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Corporate and M&A

Our practice has advised participants in many of the high value and innovative corporate public and private sector transactions to have taken place in Greece. We have an expertise in advising on Corporate Advisory & Commercial Agreements, Corporate Restructurings, Mergers & Acquisitions and Risk & Compliance, as well as major Privatisations.

 

Recent Experience:

  • Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) acquisition οf TERNA ENERGY: Nikos Papachristopoulos, Yannis Seiradakis and team advised Masdar on acquisition of a controlling stake in TERNA ENERGY from GEK TERNA and other key shareholders of TERNA ENERGY. The deal represents the largest ever energy transaction on the Athens Exchange and one of the largest in the EU renewables industry.
  • Guala Closures acquisition of Astir Vitogiannis Bros SA: Lambros Belessis, Evi Kitsou and team advised Guala Closures on the acquisition of 100% of Astir Vitogiannis Bros SA from a company within the Ideal Group, with an enterprise value of €136m.
  • Unity Holding Company the acquisition of ENTERSOFT SA: Nikos Papachristopoulos and team advised Unity Holding Company (UHC), a holding company jointly controlled by Olympia Group and Rucio Investment Sàrl, in connection with UHC’s acquisition of Entersoft SA, listed on the Athens Exchange. 
  • Accenture Acquisition of Arης Group: Lambros Belessis, Evi Kitsou and team advised Accenture on the Greek leg of the acquisition of Arηs Group, a technology services provider.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/Commercial - Greece

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What the Team is Known For

Bernitsas Law boasts a broad corporate and commercial practice based in Athens, aided by its strong financing offering. The law firm comes highly reputed for its expertise in M&A transactions ranging from divestments and demergers to cross-border acquisitions. A further key strength of the firm lies in the handling of shareholder agreements and share acquisitions, as well as participation in public tenders, making it a great choice for international clients. Additionally, the firm regularly assists with corporate restructurings, contract negotiations and due diligence issues. The team's clientele includes investment funds and pharmaceutical companies, and lawyers in the team also act for public authorities, further underlining the firm's strong market position.

Work Highlights

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  • Bernitsas Law advised Intrakat on its EUR100 million acquisition of 100% of Aktor from Ellaktor.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Panayotis M Bernitsas
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Panayotis M Bernitsas
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Senior Statespeople
Panayotis Bernitsas is the managing partner of Bernitsas Law and is held in high esteem for his longstanding expertise in corporate and commercial law matters across Greece.
Nikos Papachristopoulos
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Nikos Papachristopoulos
Head of Corporate/Commercial
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Nikos Papachristopoulos is a leading corporate lawyer with an incredible breadth of expertise in shareholder agreements, demergers and acquisitions. He often acts for investment funds and is particularly experienced in cross-border work.

Nikos is skilled at managing difficult matters and is a high-quality lawyer.

He is the most respected lawyer in the market and has proven to be very diligent.

Nikos brings seniority to the table.

Evi Kitsou
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Evi Kitsou
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Band 3

Evi Kitsou advises clients on complex corporate mandates including share sales, restructurings and mergers, where she often acts on cross-border matters.

I enjoy working with her and discussing difficult matters.

Evi is impressive in her client service and collaborative working style.

Lambros Belessis
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Lambros Belessis
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Band 3
Lambros Belessis is a skilled lawyer who advises prominent international investors and corporate clients on the Greek law aspects of multinational corporate deals.

Ranked Lawyers at
Bernitsas Law

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Greece

Corporate/Commercial

Panayotis M Bernitsas
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Panayotis M Bernitsas
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Senior Statespeople
Nikos Papachristopoulos
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Nikos Papachristopoulos
Head of Corporate/Commercial
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Band 1
Evi Kitsou
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Evi Kitsou
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Band 3
Lambros Belessis
3
Lambros Belessis
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Band 3

Members

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Anastasia Kaiara

Christina Zakopoulou

Eleni Stazilova

Iris Sotiriou

Konstantinos Flampouris

Lambros Belessis

Head of Department

Linda Vasaka

Manto Karamanou

Maria Nefeli Bernitsa

Maria Sfika

Marialena Mavrikaki

Martha Ntounou

Nikos Papachristopoulos

Nikos Papachristopoulos

Head of Department

Pantazis Karamanolis

Penny Brouma

Ria Venaki

Yannis Seiradakis

Yannis Seiradakis

Clients

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AIG Group of Companies

Amerra Capital Management LLC

Assicurazioni Generali

BMW Group of Companies

CRS Liknoss SA

CVC

Ellaktor SA

Eurobank Ergasias SA

Hellenic Healthcare Sarl

Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF)

Imker Capital

Intrakat

Kosmocar SA

Lundbeck Hellas SA

Masdar Abu Dhabi Future Energy

Mubadala Industry Holding Company PSJC

National Bank of Greece

RCS Europe Sarl

Saint Gobain Group

UPS of Greece

Vinci Energies

Vivartia Group

Värde Partners

Industries

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Industry specialisations include banking, insurance, pharmaceuticals, telecoms, energy, technology.

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