Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to Optima Bank SA in connection with (i) the establishment of a €500m Medium Term Note Programme (EMTN Programme) and (ii) the issuance and offering to international and domestic institutional investors through a bookbuilding process of €150m Fixed Rate Callable Tier 2 Reset Notes due 25 September 2035 (Tier 2 Notes). The EMTN Programme was approved by the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and the Tier 2 Notes were listed on the Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
The transaction was undertaken by the Firm’s Capital Markets department, with Counsel Alexia Kefalogianni leading the team advising on the transaction, assisted by Associate Adonis Sfyris.