Banking and Finance

NAZALI represents a wide range of local and international clients including banks, other financial institutions, private equity sponsors, hedge funds, leasing companies, factoring and asset management companies, companies seeking financing for their businesses and projects in financing transactions. NAZALI provides advice on a wide range of banking law matters including regulatory matters and securities transactions. NAZALI’s technical expertise enables us to provide an international perspective with a knowledge of Turkish legal system.

NAZALI offers innovative, practical and effective solutions to investors, borrowers and lenders in all local and international financial transactions. In this regard, NAZALI provides legal advice and assistance with respect to drafting loan agreements, security documents and other ancillary signing and closing documentation including legal opinions and provide legal support in project finance transactions to clients consisting of domestic and international companies, banks and other financial institutions including leasing companies, factoring and asset management companies and off-shore banks.

In addition to providing legal advice and assistance on the transaction phase, NAZALI also carries out the necessary procedures before regulatory authorities such as the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency and the Capital Markets Board of the Republic of Turkey and attend clients’ needs in this respect.

Banking and Finance services that NAZALI provides are as follows:

• Secured and Unsecured Financing
• Structured Financing and Restructuring
• Acquisition Finance
• Project Finance
• Asset Finance
• Real Estate Finance
• Bilateral and Syndication Loans
• Loans and credit facilities

Capital Markets

NAZALI advises clients in the constantly developing Turkish capital markets with its in-depth knowledge of legislation and practices of regulatory authorities. NAZALI ensures that its clients navigate and act in compliance with the requirements of the capital market legislation. NAZALI offers support in restructuring transactions under Capital Markets Law and follow up closely any changes and amendments in capital market laws and regulations.

NAZALI legal team has a close working relationship with financial regulatory authorities such as Capital Markets Board of Turkey, Borsa Istanbul A.S. and Central Bank of Turkey.

Capital markets services that NAZALI provides are as follows:

• Providing regulatory advice with respect to derivative products, debt capital markets and equity capital markets
• Providing all necessary legal services required for initial public offerings and listing procedures,
• Preparation of prospectuses, issuance certificates and circulars
• Determination of selling structure (public offering, private placement and sale to qualified investors)
• Conducting extensive due diligences on the issuers upon the request of Borsa Istanbul A.S. and Capital Markets Board of Turkey during the initial public offering period and preparation of legal opinions in this respect
• Provision of comprehensive legal advice to publicly traded companies and capital market institutions
• Preparation of all necessary documents and application files for the issuance of all kind of capital market instruments