Yapi Kredi Secures $933 Million Syndicated Facility With 40 Institutions From 18 Countries
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Turkey's Yapi Kredi Bank said it had signed a syndicated credit facility of about $933 million, with 40 financial institutions from 18 countries participating, according to details published by Dealroom on November 10, 2026. The financing comprises four tranches across two tenors, 367 and 734 days. The bank said, according to Dealroom's account of Chief Executive Gokhan Eron's remarks, that the facility reflects "the long-standing and strong relationships we have built with international financial institutions." Proceeds will be used to refinance the bank's international borrowings and fund customer needs, Dealroom said. The mix of participants and tenors gives the bank funding in dollars and euros, while the available details remain based on what the site published.
The 367-day tranche comprises $349 million and 356.5 million euros, while the 734-day tranche includes $97 million and 77 million euros, according to the published facility details. The shorter-term dollar tranche was priced at a margin of 1.25% over SOFR, and the euro-denominated tranche at 1.00% over Euribor. For the 734-day tenor, the margin rose to 1.75% over SOFR for dollars and 1.45% over Euribor for euros. The difference in margins between the two tenors shows a higher cost for longer-term funding in this transaction, based on the announced pricing. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Bank of America, Emirates NBD and Standard Chartered coordinated the facility, while Emirates NBD served as its agent.
The transaction follows an earlier syndicated facility for Yapi Kredi in the first half of 2025 worth $1.165 billion, involving 55 banks from 28 countries, according to the bank's integrated annual report published on Turkey's public disclosure platform, KAP. That deal was described as sustainable syndicated financing, while Dealroom describes the new facility as intended to refinance international borrowings and fund customer needs. Separately, Turkish industrial production rose 2.1% month on month in September 2026, after falling 0.9% in August, exceeding the published forecast of 0.6%. The manufacturing sector index also rose 2.6% year on year in September; this is a reading for the subsector, not for the overall industrial production index. The Turkish central bank cut its one-week repo rate to 36% from 37% on October 22, saying domestic demand remained weak and rising energy prices posed an upside risk to inflation.
The Turkish Statistical Institute is scheduled to release the next industrial production reading on December 10, 2026, according to its published release calendar. This follows the September reading, which showed monthly growth in industrial production, as investors track bank funding trends and domestic economic conditions. These data remain separate indicators from the Yapi Kredi deal, as the published details did not cite a causal link between them. The next release date will allow comparison of the September reading with subsequent industrial data when published. The funding details currently available specify its tenors, currencies and pricing margins, as well as the institutions that coordinated it.