About

Provided by Papapolitis & Papapolitis

P&P’s Banking & Finance practice covers the entire spectrum of corporate finance, ranging from traditional bank lending, structured finance and project development, and expanding to securitisations, covered bonds and asset backed securities, sale-and-purchase of loan portfolios (including non-performing loans), liability management exercises, distressed debt and restructurings, as well as to highly customized private-capital transactions with a domestic and international element.


We maintain established relationships with major Greek and international banks and financial institutions as well as with sophisticated credit funds and asset managers and have a long track-record of representing lenders, arrangers and agents, syndicates, and borrowers in structuring and documenting complex financing transactions across diverse industry sectors including real estate, hospitality, energy, gaming, telecoms, pharmaceuticals and asset acquisition.


Longstanding and extensive interaction with bankers, fund managers, international law firms, private sponsors and blue-chip borrowers has permitted us to anticipate the commercial needs of our clients and to forge a solid and results-oriented practice with an international outlook while our team is consistently rated as a market leader and has received numerous awards and international recognitions for its involvement in transactions with a credit element, including the taking of security across a variety of asset classes.

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Greece

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

The banking and finance team at Papapolitis & Papapolitis regularly acts for funds on the acquisition of Greek loan portfolios, with further experience in significant debt capital markets mandates and securitisation transactions. Additionally, clients benefit from the firm's abilities in matters relating to the restructuring or refinancing of bank debt, as well as hospitality-related project financings. Due to its collaboration with major international firms, Papapolitis & Papapolitis is well placed to handle cross-border mandates.

Work Highlights

Provided by Papapolitis & Papapolitis

  • Papapolitis & Papapolitis advised Eurobank on its financing of Avis Greece's EUR112 million facility.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Nicholas Papapolitis
4
Nicholas Papapolitis
4
Band 4

Nicholas Papapolitis is an experienced practitioner in the financial and capital markets arenas. He is well placed to advise international lenders and investors on bond and acquisition financings across Greece and the EU.

Nicholas is a highly efficient lawyer with very good knowledge in his field of expertise.

He is always commercial, responsive and great to work with.

Nikolas Katsaros
4
Nikolas Katsaros
Head of Banking & Finance
4
Band 4
Nikolas Katsaros offers a strong capital markets and finance practice. He regularly advises international banks and financial institutions on bond and note offerings, as well as acquisition financing matters.

Nikolas has very good knowledge in his field of expertise.

Ranked Lawyers at
Papapolitis & Papapolitis

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Greece

Banking & Finance

Nicholas Papapolitis
4
Nicholas Papapolitis
4
Band 4
Nikolas Katsaros
4
Nikolas Katsaros
Head of Banking & Finance
4
Band 4

Members

Provided by Papapolitis & Papapolitis

Alexis Kontogiannis

Anna Pavlaki

Elena (Co - Head of Dep.) Papachristou

Erna Kritikou

Maria - Roxani Karydi

Maria Karabella

Nikolas Katsaros

Nikolas Katsaros

Head of Department

Clients

Provided by Papapolitis & Papapolitis

DHB Bank N.V.

ECM Partners

Eurobank S.A.

FAMAR AVE

Intracom Holdings S.A.

Intralot S.A.

Invel Real Estate Group

Morgan Stanley & Co

Prodea Investments

V Tourism S.A.

Industries

Provided by Papapolitis & Papapolitis

Asset backed securities

Bank lending

Corporate finance

Covered bonds

Distressed debt

Liability management exercises

Structured finance

international and domestic private-capital transactions

project development

restructurings

sale-and-purchase of loan portfolios

securitisations