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Turkey > Project finance/projects Tier 2
The increasingly prominent team at ÖzmenYalçin has made significant inroads into the market since its establishment in March 2022. Acting for a mix of financial institutions and borrowers on project finance matters, the group has notched up a particularly strong run of involvement in energy projects. The team is led jointly by Ömer Gökhan Özmen, who specialises in banking, finance and corporate work, and Güneş Yalçın, who has an emphasis on banking, finance and capital markets law. Next-generation partner Damla Keskin Şerbetcioğlu is also recommended.Practice head(s):
Ömer Gökhan Özmen; Güneş Yalçın
Other key lawyers:
Damla Keskin Şerbetcioğlu; Utku Aydın
Testimonials
‘ÖzmenYalçın is remarkably good at being client-oriented. From a glimpse of a situation, lawyers can easily detect what a client needs to do. Whenever our company needed the team, it was accessible. The team always maintains a good attitude, and this reflects on its approach to negotiations.’
‘The team’s billing policy is super-transparent and very easy to understand, there has not been an issue about any expense or billed time. We have not faced anything we have not expected. The diversity among the team is very deep and luckily, it helps you to communicate with the team.’
‘We worked with Güneş Yalçın and Utku Aydın. They offer unique expertise in each area. We did not face any problem in terms of legal knowledge. Also, we were satisfied with their soft skills which play a key role during projects. Güneş Yalçın did an amazing job when negotiations stuck between parties.’
‘The team is very experienced and collaborative.’
‘Damla Keskin Şerbetcioğlu is very experienced and friendly.’
‘The firm was collaborative and, compared to other firms, its billing was quite fair.’
‘Damla Keskin Şerbetcioğlu and Utku Aydın were active during the entire process. They communicated rapidly and on-time. When necessary, they were able to explain the articles one by one to the company. They were quite reachable and collaborative from the very beginning of the process.’
Key clients
Adnan Polat Enerji Yatırımı
Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası
Yapı ve Kredi Bankası
T. Halk Bankası
T. İş Bankası
Denizbank
T. Garanti Bankası
T. Vakıflar Bankası TAO
T.C. Ziraat Bankası
Odeabank
Biotrend Çevre ve Enerji Yatırımları
Kıvanç Tekstil
Bali Rüzgar
Knot Enerji Elektrik Üretim
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü
Bay Temiz Enerji Elektrik Üretim
Karayel Elektrik Üretim
Simay Elektrik Üretim
Yıldırım Holding
Work highlights
- Advising Adnan Polat Enerji Yatırımı as borrower on a refinancing by a syndication of banks of project financings of four SPVs of Polat Enerji.
- Advising Biotrend Çevre ve Enerji Yatırımları on project agreements with UOP, including a process licence agreement, and a major equipment supply agreement for its planned waste plastics recycling facility, among other issues.
- Advising Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası on a €50m project financing provided to support the capacity increase of Kartal WPP.
Turkey > Restructuring and insolvency Tier 2
The ‘very experienced and collaborative’ group at ÖzmenYalçin has a focus on refinancings and debt restructurings, where it acts for mix of lenders and borrowers. The team is jointly led by banking and finance specialists Ömer Gökhan Özmen and Güneş Yalçın, both of whom enjoy good relationships with domestic and global financial institutions. The group also includes newly promoted partners Damla Keskin Şerbetcioğlu and Handan Bacıoğlu, who also focus on banking and finance transactions.Practice head(s):
Ömer Gökhan Özmen; Güneş Yalçın
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘The team is very experienced and collaborative.’
‘Damla Keskin Şerbetcioğlu is very experienced and friendly.’
Key clients
Adnan Polat Enerji Yatırımı
Yapı ve Kredi Bankası
T. Halk Bankası
T. İş Bankası
Denizbank
T. Garanti Bankası
T. Vakıflar Bankası TAO
T.C. Ziraat Bankası
Odeabank
Safi Çimento Üretim Sanayi Ticaret
Doğanlar Yatırım Holding
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü
Work highlights
- Advised Adnan Polat Enerji Yatırımı as borrower on a refinancing by a syndication of banks including EBRD, İş Bankası TSKB and Garanti Bankası.
- Advised Safi Çimento Üretim Sanayi ve Ticaret on the acquisition of Sançim Çimento from Aşkale Çimento.
- Advised Yenikoy Enterprises on the sale of shares of Atlas Tersanecilik Sanayi ve Ticaret to Desan Deniz İnşaat Sanayi.
