Özdirekcan Dündar Şenocak Ak in partnership with Gide Loyrette Nouel‘s focus on work in the banking and finance space is in relation to advising international banks and IFIs on lending activity with a cross-border complexion. As well as advice on a range of new money mandates, covering asset and project finance, Bülent Özdirekcan is also adept at handling restructuring and insolvency matters. Arpat Şenocak co-heads the team alongside Bulent and regularly advises international banks on regulatory compliance issues pursuant to their activity in Turkey.
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- ‘The team is responsive, disciplined and meticulous.'
Key clients
- International Finance Corporation
- Altilis
- Skandinavska Enskilda Banken
- AFD
- ALD International
- SG Hambros
- PJSC Rosbank
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- T. İş Bankası
- BNP Paribas Cardif Sigorta
- Türkiye Sigorta
- The Export-Import Bank of China
- Euler Hermes
- Ak Gida
- International Finance Corporation
Work highlights
- Advised Société Générale Milano—a branch of Groupe Société Générale in Italy—concerning a cross-border financial lease delivered to SunExpress—a joint venture formed between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa.
- Assisted Portage Ventures with financial and banking law aspects in the scope of its investment into the Turkish retail investing start-up Midas Menkul Değerler.
- Advised Société Générale Milano—a company part of Groupe Société Générale in Italy—on the granting of a general-purpose facility in Euro labelled as Green Loan—loans meant for sustainable, environmentally friendly purposes—in connection with a pool of banks.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Arpat Şenocak, Bülent Özdirekcan