Across the financial services, energy and critical infrastructure sectors, GKC Partners (in professional association with White & Case)‘s restructuring and insolvency team has a stand-out practice for large-scale restructuring for both debtors and creditors. Debt restructuring and refinancing for subsidiaries of major international banks remains a key area of focus for the practice. Güniz Gökçe, with extensive experience and a key adviser to investment and commercial banks, direct lenders, corporate borrowers and PE sponsors, leads the team alongside Ateş Turnaoğlu, an expert in debt finance and restructuring transactions.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team always provides answers in a timely manner - it is a highly recommended team.’
- ‘Ateş Turnaoğlu and Kaan Alkan make a great team, providing all the right answers. These two exceptional people deliver great results.’
Key clients
- Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Ş.
- Lenders to Yapı Merkezi
- Lenders to Yapıray
- Boyabat Elektrik Üretim ve Ticaret A.Ş.
- Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası A.Ş., T. Garanti
- Bankası A.Ş., Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş., Türkiye İş
- Odea Bank A.Ş.
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Practice head
Güniz Gökçe; Ateş Turnaoğlu
Other key lawyers
Kaan Alkan