Banking & Finance
Our Banking & Finance Practice Group offers comprehensive regulatory guidance to banks, asset management firms, factoring firms, financial leasing companies and other financial institutions. Our expertise in Turkish banking laws and regulations, combined with a deep understanding of international standards such as Basel III and the European Union directives, enables us to adeptly handle regulatory aspects of complex cross-border transactions. We represent our clients before the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency for approvals and investigations.
Our transactional capabilities extend to finance law, specializing in drafting and negotiating facility agreements, along with the relevant security package, as part of a large spectrum of high-profile cross-border transactions (e.g., bilateral and syndicated loans, leveraged finance, real estate finance, project finance, restructuring, refinancing and acquisition finance).
We offer expert regulatory advice and representation for the full spectrum of capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings, equity, debt and equity-linked deals. Our expertise covers a diverse range of fund categories, including hedge funds, private equity and venture capital. We guide both domestic and international clients through the regulatory framework governing securities issuance and trading ensuring their activities comply with the Turkish Capital Market Law and its secondary legislation.
Our transactional services encompass all types of capital markets activities, including IPOs, capital increases, private placements, etc. We assist clients, from publicly listed companies to crypto exchanges, with their governance obligations and adhering to capital market regulations. We also represent them before the Capital Markets Board of Türkiye.