Unprecedented challenges persist in today's capital markets. Significant regulatory uncertainty and market volatility linger, and there are fewer deals. Underwriters, issuers and investors alike require a trusted advisor with a forward-thinking vision—one who sees the value of investing today to maintain capabilities and market share.

From helping to develop new best practices to sharing the risk of a deal that doesn’t close, BASEAK leverages an agile approach to adapt in a changing landscape.

Through strong relationships with regulatory and exchange bodies, our lawyers work with you to navigate requirements. We advise global and domestic banks, insurance companies, securities dealers, shareholders and venture capitalists, as well as private equity.

Our capital markets lawyers have experience in:

• Capital markets regulatory compliance
• Debt capital markets
• Derivatives and structured products
• Distressed assets
• Equity capital markets
• Islamic finance
• Public finances
• Residential mortgage purchase and sale
• Residential repo and finance
• Securitizations
• Sovereign debt

Insights

Changes in Turkish Capital Markets Legislation – Q3 2023

October 9, 2023

We summarized the important regulatory changes affecting Turkish capital markets in Q3 2023 for you.

Communiqué on the Companies Whose Shares will be Traded on the Venture Capital Market

October 4, 2023

The Capital Markets Board (the "Board" and “CMB”) had introduced the “Communiqué on the Companies Whose Shares will be Traded on the Venture Capital Market” (the “Communiqué”) on 18 May 2023 with immediate effect.

Communiqué on the companies whose shares will be traded on the Venture Capital Market

May 22, 2023

The Capital Markets Board the "Board" introduced the “Communiqué on the companies whose shares will be traded on the Venture Capital Market” the “Communiqué”.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

BASEAK lawyers contributed to The Legal 500: Capital Markets Comparative Guide 2023 for Türkiye

July 13, 2023

BASEAK Capital Markets team has contributed to The Legal 500 Capital Markets Country Comparative Guide 2023 for Türkiye, which was published on The Legal 500’s website, in the Country Comparative Guides section in July 2023. 

BASEAK and Dentons advised largest holding company in Turkey on its successful Eurobond issuance

March 12, 2019

Balcıoğlu Selçuk Akman Keki Avukatlık Ortaklığı (“BASEAK”) and Dentons advised Koç Holding A.Ş. (“Koç Holding”), Turkey's largest holding company, on its issue of US$750 million 6.500% Notes due 2025 (Rule 144A/Regulation S). BASEAK acted as Turkish counsel and Dentons acted as English and United States counsel to Koç Holding.

BASEAK and Dentons are honoured to have represented Entek Elektrik and Karadeniz Holding - winners at the 2019 Bonds & Loans Turkey Award

February 26, 2019

Two deals that Balcıoğlu Selçuk Akman Keki Attorney Partnership (BASEAK) and Dentons jointly advised on received five awards at the 2019 Bonds & Loans Awards Turkey, which is the only ceremony recognising excellence in Turkey’s structured finance and capital markets.

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