Project Financing

Akbank provides long term financing for all types of infrastructure and transportation investments, such as toll roads and bridges, health facilities, railroads, rail systems, ports, airports, etc., which are realized under private finance Initiatives and Public Private Partnership (PPP).

PPP Projects held under BOT-BLT-TOR require an extensive experience where the financial structure should be built to reflect a well-balanced risk sharing mechanism. These type of financing structures should tackle with the risks arising from the maintenance and operation of the facilities which are under the responsibility of private sector investors as well as the change-in law and force major kind of risks .

The realization of such projects, which have highly complex structures in terms of financial and legal aspects, requires an intense process of documentation. In the negotiation process of related documents, well-experienced Akbank Project Finance Team acts in cooperation with private sector investors. Moreover, Akbank contributes to the prevention of potential problems in financing stage and helps related models to be accepted by creditor banks.

The developing nature, sustainability and improved predictability of the investment environment in Turkey is expected to bring consolidation in various sectors. In addition to the increased level of activity through conglomerate-level transactions, as well as vertical and horizontal mergers, interest and flows from foreign geographies is expanding.

Having a broad client reach, Akbank supports the M&A-based economic activity through its investment banking capabilities in service for both buy-side and sell-side actors, as well as collaborating with potential investors from both in and outside of Turkey to evaluate the potential, making the best use of opportunities. With a vast amount of experience from different geographies, sectors, dynamics and structures, Akbank has a proven ambition and track record in taking key roles in M&A transactions.

In addition to providing loans to the M&A transactions; Akbank provides investment banking service to its customers via its affiliate, Ak Investment. With the area of focus in consultancy services in IPO's, M&A, financial advisory and valuation, Ak Investment creates a good synergy with Akbank.

Akbank Project Finance Department plays an active role in financing real estate projects with its extensive knowledgeable and experienced team. The team leads "the landmark projects" in Turkey and provides long term financing for mall, office and residence investments. With its experienced team in real estate project finance, Akbank provides structured solutions to its clients. In addition, the Bank enriches the service line with packages such as mortgage financing, IPO consultancy and insurance transactions which are provided either by Akbank or by its affiliates.

Turkish energy sector becomes one of the most attractive sectors in recent years with dramatic rise in electricity demand with an average of 8% per year. With its experienced team, Akbank provides value-added long term financing in energy sector from production to wholesale, distribution and privatizations. In terms of production, the Bank provides sufficient financing for the project of electricity generation from both renewable sources such as hydro, wind, geothermal, biomass and thermal sources either stand-alone or by forming syndications with local and international banks. In addition to green-field projects; rehabilitation, capacity expansion projects and M&A transactions are also funded in energy sector. Besides providing loans to its customers, Akbank also provides solutions and consultancy services to create optimum financial and structured models for the projects.