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Bernitsas Law advises on PPC’s €775m Green Bond offering

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to the international and domestic Joint Bookrunners in connection with the issuance and offering by the Public Power Corporation SA (PPC) of €775m aggregate principal amount of unsecured senior green notes due 2030 (the Notes).

Bernitsas Law advises CrediaBank on the financing of a luxury hotel resort by Hinitsa Bay Holdings

Bernitsas Law advised CrediaBank in connection with the financing of the reconstruction, development and refurbishment of a luxury hotel resort developed by Hinitsa Bay Holdings in Porto Heli, Argolida.

Bernitsas Law advises PFH on a Liability Management Exercise and issuance of new AT1 Notes

Bernitsas Law advises Piraeus Financial Holdings on a Liability Management Exercise and issuance of new AT1 Notes.

Bernitsas Law advises Eurobank on its tap issue of €200m Senior Preferred Instruments

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to Eurobank SA in connection with the agreement reached with Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas to proceed with a tap issue of an aggregate principal amount of €200m of Fixed Rate Senior Preferred Instruments due 2028.

Bernitsas Law advises Greenvolt on the completion of its strategic corporate restructuring in Greece

Bernitsas Law advised Greenvolt on the completion of its strategic corporate restructuring, which brought its renewable energy assets under a more efficient and unified structure.

Bernitsas Law advises Ethniki Asfalistiki on the acquisition of a majority stake in Elysee companies

Bernitsas Law acted as legal advisor to Ethniki Asfalistiki in its agreement with Syngelidis Family group of companies for the acquisition of a majority stake (55%) in the insurance intermediaries Elysee Insurance Agent & Coordinator SA and Elysee Insurance Brokers SA.

Bernitsas Law merger clearance for the acquisition of Aktor Concessions by Aktor Group of Companies

Bernitsas Law advised Aktor Group of Companies in successfully obtaining phase 1 merger clearance from the Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) in relation to the acquisition of Aktor Concessions.

Bernitsas Law advises CVC in the merger clearance process for the sale of Ethniki Asfalistiki

Bernitsas Law advised CVC, as seller, in the merger clearance process before the Hellenic Competition Commission regarding the sale of Ethniki Hellenic General Insurance (Ethniki Asfalistiki) to Piraeus Bank.

Bernitsas Law advises on Metlen Energy & Metals dual listing on the London and Athens Stock Exchange

Bernitsas Law acted as lead Greek counsel to Metlen Energy & Metals on the groundbreaking dual-listing of Metlen Energy & Metals PLC.

Bernitsas Law advises Eurobank on €500m Senior Preferred Notes

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to Eurobank in connection with the issuance and offering to international and Greek institutional investors of €500m Senior Preferred Notes due 2028 and the listing of such notes on the Euro MTF Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange in July 2025.

Bernitsas Law advises Mandoulides Holding on the sale of Mandoulides Schools to Dukes Education

Bernitsas Law advised Mandoulides Holding on the sale of Mandoulides Schools in Thessaloniki to Dukes Education.

Bernitsas Law advises Piraeus Bank on €500m Green Senior Preferred Notes

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to Piraeus Bank in connection with the issuance and offering to international and Greek institutional investors of €500m Green Senior Preferred Notes due 2028 and the listing of such notes on the Euro MTF Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange in June 2025.

Bernitsas Law advises Piraeus Financial Holdings on €400m AT1 Notes

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to Piraeus Financial Holdings in connection with the issuance and offering to international and Greek institutional investors of €400m Additional Tier 1 Notes and the listing of such notes on the Euro MTF Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange in June 2025.

Bernitsas Law advises Vivartia Group on the sale of 100% of Dodoni to Hellenic Dairies

Bernitsas Law acted as legal counsel to Vivartia Group in connection with the sale by NUTRICO SMSA of 100% of its shares in Dodoni SMSA to Hellenic Dairies SA.

Bernitsas Law advises on c.€200m private securitisation of car lease receivables by Avis Greece

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to Piraeus Bank SA as senior loan noteholder and senior facility agent in connection with a c.€200m private securitisation of car lease receivables originated by Olympic Commercial and Tourist Enterprises Single Member SA (Avis Budget Greece).

