Lexist is an independent full-service Turkish law firm providing banking and finance legal services. Clients range from sovereign wealth funds to borrowers, lenders, corporates, financial institutions and private equity houses investing in Turkey.

The team is renowned for providing strategic Turkish legal services for complex security packages, financial restructurings, novel and bespoke financing structures, and for maximising financial regulatory and licensing opportunities.

The team is responsible for multiple one-of-a-kind transactions, and many of these transactions have won awards for the team, particularly in infrastructure project finance. Please see our Awards page.

The team also provides Turkish banking & finance advice on a wide variety of financial sector transactions, including:

  • Structured Finance
  • Project Finance
  • Infrastructure finance
  • Leveraged Finance
  • Bespoke Financing
  • Acquisition Finance
  • Corporate Lending
  • Secured & Unsecured Loans
  • Syndicated Loans
  • E-money
  • Payment System Processing
  • Cybersecurity
  • Fintech
  • Regtech
  • Islamic Finance
  • Portfolio Configuration
  • Regulatory Issues &
  • Compliance
  • Anti-money Laundering (AML)
  • Licensing
  • Regulatory, Indirect M&As
  • Company Establishments
  • Litigation & Arbitration
  • Green Financing & Investing

Should the need arise, Lexist can provide support with compliance and pursuing licenses, permissions, permits, and applications on behalf of our clients from the relevant Turkish authorities: for example, the Capital Markets Board (CMB) – Sermaye Piyasası Kurulu (SPK), the Banking Regulations and Supervision Agency (BRSA) – Bankacılık Düzenleme ve Denetleme Kurumu (BDDK), and the Public Oversight, Accounting and Auditing Standards Authority (POA) – Kamu Gözetimi, Muhasebe ve Denetim Standartları Kurumu (KGK).

Lexist is an independent full-service Turkish law firm providing banking and finance legal services. Clients range from sovereign wealth funds to borrowers, lenders, corporates, financial institutions and private equity houses investing in Turkey.

The team is renowned for providing strategic Turkish legal services for complex security packages, financial restructurings, novel and bespoke financing structures, and for maximising financial regulatory and licensing opportunities.

The team is responsible for multiple one-of-a-kind transactions, and many of these transactions have won awards for the team, particularly in infrastructure project finance. Please see our Awards page.

The team also provides Turkish banking & finance advice on a wide variety of financial sector transactions, including:

  • Structured Finance
  • Project Finance
  • Infrastructure Finance
  • Leveraged Finance
  • Bespoke Financing
  • Acquisition Finance
  • Corporate Lending
  • Secured & Unsecured Loans
  • Syndicated Loans
  • E-money
  • Payment System Processing
  • Cybersecurity
  • Fintech
  • Regtech
  • Islamic Finance
  • Portfolio Configuration
  • Regulatory Issues & Compliance
  • Anti-money Laundering (AML)
  • Licensing
  • Regulatory, Indirect M&As
  • Company Establishments
  • Litigation & Arbitration
  • Green Financing & Investing

Should the need arise, Lexist can provide support with compliance and pursuing licenses, permissions, permits, and applications with the relevant Turkish authorities: for example, the Capital Markets Board (Sermaye Piyasası Kurulu – SPK), the Banking Regulations and Supervision Agency (Bankacılık Düzenleme ve Denetleme Kurumu – BDDK), and the Public Oversight, Accounting and Auditing Standards Authority (Kamu Gözetimi, Muhasebe ve Denetim Standartları Kurumu – KGK).

Contact The Partners

Murat Erbilen – Senior Partner at Lexist Law Firm specialising in arbitration, banking & finance, and corporate/M&A

Dr. Murat Erbilen

Senior Partner
Mehmet Kösoğlu – Senior Associate at Lexist Law Firm, litigation and construction disputes specialist

Mehmet Kösoğlu

Partner