Pelister Keki Sarac & Co acts for banks, leasing companies, funds and corporates on the full-cycle of restructuring and insolvency mandates. It is experienced in pre-distress convenants, standstills and refinancings, concordat proceedings and enforcement and asset realisations. Kerim Pelister, standing out to clients for being an ‘expert in leadership and legal affairs’, leads the practice with a specialism in corporate restructurings, banking and finance and energy transactions.
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Testimonials
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- ‘It has an ability to collaborate across countries with other legal firms and has great punctuality in meeting strict deadlines, coping in a high-pressure context.’
- ‘Pelister Keki Sarac & Co has a tremendous team of lawyers that provides great value. They are very professional, and their level of knowledge and expertise in the field is far above the sector averages.'
- ‘Kerim Pelister is not only an expert in leadership and legal affairs, but also very successful in recruiting the best talent in the sector. Individual members of his team are very talented in providing legal support in processes regarding non-performing loans portfolios.’
Key clients
- Vega Nova
- Şekerbank
- Vakıfbank
- Eurocity AG
- Syntaxis
- MASK Real Estate Investment Company
- Sanovel
- Last Crumb (Cookies Inc.)
- Maico
- Bialetti
- Collectürk/Avon
- Rebul
Work highlights
Advised the BaFin-appointed trustee of Eurocity AG i.L. on the cross-border restructuring and workout of its Turkish loan portfolio, including legal opinions, enforcement, assignments and mortgage releases.
Advised MASK Real Estate Investment Company on the debt restructuring through the assignment of a residential and commercial real estate portfolio from Gelecek AMC.
Advised QNB Bank A.Ş. on the sale of a large NPL portfolio across corporate, SME and retail loans, leading the full process from portfolio scoping and data room to auction, documentation and closing.
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Practice head
Kerim Pelister