Omer Gokhan Ozmen > ÖzmenYalçin > Istanbul, Turkey > Lawyer Profile

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.