The Legal 500

Within Banking, finance and capital markets, Pekin & Pekin is a first tier firm,

Pekin & Pekin enjoys ‘a good reputation’. It has acted for lenders or arrangers on a number of multimillion-dollar financings, and handled some borrower work. Islamic finance is a developing practice. Group head Ahmed Pekin and Sezin Okkan Çaliskan are recommended.

Within Competition, Pekin & Pekin is a third tier firm,

Pekin & Pekin recently acted on several pre-merger notifications and merger control matters. Ali Sanver heads the practice.

Within Corporate and M&A, Pekin & Pekin is a first tier firm,

Pekin & Pekin’s M&A practice has revolved around the pharmaceuticals and energy sectors recently, where it has acted for the acquirers on high-value deals. New practice head Kemal Serdengeçti and Sezin Okkan Çaliskan are recommended.

Within Dispute resolution, Pekin & Pekin is a second tier firm,

Pekin & Pekin is representing a claimant in a multimillion-dollar civil action for fraud and has attracted a number of significant matters in the financial services industry. Gökben Erdem Dirican, Ahmed Pekin, Ali Gözütok, and Ahmet Bagci are the partners in the team.

Within IT and telecoms, Pekin & Pekin is a first tier firm,

Pekin & Pekin’s IT and telecoms team has handled numerous billion-dollar transactions. It recently attracted two significant new clients. Kemal Serdengeçti is the new practice head.

Within Intellectual property, Pekin & Pekin is a third tier firm,

Kemal Serdengeçti heads Pekin & Pekin’s IP practice, which handles contentious and non-contentious matters. Recent work has included trade mark objections and opposition filings. Ali Gözutok is also recommended.

Within Media and entertainment, Pekin & Pekin is a second tier firm,

Pekin & Pekin provides corporate support to media and entertainment clients, and recently advised a client on the establishment and supply of services to a cartoon television channel. Corporate partner Kemal Serdengeçti now leads the team, following the departure of Ayça Sevimay.

Within Privatisation, Pekin & Pekin is a first tier firm,

Pekin & Pekin is advising a holding company regarding a potential acqusition via privatisation. Kemal Serdengeçti leads the privatisation practice, and Ahmed Pekin is recommended for related finance.

Within Project finance/projects, Pekin & Pekin is a first tier firm,

Pekin & Pekin has a stronghold in the project finance market, representing lenders. It is advising a client on a multimillion-dollar loan facility for an SPV in the electrical generation and supply sector. Ahmed Pekin and Kemal Serdengeçti are the names to note.

Within Tax , Pekin & Pekin is a first tier firm,

Pekin & Pekin’s tax advice is ‘invaluable’ to clients seeking assistance on complex structures and cross-border transactions. Ali Sanver is well respected, as is banking and finance partner Ahmed Pekin.