Norton Rose Fulbright > Istanbul, Turkey > Firm Profile
Norton Rose Fulbright Offices
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APA GIZ PLAZA, FLOOR 17, LEVENT
34330 ISTANBUL
Turkey
Norton Rose Fulbright > The Legal 500 Rankings
Turkey > Foreign firms Tier 3
Norton Rose Fulbright is well-versed in a range of corporate transactional and finance matters, including M&A, data privacy, anti-corruption, compliance, capital markets and Islamic finance. Ayşe Yüksel Mahfoud leads the team and has extensive experience in private equity investments, corporate governance issues and capital markets.Practice head(s):
Ayşe Yüksel Mahfoud
Testimonials
‘This is a team that has access to a great global network. It’s a one-shop team that can render multi-jurisdictional advice. It has a lot of technological innovations that they offer to their clients which becomes a very important tool in our lives. The team is excellent to make a collaboration with. They know the market and offer unique solutions to problems.’
‘Ayse Yüksel Mahfoud is an excellent lawyer and is a global leader. She knows the Turkish market as well as the US and UK markets. She is capable of understanding the client’s needs and is very strategically innovative. The team at Norton Rose Fulbright is different than other foreign firms that we work with such that we can work as one team which makes easy vis-a-vis our own clients.’
Key clients
Stage Capital
Actera Group
Teknasyon Yazılım
Zero Density
Ethemba Capital LLC
International Finance Corporation
European Bank of Restructuring and Development
Yapı Kredi Bank
Akbank
İşBank
ING Bank N:V.
Credit Europe Bank NV
Credit Europe Bank (Russia) Ltd
Fibabanka
Export Development Bank of Canada
DVB Bank SE
Citigroup Global Markets Limited
Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V. (FMO)
Brookfield
SITA
Koç Holding
DowAksa Ileri Kompozit Malzemeler San. Ltd. Sti.
ING-DiBa AG
Arçelik A.Ş.
Tüpraş
TPAY Mobile FZ-LLC
Turkish Airlines
I-Pulse Oil & Gas LLC
SOCAR Turkey
Cronus Chemicals
Avesorol
InterGlobe Aviation Limited
Bausch Health Company
Amaniki
Work highlights
- Advised the shareholders of Birgi Mefar Group on the sale of 100% of its shares to Abu Dhabi investment and holding company ADQ.
- Advised on the negotiation and execution of a US$ 100 million sustainability-linked loan facility and related security agreements executed with Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş., Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası, and QNB Finansbank A.Ş.
- Advised Arçelik in connection with the €78.3 million acquisition of Whirlpool Beyaz Eşya Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., Whirlpool’s wholly owned subsidiary in Turkey.
Norton Rose Fulbright > Firm Profile
The firm: Active in Türkiye for more than 25 years and widely regarded as a top choice for clients in Türkiye as well as Turkish companies in their transactions abroad, Norton Rose Fulbright provides clients in Türkiye with international legal advice.
Since 2021, Norton Rose Fulbright has provided legal advice through its professional alliance with Pekin Bayar Mizrahi, a full-service Turkish law firm, giving clients access to top-tier cross-border legal consulting and Turkish law advice. Norton Rose Fulbright’s global network of international lawyers collaborate seamlessly with Pekin Bayar Mizrahi lawyers to counsel international and domestic clients on complex business transactions covering a variety of issues, including corporate, M&A, securities, banking and finance, capital markets, regulatory compliance and dispute resolution work.
Norton Rose Fulbright has been active in the Turkish market for more than 25 years and opened its Istanbul office in 2011. Established in 1946, Pekin Bayar Mizrahi has been advising clients globally on matters of Turkish law for more than 75 years. Together, the firms serve their clients with more than 35 lawyers.
Norton Rose Fulbright also has Türkiye desks in key global markets including Dubai, Paris and London, allowing clients to benefit from seamless cross-border transactional support. In addition to the firm’s global presence, it has a market-leading team in Türkiye who can advise on local and international matters.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Partner-in-Charge, Istanbul | Ayşe Yüksel Mahfoud | ||
Seconded Partner | Utku Ünver | ||
Associate | H. Alper Tüzün | ||
Seconded Associate | Damla Çay |
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Ms Ayşe Yüksel Mahfoud | Head of Cross-Border PracticesPartner-in-Charge, IstanbulPartner, New York | View Profile |
Languages
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