Bernitsas Law advised BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services Limited
as Trustee on a market-first synthetic asset-backed securitisation of
performing SME and corporate loans originated by Piraeus Bank SA. The
transaction involved the issue of credit linked notes by an Irish SPV as
 protection seller, a financial guarantee agreement and financial
collateral arrangements over the Irish SPV account.

Allen & Overy acted as English counsel to BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services Limited.

Partner Athanasia Tsene led the Bernitsas Law team, assisted by Associate Yannis Potamias