Sera Somay

Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Islamic Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions

Sera Somay is the partner heading the banking and finance practice of the firm with a specific focus on Islamic finance transactions. Sera works on syndicated and club loans for financial institutions and corporates, acquisition financing, secured financing and other structured financings. Sera advised on the first international Sukuk issuance by the Republic of Turkey and the first Sukuk issuance by a Turkish Islamic bank. She also works on murabaha syndications of Turkish participation banks as well as their annual sukuk issuances. Sera also advises on regulatory M&As across a variety of sectors with a focus on Banking M&As.

New York University, School of Law, LL.M.Istanbul University, School of Law