Gökçe Uluç
Biography
Overview
Gökçe is a partner of our Debt Finance practice in Istanbul. Her practice focuses primarily on structured finance deals and regularly advise multinational corporations and financial institutions on their investments and projects in Türkiye in various sectors, mainly infrastructure, transportation, and construction. She also advises Turkish sponsors and Turkish banks, in a wide range of financings including project finance, acquisition finance, corporate and asset financings.
Experience
Representation of the consortium of Senior Financiers including EBRD, AIIB, Deutsche Bank AG, Standard Chartered Bank, Natixis, IsDB, ICD, and Vakıflar Bank in connection with approx. EUR1,1 billion financing of the Nakkaş-Başakşehir Motorway, final section of the Northern Marmara Motorway, being developed by Nakkaş Otoyol Yatırım ve İşletme A.Ş. owned by Rönesans Group, and a group of Korean Sponsors including Samsung C&T and Korean public organizations, including Korean Expressway Corporation, KIND and PIS Fund. The financing to be extended by the commercial banks are backed by the ECAs including Atradius, the ICIEC, and SERV.
Representation of IFC in connection with its subscription of Türkiye's first blue bond issuance by QNB Türkiye, alongside QNB Türkiye's green bond issuance.
Representation of Kanga Limited, controlled by a Turkven owned-fund, on the financing to be extended for the acquisition of Karbonsan Basınçlı Kaplar Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. and Karbonsan Kurubuz ve Basınçlı Kaplar Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. by its subsidiary, Temiz Basınçlı Kap İmalatı Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., and additional financing for further investments and capital expenditures of the targets.
Representation of IFC, Proparco, GGF, Southeast Europe S.A. in connection with the US$530 million financing package extended to Akbank, DenizBank, QNB Finansbank, İş Bank and Yapı Kredi Bank to boost the recovery of micro and smaller businesses in the eleven provinces hit by the earthquake in southern Türkiye. EFSE, BlueOrchard and Symbiotics also participated in this large-scale financing which aims to provide liquidity to the participating banks to help them continue lending to the quake-affected businesses.
Representation of IFC in connection with the EUR75 million financing provided to Ülker Bisküvi Sanayi A.Ş. for its infrastructure reinforcement measures for its Istanbul based factories in preparation for earthquakes, investments in Ülker's subsidiary in Kazakhstan, and corporate sustainability investments.
Representation of Fernas İnşaat A.Ş. in connection with the financing of additional construction works under the Aydın-Denizli Motorway, to be undertaken pursuant to Cost Increase 2024 and Change Order 2024.
Representation of Iş Bank as lender in the extension of a loan to Akkan Holding A.Ş., a Turkish company fully owned by Mr. Turgay Ciner, acting as a holding vehicle for its various equity interests in the soda ash business.
Advising LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, a holding company based in France in the retail sector in relation to the Turkish law regulatory analysis of its possible intragroup financing structures, including cash pooling arrangements, current accounts, credit lines, long-term loans or shareholder current account advances.
"I have had the opportunity to work with Güniz Gökçe and Gökçe Uluç and they are all very competent lawyers, who drive the project development and financing process with exceptional stakeholder management tact and skills."
Legal 500, 2024
"She is very strong on PPPs and project finance transactions with her broad experience on different structured projects with different sizes. Her vast experience and knowledge along with leadership skills makes her one of those who decides the strategy as if she was a part of the company."
Legal 500, 2023