
With a reputation in the PPP space, Hergüner Bilgen Üçer Attorney Partnership houses a team well-equipped to handle long-term development projects and new projects in the transport and infrastructure sectors. Excelling in cross-border transactions is co-founder Ümit Hergüner, who is highly recommended for his expertise across large-scale energy projects, notably those involving natural gas pipelines, renewable energy, and solar power. Senem Denktaş frequently advises on significant PPP projects in Turkey, with niche expertise in the healthcare sector, while Piraye Kuranel Başol is well versed in the full life cycle of project work, including development and financing. Adept in the banking and finance space, Yeşim Fethiye Api Şamlı is recommended for her involvement in significant PPP projects.
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Key clients
- DP World
- EBRD
- EIB
- Export Development Canada
- South Stream Transport B.V
- Apollo
- Limak
Work highlights
Representing the lenders in five healthcare campus PPP projects all over Türkiye for over a decade, including the project's initial financing, the construction phase, and the operational phase and refinancing.
Representing the project company of the BTC petroleum pipeline throughout the project’s financing, construction, operations, and refinancing.
Represented Limak İnşaat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. and Mapa İnşaat ve Ticaret A.Ş. in a facility agreement regarding a loan facility amounting to EUR 28,048,658.80 for the financing of the engineering, manufacturing, supply, testing, commissioning, and start-up of one EPB Tunnel Boring Machine ("TBM") for the Silvan Dam 2.0 Tunnel in Türkiye.
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Practice head
Ümit Hergüner; Senem Denktaş; Piraye Kuranel Başol
