Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership

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The restructuring and insolvency group at Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership draws on the wider firm’s top-tier offerings in energy and projects to excel in advising on the restructuring of major projects, with particularly strong activity in the healthcare sphere. The group, which strikes a balance between lender-side and debtor-side mandates, also impresses with its extensive experience in cross-border files. Key contacts include managing partner Senem Denktaş, who is recognised for her projects expertise; banking and finance specialist Piraye Kuranel Başol; and dispute resolution partner Şule Uluç.

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Key clients

  • Export Development Canada
  • U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
  • IFC
  • EIB
  • K-Exim
  • K-Sure
  • The Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB)
  • Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft (DEG)

Work highlights

  • Advising a group of lenders on the Ankara Etlik Healthcare Campus project, including advising on the restructuring of the debt extended to the project company.
  • Advising a group of lenders on both the Izmir and Kocaeli Healthcare Campus projects, including advising on the restructuring of the debt extended to the project company.

Lawyers

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Piraye Kuranel Başol
Piraye Kuranel Başol is among the leaders of our Banking & Finance and Infrastructure & Project Finance practice groups, advising on all aspects of financing transactions. Ms. Kuranel Başol is known for creating custom and efficient solutions for each particular transaction based on over two decades’ worth of experience representing clients on every side of cross-border transactional financing. She also has extensive experience in the compliance side of Banking & Finance and is highly praised for her ability to translate that know-how into building robust transactional structures. Ms. Kuranel Başol represents international and local banks, international financial institutions (IFIs), international development banks (IDBs), Export Development Banks, corporations, and private clients on all finance-related aspects of their projects. Some of her most significant work has included several multi-billion dollar major infrastructure-financing projects by bank consortiums including IFIs. Additionally, Ms. Kuranel Başol consistently represents both the sponsors and borrowers, and having worked with both financial institutions and borrowers, she has gained the unique perspective of being able to see and understand the expectations of both parties and advise accordingly.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Senem Denktaş, Piraye Kuranel Başol, Şule Uluç