Banking & Finance | Europe

Paksoy is a renowned Turkish firm working with both private and state-owned entities on syndicated loan agreements, acquisition finance and project finance. The law firm also assists with structured and secured facilities, as well as export financing mandates. It is experienced in initial and secondary public offerings and securities transactions, including the establishment of bond programmes and Eurobonds. The team offers particular prowess in Islamic finance, assisting domestic lenders with Sharia-compliant sukuk structures. It frequently acts alongside leading international law firms on cross-border matters.

BASEAK regularly advises international financial institutions on their Turkish financing transactions, benefiting from the vast international network of associated firm Dentons when acting on complex cross-border matters. The law firm acts for both borrowers and lenders on project and export financing mandates. It boasts additional experience handling syndicated lending and regulatory issues. The firm is also well placed to advise on financial services regulations.

CE Partners, previously CIFTCI Attorney Partnership, has a strong team advising on cross-border financing matters, drawing on international strength from associated firm Clifford Chance. The team acts on project and acquisition finance mandates across a range of sectors including energy, financial services and transport, offering particular expertise in PPP projects. The law firm assists global financial institutions with interests in Turkey and also advises major Turkish banks on financing projects and transactions in foreign jurisdictions.

Gedik & Eraksoy Avukatlık Ortaklığı has a well-established practice that regularly advises domestic and international financial institutions on bilateral and syndicated loan agreements. The team also assists with debt refinancings. It advises international and domestic financial institutions as arrangers, sponsors, issuers and underwriters on a range of equity and debt capital markets, from initial public offerings for domestic and international corporate clients to Eurobonds and GMTN programmes. The team is aided on multi-jurisdictional mandates by associated international firm Allen & Overy.

ASC Law Office advises domestic and international lenders and borrowers on a wide variety of banking and finance mandates. The firm is adept at handling syndicated, project and acquisition financing, as well as restructuring and refinancing matters. The group serves as legal counsel for a variety of clients from the energy and financial services sectors including on regulatory mandates.