Ece GÜNER

M&A, TMT (with a focus on telecoms and media), project work (PPP, infrastructure and energy), litigation, arbitration, and privatization and generally in cross-border investment transactions.

Ece Guner has more than 25 years of experience. She formed her office in July 1996. As resident and founding partner, she has been leading projects of the firm in Turkey for the past 25 years. Ece Guner advised Shell on its over US$4 billion acquisition (as part of a consortium with the Koc Group) of Turkish state-owned refinery Tupraswhich formed the second biggest oil distribution company in Turkey.Some other examples of clients the firm advised include international private equity fund General Atlantic in its recent acquisition of the leading Turkish ecommerce company YemekSepeti, MapeiS.p.a. in its acquisition of Wallmerk adhesives, Cadbury Schweppes Plc, Advent or Aviva Plc. among others. The Firm’s strong banking and project finance expertise covers all aspects of B&F matters including syndicated and structured loans, asset or trade finance, project finance and Islamic finance. The Firm advised Standard Chartered Bank on a loan facility worth close to a $1 billion granted to a local bank; SociétéGénérale on a project financing of a mining project worth USD 325,000,000, İs Bankası on acquisition finance for the acquisition of AFM Cinema; as well as ING Bank NV, Raiffeisen Bank International AG and HSBC Bank plc among others. The Firm recently advised an energy company owned by Gama and General Electric on theproject financing of an 840MW combined cycle gas turbine power project and Limak in relation to the USD 105,000,000 financing of the privatization of the Hamitabat 1,120MW power plant. Ece Guner is proud to be legal advisors to some of the largest global technology, media and telecoms companies including News Corporation, Fox International Channels, Nokia Corporation, ICANN etc. on all corporate, broadcasting and regulatory matters in Turkey.

University of Law of Paris II (Pantheon-Assas, attached to the Sorbonne) Qualified Masters Degree with a major in Commercial and Tax Law and a minor in International Private Law, with the Highest Honor Degree: ‘Mention Tres Bien’.