Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership houses a thriving capital markets practice, with strong recent experience in representing both issuers and underwriters in domestic and cross-border bond offerings. In a highlight example, group co-head Piraye Kuranel Başol led the department’s advice to Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality on a bond issuance to finance the expansion of Istanbul’s subway lines. On the banking and finance side, the team demonstrates adroit handling of corporate finance, project finance, Islamic finance, and regulatory issues, among others. Fellow department co-head Yeşim Api Şamlı is recommended for both transactional and regulatory work.
Testimonials
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‘Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership relies on a highly skilled team, being able to assist with all core legal and tax advisory activities. The team is efficient, versed in different areas and has a strong background in delivering high-level professional services.’
‘Yeşim Api Şamlı is my person of reference within the firm. Yesim is a brilliant professional, skilled in advising high-net-worth Turkish families on their wealth-planning matters. She is admired for her hard-working attitude and her ability to understand the clients’ needs.’
‘The cases we collaborated on demanded profound knowledge of very niche topics, not well understood in the Turkish legal environment.’
‘We worked with both seasoned partners and junior associates, and both categories of professionals performed outstandingly.’
Key clients
- EBRD
- Export Development Canada
- US International Development Finance Corporation
- IFC
- EIB
- Morgan Stanley
- Credit Suisse
Work highlights
- Acted as Turkish counsel to the initial purchasers, Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley, on the €275m debut high-yield bond offering of Standard Profil.
- Advised ICBC Turkey on regulatory matters connected to capital market activities conducted in Turkey through various different business lines.
- Advised Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality on a bond issuance project for the financing of the expansion of the subway lines in the city of Istanbul.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Piraye Kuranel Başol, Yeşim Api Şamlı