Fielding a team of banking, finance, and capital markets experts, Paksoy is an authority on handling domestic and multi-jurisdictional cases on transactional and regulatory matters, frequently instructed by international banks, financial institutions, corporate borrowers, investment banks, underwriters, managers and issuers. Heading up the group is co-head Sera Somay, commended for her comprehensive offering covering loans, secured financing and other structured financings, who maintains an impressive client portfolio across international and local lenders, borrowers, funds and investors. While co-head Ömer Çollak brings in-depth knowledge in the capital markets space, boasting a client roster of corporate and bank issuers, underwriters and lead managers, Ökkeş Şahan handles the full spectrum of capital markets transactions, securitisations, corporate governance and public company matters. Beril Paksoy and Merve Kurdak are well-equipped to advise international and local clients on capital markets and financing matters.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Great team. Very professional. Good English capability. Proper international standards.'
- ‘Omer Collak is instrumental to the team performance. Very competent and capable partner. ’
- ‘One of the strongest firms in Turkey, strong partner availability and expertise across the legal spectrum.’
- ‘Omer Collak is able to provide consistent, quick and high quality legal advice even on complex topics.’
- ‘Paksoy’s Banking, Finance and Capital Markets team has deep market knowledge. They are responsive and have the ability to deliver pragmatic solutions under tight deadlines. They combine technical excellence with a strong commercial awareness. This makes them not only trusted legal advisers but also true business partners.'
- ‘In particular, Sera is exceptional. She has an impressive depth of knowledge and wide-ranging experience. We believe that this allows her to immediately understand the most complex issues and offer clear, practical, and commercially sound solutions. What sets her apart is her ability to simplify challenging situations! Even without losing sight of the details… She can provide advice that is both strategic and actionable. She is approachable, very responsive, and consistently goes the extra mile to ensure us feel supported. It is obvious that her leadership and guidance elevates the entire team, which makes collaboration and teamwork efficient and highly effective.’
Key clients
- Turkey Wealth Fund
- Istanbul Financial Center (IFC)
- Turkcell
- Halk Bank
- Bank of America
- Rönesans Holding
- Migros
- Borusan Makina
- Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
- Mercedes-Benz Finansman Türk
Work highlights
Advised Türkiye Wealth Fund (TWF) and Istanbul Financial Centre (IFC) in connection with the issuance of their USD 750 million inaugural Suku.
Advised Turkcell on its issuance of USD 1 billion in unsecured and unsubordinated notes, admitted to listing and trading on Euronext Dublin.
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Practice head
Sera Somay; Ömer Çollak
Other key lawyers
Ökkeş Şahan; Beril Paksoy; Merve Kurdak