Anna Manda

Ranked in 3 Practice Areas

Band 1

TMT

Greece

17 Years Ranked

Band 3

Corporate/Commercial

Greece

6 Years Ranked

Band 3

Competition/European Law

Greece

6 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2024

About

Provided by Anna Manda

Europe

Practice Areas

She leads the firm's Competition, Pharma and TMT departments and has been and is regularly involved in some of the most significant transactions in these fields in Greece. She also routinely advises clients on complex M&A, debt and equity transactions including major debt restructurings.

Career

She joined Karatzas & Partners in 2000 and became a Partner in 2004.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Athens Bar.

Personal

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (LLB), Kings College, University of London (MA in Advanced European Legal Studies, research assistant, European Law). She is fluent in Greek and English and has a working knowledge of French and Italian.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Europe

TMT - Greece

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Head of department Anna Manda operates at the forefront of the Greek TMT market. Her outstanding practice covers a plethora of topics, including transactional mandates, regulatory matters and disputes.

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Corporate/Commercial - Greece

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Anna Manda advises on various corporate and commercial matters ranging from share capital transactions to mergers and acquisitions.

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Competition/European Law - Greece

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Central to the law firm's competition practice, Anna Manda is most visible handling merger clearance mandates. She also advises on compliance matters and has experience guiding clients through sector inquiries conducted by the Hellenic Competition Commission.

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Contributions

Latest contributions provided by Anna Manda

Global Practice Guide

Merger Control 2024
Greece | Law and Practice

Authored by

Anna Manda, Maria Kallidopoulou, Maria-Christina Raptopoulou

Article • Jun 2024

Global Practice Guide

Cartels 2024
Greece | Law and Practice

Authored by

Anna Manda, Maria Kallidopoulou, Maria-Christina Raptopoulou

Article • May 2024

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"Anna Manda provides great client service and has a clear understanding of what international acquirers are focused on."

TMT respondent
Europe

"She is a very potent negotiator and demonstrates stellar performance."

TMT respondent
Europe

"Anna is exceptionally knowledgeable, bright and always on top of things. She does not leave any stone unturned when it comes to defending her clients' rights."

Corporate/Commercial respondent
Europe

"Anna exhibits a remarkable level of dedication and expertise. She and her team promptly address our questions and keep us well informed at every stage."

Corporate/Commercial respondent
Europe

"Besides her being a true expert in the areas of M&A, competition and corporate law, I was always impressed by how Anna could fully grasp the business issue and provide the best solution by thinking outside the box."

Corporate/Commercial respondent
Europe

"Anna is a very capable legal professional who knows what her clients need and how to deliver it for them. She has very sound commercial judgement and the drive to deliver high-quality outcomes."

Corporate/Commercial respondent
Europe

"She has significant experience and depth in her field. I admire her soft skills, client relationships and, most importantly, her technical background. It is always a great pleasure to work with Anna and her team."

Corporate/Commercial respondent
Europe

"Anna Manda is an excellent lawyer with business acumen and a good understanding of the market."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"Anna Manda has the experience, knowledge and managerial capabilities to make you feel comfortable and confident about the high quality level of output for the project."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"She is a highly qualified expert with an impressive skill set."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"She provides clear and business-oriented advice. She has problem-solving skills and actively listens to her client’s needs and concerns."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"Anna Manda provides great client service and has a clear understanding of what international acquirers are focused on."

TMT respondent
Europe

"She is a very potent negotiator and demonstrates stellar performance."

TMT respondent
Europe

"Anna is exceptionally knowledgeable, bright and always on top of things. She does not leave any stone unturned when it comes to defending her clients' rights."

Corporate/Commercial respondent
Europe

"Anna exhibits a remarkable level of dedication and expertise. She and her team promptly address our questions and keep us well informed at every stage."

Corporate/Commercial respondent
Europe

"Anna is a very capable legal professional who knows what her clients need and how to deliver it for them. She has very sound commercial judgement and the drive to deliver high-quality outcomes."