Bernitsas Law advises Optima Bank on €500m EMTN Programme and issuance of €150m Tier 2 Notes

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to Optima Bank SA in connection with (i) the establishment of a €500m EMTN Programme and (ii) the issuance and offering to international and domestic institutional investors through a bookbuilding process of €150m Tier 2 Notes.

Bernitsas Law advises Attica Bank on €1bn EMTN Programme and €100m AT1 and €150m Tier 2 Notes

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to Attica Bank SA in connection with (i) the establishment of a €1bn EMTN Programme and (ii) the issuance and offering to international and domestic institutional investors through a bookbuilding process of €100m AT1 Notes, and €150m Tier 2 Notes due 2035.

Bernitsas Law advises on €500m AT 1 Notes issuance of Eurobank Holdings SA

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to Morgan Stanley Europe SE in connection with Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings SA’s issuance and offering of €500m Fixed Rate Reset Additional Tier 1 Perpetual Contingent Temporary Write-Down Notes (the Notes) listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

Bernitsas Law advises China State Grid on €62m acquisition of 20% stake in Ariadne Interconnection

Bernitsas Law advised China State Grid in relation to the completion of the acquisition of a 20% stake in Ariadne Interconnection, a subsidiary of Greece’s Independent Power Transmission Operator, implementing the electricity interconnection between Attica and Crete, for the amount of €62m.

Bernitsas Law advises on phase 1 merger clearance for joint control acquisition of Sun Force One

Bernitsas Law advised Aktor Ananeosimes Single Member SA, a member of the Aktor Group and Green Line Energy SA in obtaining phase 1 clearance from the Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) in relation to the acquisition of joint control over Sun Force One SA a company active in renewable energy.

Bernitsas Law advises Georg Duncker GmbH & Co. KG on the acquisition of 2 marine insurance companies

Bernitsas Law advised Georg Duncker GmbH & Co. KG on the acquisition of two Greek-based insurance brokers, Fortius Risk Solutions and National Insurance Brokers, both active in the marine insurance intermediation business.

Bernitsas Law advises leading ethanol producer on €33m secured facility agreements

Bernitsas Law advised a leading ethanol producer in Greece, on 5 secured facility agreements in the amount of €33m with Piraeus Bank SA as lender, for the financing of the construction of a new state-of-the-art ethanol production facility, which will be the largest ethanol production unit in Greece.

Bernitsas Law advises Constant Contact on the acquisition of Moosend from Sitecore

Bernitsas Law advised Constant Contact on the acquisition of Moosend, an email marketing and automation platform provider, from Sitecore.

Bernitsas Law advises on the IPO of Qualco Group SA on the Athens Stock Exchange

Bernitsas Law advised on the successful initial public offering and listing on the main market of ATHEX of Qualco Group SA.

Bernitsas Law advises Olympia Group of Companies on the refinancing of the acquisition of Entersoft

Bernitsas Law advised international investment group Olympia Group of Companies in connection with the refinancing of the acquisition of Entersoft SA as part of Project Unity and the financing of Entersoft SA and Softone SA.

Bernitsas Law secures unconditional phase 1 merger clearance for the acquisition of MILORA by Aktor

Bernitsas Law advised Aktor Group of Companies in obtaining phase 1 merger clearance from the Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) in relation to the acquisition of MILORA, a real estate investment company.

Bernitsas Law advises J.C. Flowers & Co. on the acquisition of Pepper Advantage Limited

Bernitsas Law advised on the Greek legal aspects of J.C. Flowers & Co.'s acquisition of Pepper Advantage Limited, a leading credit management firm with operations across Europe and Asia backed by the global investment firm KKR.

Bernitsas Law advises CVC on the sale of Ethniki Hellenic General Insurance to Piraeus Bank

Bernitsas Law advised on the sale by Ethniki Holdings Limited, a holding company managed by CVC Capital Partners Fund VII, of its 90.01% stake in Ethniki Asfalistiki to Piraeus Bank for a total consideration of €600m on a 100% basis.

Bernitsas Law advises Eurobank Holdings on its €588.5m liability management exercise

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings S.A. (Eurobank Holdings) in connection with a liability management exercise (LME).