The 'highly successful team' at Balcioglu Selçuk Eymirlioglu Ardiyok Keki Attorney Partnership provides 'responsive and solutions-oriented advice' to lenders and borrowers seeking or providing finance to facilitate a myriad of objectives, be it in the context of ongoing working capital/general corporate lending purposes, as well as large event-driven transactions. The team, which is led by the vastly experienced Barlas Balcıoğlu, regularly advises lenders (working alongside the London office of its associated firm Dentons) in the context of syndicated dual currency term loan facilities to capitalise Turkish banks. As well as regularly being involved in the aforementioned interbank lending activity, Balcıoğlu is also noted for his real estate and project finance prowess and is well-versed at advising on both commercial bank-sourced financing as well as by International Finance Institutions (IFIs). The 'very responsive' Burcu Boso excels at handling both transactional work, including in the context of equity capital markets (ECM) issuer mandates and lender-side acquisition finance, as well as financial services regulatory advice and restructurings. Günhan Yalçın advises financial institutions and corporate borrowers across a myriad bilateral and syndicated financing transactions and is a key member of the team that also includes highly valued counsel Ceyda Aydın.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'They are a highly successful team in analysing client requests and providing responsive and solutions-oriented advice. In addition to general briefings, the alternative solutions they offer, thanks to their detailed research, make our business life much easier.'
- 'Burcu Boso is very responsive.'
Key clients
- Bank of America, N.A.
- China Development Bank
- Emirates NBD Bank PJSC
- AKA Ausfuhrkredit-Gesellschaft mbH
- Melike Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
- BNP Paribas
- The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC)
- Commerzbank AG
- Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V. (FMO)
- Sunrise Foods International Inc.
- Tiryaki Agro Gıda ve Sanayi Ticaret A.Ş.
- Tiryaki Holding A.Ş.
- MUFG Bank, Ltd.
- Bank of America Europe DAC
- Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
- Emirates NBD Capital Limited
- UNICREDIT SPA
- Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Ş.
- Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG
- Aareal Bank AG
- Credit Europe Bank N.V.
- Sberbank (Switzerland) AG
- Kiva Capital Management, LLC
- REYL & Cie SA
- HSBC Bank A.Ş.
- Göltaş Enerji Elektrik Üretim A.Ş.
- HSBC Bank plc and HSBC Bank Middle East Limited
- AK Bars Bank, PAO
- ODDO BHF Aktiengesellschaft
- Black Sea Trade and Development Bank
- Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB)
- Investment Fund for Developing Countries
- Bank of China Turkey A.Ş.
- Marelli Holdings Co. Ltd.
- ING Bank N.V.
- Akfen Holding A.Ş.
- Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji A.Ş.
- Test Taşıt Muayene İstasyonları Yapım ve İşletim A.Ş.
- Marport Liman İşletmeleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
- Landesbank Baden-Württenberg
- Natwest Group, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
Work highlights
- Advised leading international banks (including ENBD, Mizuho, BNP Paribas, and Commerzbank AG) in the unsecured syndicated loan facilities to major Turkish banks including Yapı Kredi, Isbank, QNB Finansbank, Vakıfbank, ING Bank, TEB and Alternatifbank.
- Advised HSBC in relation to a secured €27m loan facility to BLS International Holding A.Ş. for the acquisition of İdata Danışmanlık ve Hizmet Dış Ticaret A.Ş.
- Advised Sunrise Foods International Inc, the leading Canadian Company and a global provider of organic and conventional grain and feed, in a $257.5m refinancing facility provided by a syndicate of banks.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Barlas Balcıoğlu