Corporate/Commercial respondent
Europe

"Anna Manda is an excellent lawyer with business acumen and a good understanding of the market."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"Anna Manda has the experience, knowledge and managerial capabilities to make you feel comfortable and confident about the high quality level of output for the project."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"She is a highly qualified expert with an impressive skill set."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

"She provides clear and business-oriented advice. She has problem-solving skills and actively listens to her client’s needs and concerns."

Competition/European Law respondent
Europe

Articles, highlights and press releases

16 items provided by Karatzas & Partners

Highlight

K&P advised GLS on the agreement for its strategic investment in ACS for a total value of €370 mil.

Karatzas & Partners advised GLS on the agreement for its strategic investment in ACS for a total value of €370 million.

Nov 8, 2024

Authored by Catherine Karatzas, Angeliki Tsatsi, Anna Manda, Nikos Zachos, Olga Vinieri, Anna Pechlivanidi, Vassiliki Nikolaou, Katerina Stathakarou, Apostolos Latsonas, Pinelopi Anyfanti

Highlight

Our firm advised PRODEA Investments in the acquisition of an additional 55% stake in MHV GROUP.

Our firm advised PRODEA Investments in the acquisition of an additional 55% stake in MHV GROUP, a leading hospitality platform in the Mediterranean, for a total consideration of €254 million.

Feb 16, 2024

Authored by Vassiliki Salaka, Anna Manda, Athena Economou, Michalis Chatzakis, Maria Kallidopoulou, Maria-Christina Raptopoulou

Highlight

Our firm acted as Greek counsel in connection with the landmark restructuring of Frigoglass group.

We are thrilled to have advised the ad-hoc group of noteholders of the 260 million senior secured notes due 2025 on all Greek law aspects of the landmark consensual recapitalization and restructuring of the ATHEX-listed Frigoglass S.A.I.C.

Jul 14, 2023

Authored by Anna Manda, Alexandra Th. Kondyli, Vassiliki Salaka, Nikos Askotiris, Olga Vinieri, Maria Chronaki, Ilia Polyzoidi, Angeliki Tsatsi, Pinelopi Anyfanti, Eleonora Ligoutsikou

Highlight

Our firm advised Italgas S.p.A.

Our firm advised Italgas S.p.A. on the acquisition of DEPA Infrastructure S.A.

Apr 18, 2023

Authored by Christina Faitakis, Anna Manda, Valia Apostolopoulou, Katerina Dalamara, Vassiliki Nikolaou, Marina Chronaki, Angela Boletsi, Angeliki Tsatsi, Argyro Vagia, Athena Economou

Highlight

Our firm advised BESPOKE SGA HOLDINGS S.A.

Our firm advised BESPOKE SGA HOLDINGS S.A. in obtaining merger control clearance from the Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) for the #acquisition of sole control over ION S.A. Cocoa & Chocolate Manufacturing and Trade and KOTSIOPOULOI J. BROS S.A.

Apr 18, 2023

Authored by Anna Manda, Maria Kallidopoulou, Maria-Christina Raptopoulou

Highlight

Our firm has advised BC Partners in its acquisitions of Metropolitan College and IEK Akmi.

We are delighted to represent BC Partners on yet another acquisition in Greece and the first such transaction in the private education space.

Apr 11, 2023

Authored by Anna Manda, Nikos Fragos, Vassilis Goulielmos, Dimitra Vytogianni, Isidora Vythoulka, Dimitra Karampela, Matina Xirogianni, Vassiliki Nikolaou, Konstantinos Bairaktaris, Angeliki Tsatsi

Highlight

K&P advised Eurobank on the sale of 80% of its merchant acquiring business to Worldline

K&P advised Eurobank on the sale of 80% of its merchant acquiring business to Worldline. The 100% of the business currently managing payments for 123,000 merchants with over €7 billion value of transactions was valued at €320 million.

Feb 6, 2023

Authored by Anna Manda, Alexander Metallinos, Eleana Rouga, Aristides Makripodis, Angela Boletsi

Highlight

K&P advised group of noteholders in relation to the restructuring of Intralot Group companies.

