Ms Banu Bölükemini > Bezen & Partners > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile
Bezen & Partners Offices
Dereboyu Cad. Bilim Sok. Sun Plaza, No: 5 Floor: 21, Maslak
34398
Turkey
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Ms Banu Bölükemini
Work Department
Partner – Banking, Finance and Projects.
Position
Banu Bölükemini advises domestic and international clients on a wide-range of Turkish law matters, with a particular focus on banking, finance, energy and infrastructure deals.
Career
Banu Bölükemini graduated from the Osnabrück Universität (LLB Law), passed her first “Staatsexamen” and moved to Turkey thereafter where she received her equivalence qualification at the Istanbul University. Ms. Bölükemini advises domestic and international clients on a wide-range of Turkish law matters, with a particular focus on projects, and in particular German clients in their native language. Banu Bölükemini has an LLM in Banking and Finance from the University of London. She has been with the firm since 2008 and was recently promoted to partnership. Ms. Bölükemini has accomplished a secondment at the EBRD’s Istanbul office (September 2013 – February 2014) where she was involved in various project finance and corporate loan transactions. Banu Bölükemini is the co-author of several publications on financing and infrastructure. A selection of her publications is as follows: (1) “Procurement mind-set: A handicap to PPPs in Turkey?”, Project Finance Yearbook 2014/2015; (2) “Arbeitsrecht in der Türkei”, DataKontext, Personal Manager, Expat/Impat Guide 2014, pp. 23-26 (article in the German language with respect to Turkish employment law); (3) “Project finance in Turkey”, The Principles of Project Finance, Edited by Rod Morrison, May 2012, pp. 357-371; (4) “Financial Leasing in renewable energy projects in Turkey: suitable alternative for financiers?”, Law and Financial Markets Review, January 2011, pp. 33-36; (5) “Project finance in Turkey’s energy sector: a Turkish delight for financiers”, Law and Financial Markets Review, Practitioners Perspective, May 2010, pp. 272-275; (6) “Banking Regulation – Turkey Chapter”, Getting the Deal Through – Banking Regulation, 2009.
Languages
English, German (native), Turkish (native).
Memberships
Bar of Istanbul.
Education
LLB, Osnabrück Universität – Dipl.-Jur. (Germany) Equivalence Qualification, Istanbul University (Turkey) LLM, Banking and Finance, University of London
Lawyer Rankings
Turkey > Banking, finance and capital markets
A popular choice for both lenders and borrowers, Bezen & Partners
has been particularly active in the energy, infrastructure, and real estate and construction spheres of late. The group is additionally noted for its significant international dimension, despite being a local firm, due in no small part to the cross-border expertise of UK-qualified firm founder Yeşim Bezen, who specialises in banking, project finance and structured finance. Other key contacts include Banu Bölükemini, who enjoys close links with client EBRD, where she previously spent five months on secondment; and Murat Soylu, whose practice spans corporate, capital markets and finance. Berkay Sezginci is a capable associate.
Turkey > Project finance/projects
(Leading individuals)‘Among the standout financing firms’, Bezen & Partners is a popular choice for multilateral development banks, with the EBRD and Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank among its representative clients. The group also acts for project owners and borrowers, with strong recent experience in the energy and natural resources, infrastructure and real estate spheres. UK-qualified founding partner Yeşim Bezen is recognised for her expertise in banking, structured finance and project finance transactions and co-heads the department alongside fellow transactional specialist Banu Bölükemini. Aykut Bakırcı
spearheads the regulatory side of the practice.
Turkey > Energy
Bezen & Partners continues to maintain its stellar reputation for the full gamut of energy related issues, routinely advising investors, lenders, developers and other stakeholders on power generation and distribution projects. The group regularly acts for both domestic and international energy companies in range of financing and licensing mandates. Aykut Bakırcı heads the team with his in-depth knowledge of the legal framework governing the energy sector. Co-leading the team alongside him are Yeşim Bezen and Banu Bölükemini; Bezen is well-versed in project documentation, and Bölükemini is known for her expertise in energy financing transactions.
Lawyer Rankings
- Energy Turkey
- Leading individuals Turkey > Project finance/projects
- Project finance/projects Turkey
- Banking, finance and capital markets Turkey