The multidisciplinary emerging markets team at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius UK LLP has leading finance expertise, with a track record in project finance, trade and export finance and aviation finance. The department is well known for its capital markets experience, having recently advised several Turkish banks on their bond issuances. Seasoned capital markets lawyer Carter Brod is an expert on international securities offerings. On the finance front, Paul Denham is regularly instructed by senior and mezzanine lenders, credit funds, borrowers and private equity sponsors for acquisition financings. Olivier Chambord is singled out for his deep knowledge of the oil and gas sector in Africa. Allison Soilihi is also highlighted for her work on the full breadth of energy transactions.
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Key clients
- Aktif Bank
- Alif Moliya
- Destek Bank
- Oppenheimer & Co.
Work highlights
Acted as English counsel to Destek Bank, a Turkish investment bank, on nine Eurobond issuances and an MTN programme listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange between March 2024 and March 2025, valued at a total of $141.6 million.
Acted as English and transaction counsel to Uzbekistan-based Islamic fintech company Alif Moliya in its first ever international securities offering, a $50 million sukuk-al mudaraba, and in a $20 million Islamic finance loan transaction, which is significant as it represents the introduction of a new debt capital markets product into a new market.
Represented Aktif Bank, the largest privately owned investment bank in Türkiye, on an issue of $20 million Fixed Rate Resettable Tier 2 subordinated notes and an issue of $30 million senior notes, in each case under its EUR390 million MTN programme.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Other key lawyers
Carter Brod; Paul Denham; Olivier Chambord; Allison Soilihi