
Akin has a sophisticated debt capital markets offering, demonstrating notable activity advising European, Middle Eastern and Asian clients on conventional and Islamic issuances in the Turkish market. Team head Rizwan Kanji is the principal lead on practice mandates and is highly skilled handling sukuk transactions. Nicola Minervini has a varied portfolio of work that includes bilateral and syndicated loan financings, regulatory capital transactions, and ‘green’ bonds. Sahar Abas works closely with a number of global financial institutions.
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- Réseaux sociaux
Clients clés
- Ziraat Katılım Bankası A.Ş.
- Kuveyt Türk Katilim Bankasi A.S
- Ad-Hoc Committee of Certificateholders of Emirates REIT
- Warba Bank K.S.C.P.
- Emirates NBD Capital Limited
- Golden Global Bank
- Albaraka Türk Katilim Bankasi A.S.
Points forts
- Advised Ziraat Katılım Bankası A.Ş., as obligor in connection with the issuance of $500,000,000 lease certificates due November 2026 issued by Ziraat Katilim’s wholly owned subsidiary Ziraat Katılım Varlık Kiralama A.Ş.
- Advised the ad-hoc committee of holders of US$400 million Trust Certificates due 2022 issued by Emirates REIT Sukuk Company Limited on behalf of Emirates REIT PLC and listed on Euronext Dublin.
- Advised Warba Bank K.S.C.P., as lead manager, sole coordinator and commodity agent in respect of the landmark $100 million private placement sukuk issuance due 2026 by Daewoo E&C Sukuk Company Ltd., on behalf of Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd.
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Responsable de la pratique
Rizwan Kanji
Autres avocats clés
Nicola Minervini; Sahar Abas