Gökçe Uluç

Local Partner, Istanbul

Biography

“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.”
The Legal 500 - Türkiye

Overview

Gökçe mainly focuses on structured finance deals and regularly advises 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.

Bars and Courts
Istanbul Bar Association
Education
LLB
University of Marmara
Languages
English
French
Turkish
For Turkish law matters, White & Case works with GKC Partners in Istanbul.

Experience

IFC in relation to the financing of Assan Alüminyum Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.'s investment plans with respect to its plants, which is guaranteed by Kibar Holding A.Ş.

IC İçtaş and China Merchants Group as sponsors in connection with the refinancing of the Third Bosphorus Bridge and the Odayeri – Paşaköy section of the Northern Marmara Motorway Project.

Fernas Construction Company Inc., a leading Turkish construction company, in the €770 million financing of the construction of Aydın-Denizli Motorway in accordance with the built-operate-transfer model. The financing was extended by the offshore branches of the consortium of Turkish banks consisting of Ziraat Bank, Akbank, İş Bank and Yapı Kredi Bank and is entitled to benefit from the debt assumption by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance of Türkiye.

Garanti Bank, İş Bank, TSKB and Akbank in connection with the cash and non-cash financing extended for the sale of 100% shares of Rönesans İşletme Hizmetleri Danışmanlığı A.Ş. a subsidiary of Rönesans Sağlık Yatırım A.Ş. and the general service company of Adana, Bursa, Elazığ and Yozgat city hospitals operated under the PPP model, to ISS Tesis Yönetim Hizmetleri A.Ş.

Goldman Sachs International in the refinancing of CCN Holding's existing senior project debt financings for Bilkent and Mersin healthcare PPPs and provision of mezzanine financing at CCN Holding level.

Turkven Private Equity in the acquisition of Clonera Bilişim Hizmetleri A.Ş. by Pukta Bilişim A.Ş. and for the financing of their future capital expenditures.

IFC in the investment in İzmir Su ve Kanalizasyon İdaresi Genel Müdürlüğü (IZSU-the Borrower) for the contemplated financing of water and waste water infrastructure investment program of İZSU in İzmir, Türkiye in the amount of up to US$34 million equivalent in Turkish Lira to İZSU, with the guarantee of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality.

Mayhoola as credit support provider and Qatar National Bank as lender to Boyner Group in a highly structured mezzanine financing.

IFC in relation to the financing extended to Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.Ş. in the amount of US$150 million to finance the Borrower's capital expenditures program during 2020-2024 comprising a capacity increase, the launch of new vehicle models including electric and hybrid vehicles, and efficiency and modernization/automation investments.

Borusan Holding A.Ş. in its borrowing of a dual-tranche US$155 million and €87 million syndicated loan from Turkish and international finance institutions.

Goldman Sachs Bank USA, acting as arranger and agent in connection with US$1.66 billion equivalent senior secured term loan facilities to We Soda, the world's largest soda ash producer, with operations in Türkiye and the United States, wholly owned by the Ciner Group.

IFC in relation to the financing extended to Türkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.Ş. in amount of US$99 million for research and development expenditure of the refineries at İzmit, İzmir and Kırıkkale.