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Banking, Finance & Capital Markets

One of the foremost practices in Greece with an expertise in both benchmark and mainstream domestic and cross-border transactions. 

Project Finance, Development & PPPs 

A market leading practice, with experience in large-scale projects in Greece dating back to the opening of the concessions market in the energy and infrastructure sectors.

Recent Experience

  • Magnus Securitisation of Receivables: Athanasia Tsene and team advised the Bank of New York Mellon as note trustee and security trustee in connection with the securitisation of a portfolio of non-performing and performing receivables originated by Piraeus Bank implemented through the issue of non-listed and non-rated notes.
  • Piraeus Bank €350m Senior Preferred Fixed Rate Reset Notes:Nikos Papachristopoulos and team advised Piraeus Bank on issuing and offering €350m Senior Preferred Fixed Rate Reset Notes to institutional investors via bookbuilding and listing on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange's Euro MTF Market.
  • Partners Group Senior Facilities Agreement: Athanasia Tsene and team advised Partners Group on acquiring Pharmathen from BC Partners and securing a senior facilities agreement, including a unitranche facility, a CAR facility, a revolving facility, and additional facilities to Pharmathen group companies, along with intercreditor agreement, accession deeds, and security documents. They also assisted in releasing security interests for senior facilities granted prior to the acquisition.


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Panayotis M Bernitsas
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Athanasia G Tsene
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Nikos Papachristopoulos
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Nikos Papachristopoulos
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Members

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Adamantia Karamanou

Angeliki Chlivinou

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Athanasia G Tsene

Head of Department

Eleni Stazilova

Kelly Hatzigaki

Konstantina Karveli

Maria Cheimona

Maria Nefeli Bernitsa

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Nikos Papachristopoulos

Head of Department

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Panayotis M Bernitsas

Head of Department

Sildia Fotopoulou

Stella Papakosta

Yannis Seiradakis

Clients

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Alpha Bank

Apollo Global Management

BNP Paribas

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

CVC Capital Partners

Cepal SA

Citigroup

Commerzbank

Credit Agricole

Credit Suisse

Davidson Kempner European Partner LLP

Deutsche Bank

Ellington Management Group

Elpedison Power SA

Eurobank Ergasias SA

Goldman Sachs

HSBC

Hellenic Healthcare Group

Hellenic Petroleum

International Finance Corporation

Intrum AB (publ)

JP Morgan

Link Group

Morgan Stanley

Motor Oil Group

Mubadala Investment Company PJSC

Mytilineos SA

N.M. Rothschilds and Sons Limited

National Bank of Greece

PIMCO

Piraeus Bank

RIA Payment Institution

Shikun & Binui

Societe Generale

Titan Group

Trastor REIC

Industries

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Industry Specialisations include financial, telecommunications, energy, gaming, utilities, pharmaceutical, food, retail.