Engin Akerdem

Associate

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Engin Akerdem advises on project and acquisition financing for financial sponsors, debt funds, and strategic investors, as well as on real estate financing, corporate finance matters, and the security asset capacity of financial products.

Engin has advised national and international clients on real estate, project and acquisition financing, and financial restructuring, often involving significant loan amounts. In the context of advising on financing, including syndicated financing (senior and mezzanine), Engin acts on behalf of both lenders and borrowers and advises, among others, credit institutions, fund managers, asset managers, and real estate investors. Engin has experience advising on financings of real estate portfolios (particularly involving the residential, hospitality, and logistics sectors), international project and acquisition financings, cross-border financial restructuring, and complex refinancing transactions, some of which have a multibillion dollar/euro loan volume.

Prior to joining Jones Day, Engin worked for more than four years for several national and international law firms as a legal and research assistant, where he gained significant experience in the areas of real estate, finance, litigation, and corporate law.

Expérience

  • Nordson Corporation refinances $1.2 billion senior unsecured multicurrency revolving credit facilityJones Day advised Nordson Corporation, which designs and manufactures dispensing equipment for consumer and industrial adhesives, sealants, and coatings, in connection with refinancing a $1.2 billion senior unsecured multicurrency revolving credit facility with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.
  • BMT International secures senior financingJones Day advised BMT International, a Belgian family-owned industrial company specializing in high-precision machining, in connection with senior facilities arranged by a consortium comprised of KBC Bank NV, Belfius Bank SA/NV, and ING Belgium NV/SA.
  • BayWa sells WHG to Raiffeisen Landesbank Kärnten and warehouse cooperativesJones Day advised publicly listed BayWa Aktiengesellschaft (BayWa AG) in the sale of its indirectly held 51.1% stake in the Austrian company “UNSER LAGERHAUS” WARENHANDELSGESELLSCHAFT mbH. (WHG) to Raiffeisen Landesbank Kärnten and other co-shareholders in WHG.
  • BayWa completes €179 million capital increase in two tranches as part of restructuringJones Day advised BayWa Aktiengesellschaft (BayWa AG) on the planning and implementation of its rights issue capital increase totaling approximately €179 million.
  • Publicly listed BayWa sells its shares in RWA AGJones Day advised BayWa Aktiengesellschaft (BayWa AG) in the €176 million sale of its rounded 47.53% indirectly held stake in RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria Aktiengesellschaft (RWA AG) to an affiliated company of the co-shareholder RWA Raiffeisen Ware Austria Handel und Vermögensverwaltung eGen (RWA eGen).