and other financial institutions, private equity funds and corporations seeking financing for their businesses and projects. 

The Team represents many of the major local and international banks and international financial institutions acting as lenders, agents, security agents and/or investment vehicles for a broad range of Turkish and cross border public, private and leveraged transactions.

Banking and financial sectors are heavily regulated, and the Firm is well-equipped to offer regulatory services and support for all necessary interaction with relevant administrations such as the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency and the Capital Markets Board.

Akol Law also has extensive experience in revolving credit facilities, mezzanine/senior debt financings, and invoice discounting facilities, syndicated loans, club loans, participations, straight bank lending, treasury products, restructurings, asset based and other secured financing, as well as loan note structures and other deferred consideration arrangements.

Acquisition Finance is one of the main specialties of the Team and has a strong track-record in these types of transactions and therefore the ability to move swiftly through financing structures and suggest creative structuring solutions for banks and borrowers alike.

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Turkey

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Akol Law has a notable practice advising international investment banks and domestic corporate clients on a variety of ECM and DCM mandates. The law firm is particularly experienced acting for both issuers and underwriters on IPOs and Eurobond issuances. The team is also noted for its banking and finance experience, assisting with project finance, acquisition finance and loan and facility agreements.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Meltem Akol
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Band 1
Meltem Akol demonstrates skill in advising corporates and financial institutions on IPOs and Eurobond issuances.

Meltem Akol has extensive expertise in capital markets and unparalelled commercial vision, offering an in depth look concerning the issues that our projects face.

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Meltem Akol
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Members

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Meltem Akol

Head of Department

Clients

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Credit Europe N.V.

Credit Suisse

DenizBank

Deutsche Bank

EBRD

EMAAR

Garanti Bank

Halkbank

IFC

Multi BV

Odeabank

Palmet Enerji

QNB Finansbank

Rönesans Holding

Turkey Wealth Fund

Türkiye Kalkınma ve Yatırım Bankası

Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası

Unicreditbank

Vakıfbank

Yapı Kredi

Ziraat Bank

İş Bank

Industries

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Banks and Financial Institutions

Construction

Consumer

Energy

Infrastructure

Manufacturing

Medical

Real Estate

Transportation

Utilities