K&P advised an ad hoc group of noteholders in relation to the restructuring of the debt facilities of Intralot Group companies.

Apr 19, 2022

Authored by Anna Manda, Zisis Papazisis, Anastasia Mourmouti

Press Release

K&P advised on the two most significant energy transactions in Greece

K&P advised on the two most significant energy transactions in Greece.

Apr 19, 2022

Authored by Christina Faitakis, Alexander Metallinos, Anna Manda, Vassiliki Salaka, Valia Apostolopoulou, Aggeliki Tsatsi

Highlight

K&P advised BC Partners on the sale of Pharmathen

K&P advised BC Partners on the sale of Pharmathen, a leading European pharmaceutical and drug delivery technology company.

Apr 19, 2022

Authored by Anna Manda, Marina Sofia Chronaki, Aggeliki Tsatsi, Zisis Papazisis

Highlight

Karatzas & Partners advised a Spanish multinational group of companies

Karatzas & Partners advised a Spanish multinational group of companies active in the fashion and beauty sectors, with respect to the acquisition of 100% of the shares in Apivita SA, a Greek-based group of companies with significantly expanding operations in Europe and in Asia.

May 17, 2021

Authored by Anna Manda, Marina Chronaki, Stella-Natalia Anastasiou

Highlight

Karatzas & Partners advises Eurobank

Karatzas & Partners, in its tradition for innovation, is delighted to announce that it has advised in its recently completed NPL reduction acceleration plan Project Cairo, that is now a model for other transactions in the sector.

May 12, 2021

Authored by Anna Manda, Alexander Metallinos, Sonia Saranti, Angela Boletsi, Eleana Rouga

Highlight

Karatzas &Partners advised SIDMA Steel S.A.

Our Firm advised SIDMA Steel, one of the leading Greek companies in the field of trading and industrial processing of steel products.

Apr 15, 2021

Authored by Anna Manda, Catherine Karatzas, Christos Paraskevopoulos, Marina Chronaki, Olga Vinieri

Press Release

Karatzas & Partners advises Athens International Airport (AIA)

Karatzas & Partners advised Athens International Airport (AIA) in connection with the issuance of a common bond loan of up to €100 million for five (5) airport related CapEx projects.

May 11, 2020

Authored by Anna Manda, Alexander Metallinos, Zisis Papazisis

Press Release

Karatzas & Partners- doValue S.p.A- merger clearance from the HCC

Karatzas & Partners has advised doValue S.p.A. (www.dovalue.it) which is active, inter alia, in the markets of management of non-performing loans and exposures in a number of Europeancountries, in obtaining merger clearance from the Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC).

May 11, 2020

Authored by Anna Manda

Press Release

Karatzas & Partners advises Crystal Almond Group and WIND Hellas

Karatzas & Partners advised Crystal Almond Group and WIND Hellas in connection with the high yield bond offering of €525 million 4.250% senior secured notes due 2024, the proceeds of which are used to pay back its €275 million senior secured notes due 2021 and keep €210 million on its balance sheet.

Dec 19, 2019

Authored by Anna Manda

Highlight

K&P advised GLS on the agreement for its strategic investment in ACS for a total value of €370 mil.

Karatzas & Partners advised GLS on the agreement for its strategic investment in ACS for a total value of €370 million.

Nov 8, 2024

Authored by Catherine Karatzas, Angeliki Tsatsi, Anna Manda, Nikos Zachos, Olga Vinieri, Anna Pechlivanidi, Vassiliki Nikolaou, Katerina Stathakarou, Apostolos Latsonas, Pinelopi Anyfanti

Highlight

Our firm advised PRODEA Investments in the acquisition of an additional 55% stake in MHV GROUP.

Our firm advised PRODEA Investments in the acquisition of an additional 55% stake in MHV GROUP, a leading hospitality platform in the Mediterranean, for a total consideration of €254 million.

Feb 16, 2024

Authored by Vassiliki Salaka, Anna Manda, Athena Economou, Michalis Chatzakis, Maria Kallidopoulou, Maria-Christina Raptopoulou

Highlight

Our firm acted as Greek counsel in connection with the landmark restructuring of Frigoglass group.

