Muhsin Keskin leads the Istanbul office’s Banking and Finance and Capital Markets Practices. Muhsin also advises clients on various aspects of mergers and acquisitions including private equity investments.
He currently specializes in banking and finance and capital markets law in various areas including acquisition finance, project finance, loans and credit facilities, securitization and structured finance, asset finance, Islamic finance, financial services and regulatory advice, equity offerings, debt offerings, derivatives, investment funds, compliance and corporate governance advice, and public company mergers and acquisitions.
Prior to joining the firm, Muhsin Keskin spent six years at an international law firm’s Istanbul office and a major local Turkish law firm.
Publications, presentations and articlesMuhsin Keskin has authored numerous published articles and spoken at several local and international conferences, including:
• CMB Strengthens Bank, Brokerage Firm Record Retention Requirements,” Bloomberg BNA World Securities Law Report, September 2015.
• Co-author, Turkey Chapter, Cross-Border Listings Handbook, Baker & McKenzie, 2012 – 2015
• “Regulator revises squeeze-out rules after only four months,” Bloomberg BNA World Securities Law Report, December 2014.
• “CMB Launches Criminal Proceedings Over Foreigner’s Unauthorized Activities,” Bloomberg BNA World Securities Law Report, October 2014.
• “Public disclosure requirements extended to public companies,” Bloomberg BNA World Securities Law Report, March 2014.
• “Turkish Securities Market: Winds of Change,” Euromoney Equity Capital Markets Handbook, 2014.
• Speaker, 11th Annual Syndicated Loans CEE Conference, Vienna, November 2014.
• Speaker, “Assessing the Turkish asset management industry – how to increase long-term investment schemes and develop institutional investors,” Bonds, Loans & Sukuk, Istanbul, November 2013.
• Speaker, “TAYSAD M&A Transactions Seminar,” Istanbul, November 2013.
• “Turkey’s Comprehensive Securities Regulation Reform,” Bloomberg BNA World Securities Law Report, October 2013.
• “New Turkish Financial Assistance Regime Impacts Turkish Acquisition Finance,” CityUK’s East Meets West, March 2013.
• Co-author, Turkey chapter, Global Mining Guide, Baker & McKenzie, 2013.
Muhsin was also invited by Robert Falvey, Chair of the Closely-Held and Growing Business Enterprises Committee, Corporate Law Section of the International Bar Association, to participate in a team contributing to the International Bar Association’s submissions to the European Commission’s “Corporate governance in financial institutions and remuneration policies.”
Awards and rankingsMuhsin Keskin joined Esin Attorney Partnership, a member firm of Baker & McKenzie International, a Swiss Verein, in 2011.
Turkish, English, French
