Acting alone as well as being able to leverage the international resources of Norton Rose Fulbright (its alliance firm), Pekin Bayar Mizrahi has a strong reputation advising creditors on new money and refinancing transactions in the context of large domestic and cross-border projects, M&A mandates and for general working capital purposes. Senior partner Selin Bayar is also well-versed in handling project finance matters, which she combines with some work on the capital markets front. Meral Arabacı co-heads the team alongside Bayar and has a strong grounding in litigation which is added value from a risk management perspective when drafting finance documents as well as in the event of any subsequent disputes. Former co-head Utku Ünver left the firm post-publication.
Key clients
- HSBC
- Cassa Depositi e Prestiti S.p.A.
Work highlights
- Advised Dubai Islamic Bank in its acquisition of a 20% + 1 stake in five companies of the T.O.M. Group, alongside the option to acquire an additional five percent.
- Advised Mars Growth Capital Fund 1, a jointly sponsored fund of MUFG Bank and Liquidity Capital, in its provision of a revolving credit facility of $40m to TruKKer Holding Limited, secured by the assets of TruKKer group entities, including TruKKer Teknoloji Limited Şirketi.