Mr Sait Eryılmaz > CIFTCI Attorney Partnership in association with Clifford Chance > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile
CIFTCI Attorney Partnership in association with Clifford Chance Offices
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Mr Sait Eryılmaz
Work Department
Banking, Finance and Capital Markets
Position
Partner, Banking & Finance
Career
Sait Eryilmaz is the Partner heading the Turkish finance practice of the firm. He is specialised in banking and finance transactions, with a particular focus on project finance and structured finance.
Over the past years, Sait has held a key position at the forefront of Turkish infrastructure and energy transactions, taking part in many notable projects including PPPs. He has been acting for banks, ECAs, Islamic and conventional financial institutions, sponsors and other transaction parties in domestic and international project financings, including PPPs, infrastructure, transportation (roads, railways and airports) energy projects, oil and gas, and privatisations.
Sait holds an extensive experience in finance including restructurings, syndicated financings, project financings, Islamic financings, securitisations and other structured financings along with representing issuers and underwriters in both debt and equity offerings including eurobond, sukuk and covered bond offerings in and outside turkey
Languages
English, Turkish
Lawyer Rankings
Turkey > Banking, finance and capital markets
(Next Generation Partners)Sait Eryılmaz – CIFTCI Attorney Partnership in association with Clifford Chance
The internationally oriented team at CIFTCI Attorney Partnership in association with Clifford Chance acts for an impressive roster of domestic and foreign financial institutions, including commercial banks, and bilateral and multilateral development agencies. Demonstrating a marked emphasis on project finance, the team is primarily noted for its expertise in the infrastructure, healthcare and energy sectors, where it frequently acts in tandem with lawyers from the wider Clifford Chance network. Alongside its projects prowess, the group’s recent experience also spans syndicated financings, Islamic finance, structured finance and capital markets work. Department head Sait Eryılmaz handles a broad range of banking and finance matters, with a focus on project finance and structured finance. At junior level, counsel Gökçe Uzun and senior associates Başar Kırka and Ali Can Altıparmak are all recommended.
Turkey > Project finance/projects
(Next Generation Partners)Sait Eryilmaz – CIFTCI Attorney Partnership in association with Clifford Chance
CIFTCI Attorney Partnership in association with Clifford Chance houses a dominant projects group, which routinely advises on sophisticated, often cross-border, projects in the infrastructure, healthcare, and energy and natural resources spheres. Particularly acclaimed for its finance prowess, the group additionally represents an impressive roster of government bodies, sponsors, investors and others on project development, secondary market transactions, and energy trading matters. Next-generation partner Sait Eryılmaz ‘effectively finds solutions’ and heads a group that also includes talented counsel Gökçe Uzun. Also providing support are associates Başar Kırka, Ali Can Altıparmak and Pelinsu Demircan.
Turkey > Restructuring and insolvency
Best known for its work with financial institutions, CIFTCI Attorney Partnership in association with Clifford Chance advised major local and global lenders on a string of debt restructurings over the past year. The team is also distinguished by its international offering and it routinely leverages the wider firm’s global network to secure roles in multi-jurisdictional matters, particularly UK-related work. Finance specialist Sait Eryılmaz spearheads the practice, while counsel Gökçe Uzun provides support.