Jul 14, 2023

Authored by Anna Manda, Alexandra Th. Kondyli, Vassiliki Salaka, Nikos Askotiris, Olga Vinieri, Maria Chronaki, Ilia Polyzoidi, Angeliki Tsatsi, Pinelopi Anyfanti, Eleonora Ligoutsikou

Highlight

Our firm advised Italgas S.p.A.

Our firm advised Italgas S.p.A. on the acquisition of DEPA Infrastructure S.A.

Apr 18, 2023

Authored by Christina Faitakis, Anna Manda, Valia Apostolopoulou, Katerina Dalamara, Vassiliki Nikolaou, Marina Chronaki, Angela Boletsi, Angeliki Tsatsi, Argyro Vagia, Athena Economou

Highlight

Our firm advised BESPOKE SGA HOLDINGS S.A.

Apr 18, 2023

Authored by Anna Manda, Maria Kallidopoulou, Maria-Christina Raptopoulou

Highlight

Our firm has advised BC Partners in its acquisitions of Metropolitan College and IEK Akmi.

We are delighted to represent BC Partners on yet another acquisition in Greece and the first such transaction in the private education space.

Apr 11, 2023

Authored by Anna Manda, Nikos Fragos, Vassilis Goulielmos, Dimitra Vytogianni, Isidora Vythoulka, Dimitra Karampela, Matina Xirogianni, Vassiliki Nikolaou, Konstantinos Bairaktaris, Angeliki Tsatsi

Highlight

K&P advised Eurobank on the sale of 80% of its merchant acquiring business to Worldline

Feb 6, 2023

Authored by Anna Manda, Alexander Metallinos, Eleana Rouga, Aristides Makripodis, Angela Boletsi

Highlight

K&P advised group of noteholders in relation to the restructuring of Intralot Group companies.

K&P advised an ad hoc group of noteholders in relation to the restructuring of the debt facilities of Intralot Group companies.

Apr 19, 2022

Authored by Anna Manda, Zisis Papazisis, Anastasia Mourmouti

Press Release

K&P advised on the two most significant energy transactions in Greece

K&P advised on the two most significant energy transactions in Greece.

Apr 19, 2022

Authored by Christina Faitakis, Alexander Metallinos, Anna Manda, Vassiliki Salaka, Valia Apostolopoulou, Aggeliki Tsatsi

Highlight

K&P advised BC Partners on the sale of Pharmathen

K&P advised BC Partners on the sale of Pharmathen, a leading European pharmaceutical and drug delivery technology company.

Apr 19, 2022

Authored by Anna Manda, Marina Sofia Chronaki, Aggeliki Tsatsi, Zisis Papazisis

Highlight

Karatzas & Partners advised a Spanish multinational group of companies

May 17, 2021

Authored by Anna Manda, Marina Chronaki, Stella-Natalia Anastasiou

Highlight

Karatzas & Partners advises Eurobank

May 12, 2021

Authored by Anna Manda, Alexander Metallinos, Sonia Saranti, Angela Boletsi, Eleana Rouga

Highlight

Karatzas &Partners advised SIDMA Steel S.A.

Our Firm advised SIDMA Steel, one of the leading Greek companies in the field of trading and industrial processing of steel products.

Apr 15, 2021

Authored by Anna Manda, Catherine Karatzas, Christos Paraskevopoulos, Marina Chronaki, Olga Vinieri

Press Release

Karatzas & Partners advises Athens International Airport (AIA)

Karatzas & Partners advised Athens International Airport (AIA) in connection with the issuance of a common bond loan of up to €100 million for five (5) airport related CapEx projects.

May 11, 2020

Authored by Anna Manda, Alexander Metallinos, Zisis Papazisis

Press Release

Karatzas & Partners- doValue S.p.A- merger clearance from the HCC

May 11, 2020

Authored by Anna Manda

Press Release

Karatzas & Partners advises Crystal Almond Group and WIND Hellas

Dec 19, 2019

Authored by Anna Manda

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