Turkey > Banking, finance and capital markets Tier 3
ÖzmenYalçin has hit the ground running following its establishment in March 2022. In particular, it posted an impressive performance on the equity capital markets side, where it has completed 12 IPOs since its launch. The practice also houses a thriving debt capital markets practice, while on the banking and finance side it has strong experience in representing lenders and borrowers on project and acquisition finance transactions, among other matters. Increasingly prominent sector specialists Ömer Gökhan Özmen and Güneş Yalçın co-lead the department. Younger partners Handan Bacıoğlu, Murat Ayyıldız and Damla Keskin Şerbetcioğlu are also noted.Practice head(s):
Ömer Gökhan Özmen; Güneş Yalçın
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘The team was very responsive and commercially oriented. The firm was there to help the client even in out-of-scope matters – without excess charging, which shows how client oriented they are.’
‘Ömer Gökhan Özmen is very hard-working and hands-on. He is very knowledgeable. Handan Bacıoğlu is similarly very hard-working and patient.’
‘ÖzmenYalcin is an outstanding law firm for structured finance deals. Lawyers are reliable, on time and to-the-point.’
‘Günes Yalcin is very practical and helpful, besides the legal knowledge and expertise. Always a pleasure to work with.’
‘The level of devotion and the ability to adapt to a difficult task is very strong with this team. Lawyers are flexible and work very efficiently.’
‘Damla Keskin Şerbetcioğlu is a very devoted and talented lawyer; very smart in assessing situations and hard-working.’
‘Ömer Gökhan Özmen is an outstanding individual dealing with the highest number of IPOs in Turkey. He maintains good relationships with regulators and sector leaders.’
Key clients
Türkiye Vakıflar Bankası TAO
Türkiye İş Bankası
QNB Finansbank
T.C. Ziraat Bankası
Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası
Şekerbank TAŞ
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Türkiye İhracat Kredi Bankası (Turk Eximbank)
Tarım Kredi Yem Sanayi ve Ticaret (Tarım Kredi Yem)
Tarım Kredi Birlik Tarım Ürünleri Hayvancılık Ambalaj Petrol Nakliyat İthalat İhracat San. ve Tic. (Tarım Kredi Birlik)
Tarkim Bitki Koruma Sanayi ve Ticaret (Tarkim)
Kalkınma Yatırım Varlık Kiralama (TKYB)
Galatasaray Spor Kulubü (GS)
Adnan Polat Enerji Yatırımı (APEY)
Doğanlar Mobilya Grubu İmalat Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi (Doğanlar Mobilya)
Biotrend Çevre ve Enerji Yatırımları Anonim Şirketi (Biotrend)
Alfa Solar Enerji ve Ticaret Ticaret (Alfa Solar)
Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji
Tatlıpınar Enerji Üretim (Tatlıpınar)
Oncosem Onkolojik Sistemler Sanayi ve Ticaret
Bien Yapı Ürünleri Sanayi Turizm Ve Ticaret
Katılımevim Tasarruf Finansman
Fuzul Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı
Göknur Gıda Maddeleri Enerji İmalat İthalat İhracat Ticaret ve Sanayi
EYG Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı (EYG Gayrimenkul)
Birikim Varlık Yönetim
Work highlights
- Advised Türkiye İhracat Kredi Bankası (Türk Eximbank) on its 144 A/Reg S issuance made under the bank’s $2.5bn MTN programme.
- Acted for Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji on its respective IPO and listing on the Borsa Istanbul.
- Advised Adnan Polat Enerji Yatırımı, as borrower, on a complex refinancing with a syndicate of banks, including EBRD, İş Bankası TSKB and Garanti Bankası.
Turkey > Energy Tier 3
Headed by Güneş Yalçın and Ömer Gökhan Özmen, the team at ÖzmenYalçin is highly experienced at advising on project financing and development within the energy market. Damla Keskin Şerbetcioğlu possesses in-depth knowledge of the sale and transmission of electricity, IPOs, and cross-border financing transactions. The team is strengthened by the arrival of associate Beril Çetin in September 2022 from Pekin & Pekin, who brings her experience in project financing.Practice head(s):
Ömer Gökhan Özmen; Güneş Yalçın
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Their existing knowledge and capabilities are very impressive. Moreover, their level of devotion and hard work certainly stands out.’
‘Gökhan Özmen is very knowledgeable and professional. His experience stands out in the field.’
‘The level of devotion and the ability to adapt to a difficult task is very strong with the Ozmen team. They are flexible and devoted and work very efficiently. ’
‘Gökhan Ozmen is a very knowledgeable person in his field.’
‘Damla Serbetcioglu is a very devoted lawyer. She is talented, very smart, and hardworking.’
‘Their significant expertise in both the M&A and energy practices makes them unique. They were highly responsive, devoted, and professional. We would highly recommend this office for energy-related matters.’
‘The team is very experienced and collaborative.’
‘The team is formed up by highly smart individuals, including Gökhan, Damla and Orhan, all with very good educational & business backgrounds. We are highly impressed by their speed and delivery.’
Key clients
Adnan Polat Enerji Yatırımı A.Ş.
Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş.
Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Ş.
T. Halk Bankası A.Ş.
T. İş Bankası A.Ş.
Denizbank A.Ş.
T. Garanti Bankası A.Ş.
T. Vakıflar Bankası T.A.O.
T.C. Ziraat Bankası A.Ş.
Odeabank A.Ş.
Biotrend Çevre ve Enerji Yatırımları A.Ş.
Doğanlar Yatırım Holding A.Ş.
Kıvanç Tekstil
Bali Rüzgar
Knot Enerji Elektrik Üretim A.Ş.
Bay Temiz Enerji Elektrik Üretim A.Ş.
Karayel Elektrik Üretim A.Ş.
Simay Elektrik Üretim A.Ş.
Alfa Solar Enerji ve Ticaret Ticaret A.Ş.
Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji A.Ş.
Tatlıpınar Enerji Üretim A.Ş.
Hisarüstü Enerji Yatırımları A.Ş.
Work highlights
- Advised Adnan Polat Enerji Yatırımı A.Ş. as borrower for refinancing by a syndication of banks including EBRD, İş Bankası TSKB and Garanti Bankası of the project financing of 4 SPVs of Polat Enerji and the acquisition financing obtained from İş Bankası and TSKB for the acquisition of Polat Enerji shares by APEY.
- Assisted Akfen Yenilenebilir Enerji A.Ş. with its initial public offering and listing on the Borsa Istanbul.
- Assisted Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş. in a EUR 50 m project financing for the capacity increase of Kartal WPP located in Tepebaşı, Eskişehir from 48,9 MW to 103,3 MW.
Turkey > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 5
ÖzmenYalçin draws on the experience of its team to advise a roster of financial institutions and domestic and multinational corporates spanning such sectors as transport, building materials, financial services, tech and mining, on transactional and day-to-day corporate matters. The practice is headed by Ömer Gökhan Özmen, a specialist in multi-jurisdictional transactions; and Güneş Yalçın. Experienced M&A partners Handan Bacıoğlu; Damla Keskin Şerbetcioğlu; and counsel İris Erbil are also of note.Practice head(s):
Ömer Gökhan Özmen; Güneş Yalçın
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Gökhan Ozmen: very knowledgeable person in his field, stands out as very trustworthy for many in the sector.’
Key clients
Doğanlar Yatırım Holding A.Ş.
Biotrend Çevre ve Enerji Yatırımları A.Ş. (BIOEN)
Doğanlar Mobilya Grubu İmalat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (DGNMO)
Credit Europe Bank N.V.
Kimteks Poliüretan Sanayi Ticaret A.Ş. (KIMPUR)
Alfa Solar Enerji ve Sanayi Ticaret A.Ş. (ALFAS)
OYAK Portföy Yönetimi A.Ş.
Safi Çimento Üretim Sanayi Ticaret A.Ş.
Teamsec Finansal Yazılım Altyapı ve Danışmanlık A.Ş.
Glencore International
Viterra
Systemair Turkey
Seba Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
Work highlights
- Advising Yenikoy Enterprises B.V., on sale of the shares of Atlas Tersanecilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. to Desan Deniz İnşaat Sanayi A.Ş.
- Advised Safi Çimento Üretim Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. on the acquisition of 100% of Sançim Çimento from Aşkale Çimento.
- Advising Biotrend Çevre ve Enerji Yatırımları A.Ş. for UOP Limited’s investment in Biotrend İleri Dönüşüma.
Turkey > Real estate and construction
ÖzmenYalçin > Firm Profile
ÖzmenYalçın is an İstanbul-based independent law firm.
We are a well-established team with overlapping career paths, having acquired niche expertise together in various fields of law over the years. Ömer Gökhan Özmen and Güneş Yalçın are preeminent figures in Turkish banking and finance and capital markets practices, having widely developed their clientele especially in banking and finance, ECM and DCM transactions, as well as mergers and acquisitions, projects, corporate and commercial services.
Senior level responsiveness and availability are our priorities in providing high-quality legal services. We are always accessible and we have a hands-on approach. Currently our hardworking and passionate team is led by two partners and three counsel.
We value genuine relationships and have a long term approach to our clients, affiliates and our people. We embrace the ventures and challenges of our clients as our own.
We understand. We empathize. We deliver.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Ömer Gökhan Özmen | gozmen@ozmenyalcin.com | ||
Güneş Yalçın | gyalcin@ozmenyalcin.com |
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Murat Ayyildiz | Partner | View Profile | |
Handan Bacioglu | Partner | View Profile | |
İris Erbil | Counsel | View Profile | |
Damla Keskin Serbetcioglu | Partner | View Profile | |
Omer Gokhan Ozmen | Partner | View Profile | |
Gunes Yalcin | Partner | View Profile |