Former Baker McKenzie affiliate law firm Esin Attorney Partnership Co-Head of the Competition Practice Sinan Diniz has joined KST Law as a Partner.

A&O Shearman and its Turkish affiliate law firm Gedik & Eraksoy have advised the joint bookrunners of Garanti BVA's USD 750 million fixed rate resettable tier 2 notes and the dealer managers on the tender for the USD 750 million nominal value of the tier 2 bond issued in 2017.

Norton Rose Fulbright's Turkish affiliate Pekin Bayar Mizrahi has advised Renewable Energy Systems Limited and its Turkish subsidiary RES Anatolia Holding on the sale of Esref Enerji Uretim to Metgun Enerji. Sole practitioner Sinem Demiray Gunesol advised Metgun Enerji.

White & Case's Turkish affiliate law firm GKC Partners has advised joint bookrunners Citi Global Markets Limited and Morgan Stanley on Gdz Elektrik's Rule 144A/Reg S USD 400 million issuance. Unsal Attorney Partnership advised Gdz Elektrik.

White & Case's Turkish affiliate GKC Partners has advised Esas Holding on the placement of approximately 19.2 million ordinary shares in Pegasus Airlines to two international institutional investors and an international financial investor residing outside of Turkiye.

Sadik & Capan has advised Koc Holding on its acquisition of 65% shares in Stembio. Acar Ergonen advised the seller, Ibrahim Ozsu.

CCAO has advised Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi on financing facilities to Metafor Yenilenebilir Enerji and Knot Enerji for their respective solar and hybrid solar energy power plant projects. 

Baker McKenzie and its Turkish affiliate Esin Attorney Partnership advised DFDS on its acquisition of Ekol Transport and the international transport network connecting Turkiye and Europe from Ekol Logistics and individual sellers led by founder Ahmet Musul. Caliskan Okkan Toker reportedly advised the sellers.

Paksoy, working with Milbank, has advised General Atlantic on its USD 500 million lead investment in Insider's series E funding round.

CCAO has advised Akbank on the financing of solar power plants operated by Sunar Misir.

Former Dogan Holding Chief Legal Counsel Ebru Ersoy has become the new Chief Legal Counsel at Nurol Bank.

Paksoy has advised Turkven on the acquisition of Medianova.

White & Case and its Turkish affiliate GKC Partners have advised Ronesans Holding's subsidiary Renell Kokshetau on the financing of a EUR 456 million public-private partnership healthcare project for the construction and operation of a hospital in Kazakhstan. Clifford Chance reportedly advised the financing institutions.

Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli has advised Vitol and its Turkish subsidiary Petrol Ofisi on the acquisition of BP’s Turkish downstream fuel operations. Gen Temizer, working with Ashurst, advised BP.

CCAO has advised Akbank on its financing of the acquisition of Karbonsan by investors advised by Turkven.

White & Case Turkish affiliate GKC Partners has advised Enerjisa Uretim on up to USD 1.012 billion in financing from a syndicate of lenders including Akbank, DEG, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, KfW IPEX-Bank, and Proparco for the development and construction of 750-megawatt wind energy power plants in the Aegean region of Turkiye. Clifford Chance and its Turkish affiliate law firm Ciftci Attorney Partnership reportedly advised the banks.

White & Case Turkish affiliate GKC Partners has advised Borusan EnBW Enerji on a USD 120 million facility extended by Akbank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Turkiye Is Bankasi, and Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi.

Ergun, working with White & Case, has advised J.P. Morgan on ICA's issuance of USD 405 million 7.536% secured amortizing notes which will be used to finance the completion of the build-operate-transfer model Sariyer-Kilyos Tunnel which is part of the Third Bridge project in Turkiye. Lexist, working with Watson Farley & Williams, advised ICA. Verdi Law Firm, working with Clifford Chance, reportedly advised the existing lenders.