Bernitsas

Bernitsas advises Piraeus Bank on two secured bond loans by ETVA VIPE

Bernitsas acted as Greek law counsel to Piraeus Bank in connection with two secured bond loans up to the aggregate amount of €35m issued by ETVA VIPE.

Bernitsas advises on asset-backed securitization of car lease receivables originated by Avis Budget

Bernitsas acted as Greek law counsel to Piraeus Bank and Alpha Bank in connection with the accession by Alpha Bank to the private securitization of car lease receivables originated by Avis Budget Greece.

Bernitsas advises Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA on its indirect acquisition of two hospitality companies

Bernitsas advised Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, a leading Norwegian airline company listed on the Oslo stock exchange, in connection with its indirect acquisition of NLTG Hotels Greece SMPC and NLTG HH Greece SMSA, companies operating three major hotel complexes in Crete and Rhodes.

Bernitsas advises Motor Oil Hellas on its issuance and offering of €400m Senior Unsecured Notes

Bernitsas acted as Greek law counsel to Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries SA, in connection with its successful issuance and offering to institutional investors of €400m Senior Unsecured Notes due 2031 (the Notes) and the listing of the Notes on the Global Exchange Market of Euronext Dublin.

Bernitsas advises on Optima Bank’s successful inaugural issuance and offering of €200m AT 1 Notes

Bernitsas acted as Greek law counsel to Morgan Stanley, as Global Coordinator, Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas and Optima Bank, in connection with the latter’s successful inaugural issuance and offering to institutional investors of €200m Additional Tier 1 Notes.

Bernitsas advises on Eurobank’s €700m Fixed Rate Reset Senior Preferred Instruments due 2032

Bernitsas acted as Greek law counsel to Eurobank in connection with the issuance and offering to institutional investors of its new €700m Fixed Rate Reset Senior Preferred Instruments due 2032 (Notes).

Bernitsas advises on TRASTOR REIC’s €150m successful equity capital raising

Bernitsas acted as Greek law counsel to Jefferies GmbH, Piraeus Bank, Eurobank and Euroxx Securities in connection with TRASTOR REIC’s €150m successful equity capital raising.

Bernitsas advises on the sale of a majority stake in Skroutz to funds managed by Blackstone

Bernitsas advised CVC Capital Partners and the founder shareholders of Skroutz SA Internet Services (Skroutz) on their entering into a binding agreement on 8 May 2026 for the sale of a majority stake in Skroutz to funds managed by Blackstone (the Agreement).

Bernitsas advises Vivartia Group on €150m bond loan

Bernitsas acted as Greek Law counsel to Vivartia Group in connection with an up to €150m common secured bond loan issued by Vivartia Holdings Single Member SA.

Bernitsas advises on CrediaBank’s successful €300m equity capital raising

Bernitsas acted as Greek law counsel to a syndicate of international and domestic banks and investment firms, in connection with the issuance and offering of 375m new shares of CrediaBank (New Shares) through a combined offering.

Bernitsas advises CrediaBank on the refinancing of the acquisition of Euclid Portfolio

Bernitsas acted as Greek law counsel to CrediaBank, in connection with the refinancing of the acquisition of Euclid Portfolio by an Irish special purpose vehicle, by a common secured bond loan subscribed for in full by CrediaBank.

Bernitsas advises CrediaBank on the acquisition financing of Kyma and Galene Portfolios

Bernitsas acted as Greek law counsel to CrediaBank, in connection with the financing of the acquisition of the Kyma Portfolio and part of the Galene Portfolio by Davidson Kempner, by a common secured bond loan subscribed for in full by CrediaBank.

Bernitsas advises on Allwyn UK Entertainment Financing plc €550m offering of senior secured notes

Bernitsas acted as Greek law counsel in connection with the successful issuance and offering of €550m senior secured notes by Allwyn UK Entertainment Financing plc.

Bernitsas advises Aktor Group of Companies on merger clearance for the acquisition of ENTELECHEIA

Bernitsas advised Aktor Group of Companies in successfully obtaining phase 1 merger clearance from the Hellenic Competition Commission for the acquisition of sole control over ENTELECHEIA.

