Highly experienced in transactions relating to international financing transactions, debt capital markets and debt restructurings, Alper often represents arrangers, issuers and trustees on debt capital market and structured finance transactions.
Alper also advises companies, investment funds and financial institutions on a variety of corporate and commercial work. He assists UK and international clients with corporate finance, acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures.
In addition, Alper’s practice focuses on asset management, including the structuring of investment, real estate, hedge and private equity funds. He advises fund managers on compliance, financial services regulation and custody matters.
Expertise
- Asset finance
- Corporate finance
- Corporate lending
- Corporate trust and agency
- Debt capital markets
- Debt restructurings
- Derivatives and structured finance
- Fund finance
- High yield
- Islamic finance
- Leveraged finance
- Real estate finance
- Securitisation
Experience
Financial Services
- Advised on listed green bond offering of USD 144 million for Altech Chemicals Limited. Altech Chemicals Limited is a supplier of a high purity alumina (HPA) with a production plant at Johor in Malaysia. Altech Chemicals Limited is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX: ATC) and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FRA: A3Y). Bedford Row Capital plc is the structuring agent and Truva Trustees is the note and security trustee.
- Advised listed ICMA-compliant green bond offering of EUR 25 million for Sustainable Capital plc, structured by Bedford Row Capital plc to finance the development and construction of five Smart Farm facilities in high-profile cities in Europe. The green bond will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange maturing 2024. The projects will be located in London, Monaco, Amsterdam, Munich and Toulouse. Truva Trustees is the note and security trustee.
- Advised on the issue of USD and EUR ICMA-compliant green bonds by Sustainable Capital plc to finance Energy Storage’s development and construction of thermal clean generation and green power plants for “on-site-of-need” commercial and industrial customers, on a “distributed energy” model in Australia. Bedford Row Capital plc is the structuring agent and Truva Trustees is the note and security trustee.
- Advised on the issue of USD 50 million 10% 7-year sukuk by Al Waseelah plc to finance the expansion of the mining operations for NQ Minerals plc, a UK listed company. The issuance of the sukuk was managed by Bedford Row Capital and Shari’a advisory services were provided by Khalij Islamic. Truva Trustees is the note and security trustee.
- Advised on the establishment of a EUR 5 billion listed secured medium-term note programme for CP Funding 1 plc, a UK-based issuer of short-term notes and supply chain financing. Bedford Row Capital plc is the structuring agent and Truva Trustees is the note and security trustee.
- Advised on the establishment of a GBP 1.2 billion listed secured medium-term note programme for Al Waseelah plc, a UK-based issuer of Shari’a-compliant bonds. Bedford Row Capital plc is the structuring agent and Truva Trustees is the note and security trustee. Shari’a advisory services are provided by Khalij Islamic.
- Advised on the establishment of a GBP 2 billion listed secured medium-term note programme for Sustainable Capital plc, a UK-based issuer of green and sustainable bonds. Sustainable Capital plc is recognised on the NASDAQ Sustainable Bond Network. Bedford Row Capital plc is the structuring agent and Truva Trustees is the note and security trustee.
- Advised on the establishment of a GBP 2 billion listed secured medium-term note programme for Invenio Capital plc, a UK-based issuer, and the issuance of notes to finance the expansion of the mining operations for NQ Minerals plc, a UK listed company. Bedford Row Capital plc is the structuring agent and Truva Trustees is the note and security trustee.
- Advised on the establishment of a GBP 5 billion listed secured medium-term note programme for Propifi Bonds plc, a UK-based issuer specialising in commercial bridging loans to UK property developers. Truva Trustees is the note and security trustee.
- Advised EEW Eco Energy World plc, an independent global developer of utility scale renewable energy projects on multiple solar energy projects.
- Advised Rectory Homes, a property development company on a private placement of secured bonds.
- Advised on the establishment of a EUR 8 billion listed secured medium-term note programme for Serica Finance plc, a UK-based issuer specialising in trade finance and supply chain funding. Bedford Row Capital plc is the structuring agent and Truva Trustees is the note and security trustee.
- Advised on the establishment of a GBP 5 billion listed secured medium-term note programme for Kaeva plc, a UK-based issuer specialising in venture capital financing. Bedford Row Capital plc is the structuring agent and Truva Trustees is the note and security trustee.
- Advised Minerva Lending plc on the establishment of a retail note programme listed on the main market of the Irish Stock Exchange (now Euronext).
- Advised Wellesley Secured Finance plc on the establishment of a retail note programme listed on the main market of the Irish Stock Exchange (now Euronext).
- Advised Roxbury Asset Management Limited on the establishment of a UCITS fund in Ireland.
Germany
- Advised on listed green bond offering of USD 144 million for Altech Chemicals Limited. Altech Chemicals Limited is a supplier of a high purity alumina (HPA) with a production plant at Johor in Malaysia. Altech Chemicals Limited is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX: ATC) and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FRA: A3Y).
- Advised listed ICMA-compliant green bond offering of EUR 25 million for Sustainable Capital plc, structured by Bedford Row Capital plc to finance the development and construction of five Smart Farm facilities in high-profile cities in Europe. The green bond will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange maturing 2024.
Please note: The experience list above may include examples of work completed prior to joining Keystone Law.
Career
Alper qualified as a solicitor in 1999. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2021, he worked at the following firms:
- Greenwoods GRM
- GRM Law
- Jones Day