The Legal 500

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

Pekin & Bayar Law Firm has recently acted on numerous multimillion-dollar loan facilities, primarily acting for the finance parties. It advised Rabobank and Finansbank as lenders on a supplemental agreement for the inclusion of new loan facilities and an increase of the original facility amount by $1bn for the borrower, Ojer Telekomunikasyon AS. Other clients include the National Bank of Greece, and Akbank. Selin Bayar is the main contact.

Within Competition, tier 4

Pekin & Bayar Law Firm has expertise in Turkish and European competition rules. It advises across the board on competition matters including merger control and negative clearance applications, and also represents clients in TCB investigations.

Within Corporate and M&A, Pekin & Bayar Law Firm is a second tier firm,

Pekin & Bayar Law Firm is primarily involved in pharmaceuticals, real estate, and energy sector M&A. It recently collaborated with CMS Cameron McKenna LLP to advise the purchaser group (Ethemba Capital and NBGI Private Equity) on the 100% acquisition of Birgi Mefar Group as well as 75% of Defar Ilaç. Practice head Sefika Pekin and Selin Bayar are recommended.

Within Dispute resolution, Pekin & Bayar Law Firm is a third tier firm,

Erhan Kaya now leads Pekin & Bayar Law Firm’s litigation group after the departure of Can Oguzer in 2010. The team is acting in a number of multimillion-dollar actions, particularly in the financial services sector.

Within Privatisation, Pekin & Bayar Law Firm is a third tier firm,

Selin Bayar is the main contact at Pekin & Bayar Law Firm for privatisation work. The team advises bidders and bid lenders in privatisations.

Within Project finance/projects, Pekin & Bayar Law Firm is a third tier firm,

Selin Bayar leads project finance work at Pekin & Bayar Law Firm. The group has acted on a number of project financings, typically for the lender or facility agent. It recently represented the lender in a €50m loan agreement with Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality to finance the Haliç bridge project.