Bernitsas advises Fastforward on the financing of a property in the Ellinikon to be used by UNIC

Bernitsas acted as Greek law counsel to Fastforward SA in connection with the financing of the re-development, transformation and renovation of a property located in the Ellinikon, Athens, to be used by the University of Nicosia in Athens.

Bernitsas advises on the acquisition of River Portfolio of NPLs

We acted as Greek law counsel to Hoist Finance S.à r.l., as purchaser in connection with a secondary sale and transfer of a portfolio of primarily non-performing unsecured loans.

Bernitsas advises on Eurobank’s €400m Fixed Rate Reset Subordinated Tier 2 debt instruments

Bernitsas acted as Greek law counsel to Eurobank in connection with the issuance and offering to institutional investors of €400m Fixed Rate Reset Subordinated Tier 2 debt instruments due 2037 (Notes).

Bernitsas advises Aktor on its inaugural €140m listed bond

Bernitsas advised Aktor Group of Companies in connection with its inaugural issuance and offering to the public in Greece of €140m principal amount of bonds due 2030 (the Bonds).

Bernitsas advises Piraeus Bank on €500m Green Senior Preferred Bond

Bernitsas acted as Greek law counsel to Piraeus Bank in connection with the issuance and offering to institutional investors of its new €500m Green Senior Preferred Bond due 2031 (the Green Bond).

Bernitsas advises Metlen on its new €600m Senior Notes

Bernitsas acted as Greek law counsel to Metlen Energy & Metals Single - Member SA in connection with the issuance and offering to institutional investors of its new €600m senior Notes due 2031 (the Notes).

Bernitsas advises on the successful completion of the sale of Dodoni to Hellenic Dairies

Bernitsas advised Vivartia Group on the successful completion of the sale of its 100% shareholding in Dodoni SMSA to Hellenic Dairies SA on 20 November 2025.

Bernitsas advises on the issuance and offering of new AT1 Notes by Eurobank Holdings

Bernitsas advised on the issuance and offering of new AT1 Notes by Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings. The issuance attracted orders from high quality international investors and was oversubscribed by almost 4 times.

Bernitsas advises Vivartia Group in the merger clearance for the sale of Dodoni to Hellenic Dairies

Bernitsas advised Vivartia Group in the merger clearance process before the Hellenic Competition Commission regarding the sale of Dodoni SMSA to Hellenic Dairies SA.

Bernitsas advises on PPC €4.25bn successful equity capital raising

Bernitsas advised on PPC €4.25bn successful equity capital raising. The transaction attracted tremendous market demand, marking a record-breaking book-building process for Euronext Athens.

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Bernitsas Law advises on PPC’s €775m Green Bond offering

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to the international and domestic Joint Bookrunners in connection with the issuance and offering by the Public Power Corporation SA (PPC) of €775m aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior green notes due 2030 (the Notes).

Bernitsas Law advises CrediaBank on the financing of a luxury hotel resort by Hinitsa Bay Holdings

Bernitsas Law advised CrediaBank in connection with the financing of the reconstruction, development and refurbishment of a luxury hotel resort developed by Hinitsa Bay Holdings in Porto Heli, Argolida.

Bernitsas Law advises PFH on a Liability Management Exercise and issuance of new AT1 Notes

Bernitsas Law advises Piraeus Financial Holdings on a Liability Management Exercise and issuance of new AT1 Notes.

Bernitsas Law advises Eurobank on its tap issue of €200m Senior Preferred Instruments

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to Eurobank SA in connection with the agreement reached with Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas to proceed with a tap issue of an aggregate principal amount of €200m of Fixed Rate Senior Preferred Instruments due 2028.

Bernitsas Law advises Greenvolt on the completion of its strategic corporate restructuring in Greece

Bernitsas Law advised Greenvolt on the completion of its strategic corporate restructuring, which brought its renewable energy assets under a more efficient and unified structure.