The ‘very experienced and collaborative’ group at ÖzmenYalçin has a focus on refinancings and debt restructurings, where it acts for mix of lenders and borrowers. The team is jointly led by banking and finance specialists Ömer Gökhan Özmen and Güneş Yalçın, both of whom enjoy good relationships with domestic and global financial institutions. The group also includes newly promoted partners Damla Keskin Şerbetcioğlu and Handan Bacıoğlu, who also focus on banking and finance transactions.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team is very experienced and collaborative.’

  • ‘Damla Keskin Şerbetcioğlu is very experienced and friendly.’

Key clients

  • Adnan Polat Enerji Yatırımı
  • Yapı ve Kredi Bankası
  • T. Halk Bankası
  • T. İş Bankası
  • Denizbank
  • T. Garanti Bankası
  • T. Vakıflar Bankası TAO
  • T.C. Ziraat Bankası
  • Odeabank
  • Safi Çimento Üretim Sanayi Ticaret
  • Doğanlar Yatırım Holding
  • Galatasaray Spor Kulübü

Work highlights

  • Advised Adnan Polat Enerji Yatırımı as borrower on a refinancing by a syndication of banks including EBRD, İş Bankası TSKB and Garanti Bankası.
  • Advised Safi Çimento Üretim Sanayi ve Ticaret on the acquisition of Sançim Çimento from Aşkale Çimento.
  • Advised Yenikoy Enterprises on the sale of shares of Atlas Tersanecilik Sanayi ve Ticaret to Desan Deniz İnşaat Sanayi.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ömer Gökhan Özmen, Güneş Yalçın

Other key lawyers

Damla Keskin Şerbetcioğlu, Handan Bacıoğlu