Mayer Brown and Yazici Legal have advised Vakifbank on its March 28, 2019 USD 600 million eurobond offering, made under its USD 7 billion Global Medium Term Note Program. Allen & Overy and Paksoy advised the book-runners on English and United States law.
The Mayer Brown team advising Vakifbank on English and U.S. law included Chicago-based Partner Jim Patti, London-based Partner James Taylor and London-based lawyer Asli Aksoylu.
The Paksoy team advising the book-runners on Turkish law was led by Partner Omer Çollak, working with Associate Pinar Tuzun.
Allen & Overy's team in London advising the book-runners on English and U.S. law was led by Partner Jamie Durham, supported by Associate Aditya Vikram.
Editor's Note: After this article was published, CEE Legal Matters learned that the joint bookrunners were Citigroup Global Markets Limited, J.P. Morgan Securities plc, ING Bank N.V., London Branch, Mizuho International plc, MUFG Securities EMEA plc, and SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Limited.
