On November 4, 2024, Clifford Chance announced that Alpha Bank Group and Alpha Bank Romania's sale of 90.1% of Alpha Bank Romania to UniCredit (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on November 16, 2023) has closed.
CCAO Advises Akbank on Financing the Acquisition of Karbonsan
CCAO has advised Akbank on its financing of the acquisition of Karbonsan by investors advised by Turkven.
GKC Partners Advises Enerjisa Uretim on Financing of up to USD 1.012 Billion
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.
GKC Partners Advises Borusan EnBW Enerji on USD 120 Million Financing for Wind Power Projects
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 and Lexist Advise on USD 405 Million Project Bond Issuance for Sariyer-Kilyos Tunnel Project
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.
Your Legal Partners and Karatzas and Partners Advise on PPP Project for 17 School Units in Region of Central Macedonia
Your Legal Partners has advised on the Public-Private Partnership project titled "Design, Construction, Financing, Maintenance and Operation of Seventeen School Units in the Region of Central Macedonia" to be undertaken by ATESE and Metlen Energy & Metals. Karatzas and Partners advised Piraeus Bank as the lender on the project.
Piotr Nerwinski Joins Greenberg Traurig as Partner to Launch Project and Structured Finance Practice in Warsaw
Former Dentons Partner and Co-head of the Banking and Finance team Piotr Nerwinski has joined Greenberg Traurig as Partner and Head of the Project and Structured Finance along with a team of six lawyers.