The National Bank of Greece (NBG) acquired a controlling stake in Finansbank, Turkey's eighth-largest bank, for $2.8 billion. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, led by corporate partner David Crook, advised NBG, with Pekin & Bayar providing Turkish counsel. Verdi ve Yazici advised Fiba Holding, which holds the untraded shares in Finansbank. Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom acted for Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, the financial advisers to NBG.
NTL made a successful...