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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 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 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 advises CVC and HHG on the disposal of part of its stake to Purehealth

Bernitsas Law advised CVC and Hellenic Healthcare Group (HHG) in connection with the sale of a 60% stake in HHG to PureHealth Holding PJSC by CVC and HHG’s CEO. The deal values HHG at €2.2bn and its completion is currently subject to regulatory approvals.

Bernitsas Law advises on the acquisition of Hermes Portfolio of €700m NPLs

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to AP Hermes Securitisation S.à r.l. in connection with the acquisition of an NPL Portfolio of unsecured and secured loans of a total legal claim of c. €700m (Hermes Portfolio).

Bernitsas Law advises Santander UK in $27m facilities agreement

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to Santander UK plc, in its capacity as Agent, Arranger, Original Hedge Counterparty, Security Agent and the Original Lender, in connection with the amendment and restatement of a $27m facilities agreement.

Bernitsas Law advises HELLENiQ ENERGY Real Estate on €50m financing

Bernitsas Law acted as legal counsel to HELLENiQ ENERGY Real Estate and its shareholder HELLENiQ ENERGY Holdings, in connection with an up to €50m common secured bond loan issued by HELLENiQ ENERGY Real Estate to Eurobank for the acquisition of real estate property.

Bernitsas Law advises Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) on the acquisition of TERNA ENERGY

Bernitsas Law advised Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC (Masdar) on their agreement with GEK TERNA and other shareholders to acquire TERNA ENERGY. The deal represents the largest ever energy transaction on the Athens Exchange and one of the largest in the EU renewables industry.

Bernitsas Law advises Hoist Finance AB on Project Cell Portfolio of c.€1.5bn NPLs

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to Hoist Finance AB (publ) as purchaser in connection with the sale and purchase agreement entered into with Alpha Bank acting as seller of Project Cell, a portfolio of non-performing retail loans with a total outstanding balance of approximately €1.5bn.

Bernitsas Law advises Partners Group and Pharmathen on the financing of the acquisition of CBL Patra

Bernitsas Law advised Partners Group and Pharmathen in connection with the financing of the acquisition of CBL Patras by Pharmathen.

Bernitsas Law advises HelleniQ Energy Holdings on €400m refinancing

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek counsel to HelleniQ Energy Holdings in connection to the refinancing of a €400m common bond loan issued by its subsidiary, Hellenic Petroleum.

European Investment Bank financing for the Northern Cyclades Interconnection Extension by IPTO

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek counsel to the European Investment Bank (EIB) in connection with financing of the extension of the interconnection of Northern Cyclades by the Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO).

Bernitsas Law advises on multi-jurisdictional syndicated bond loan facility for refinancing

Bernitsas Law advises on multi-jurisdictional syndicated bond loan facility for refinancing a diverse asset portfolio

Bernitsas Law advises Hellenic Healthcare Group on €1bn bond refinancing and financing deal

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek counsel to Hellenic Healthcare Group (HHG) in connection with the refinancing and financing of the HHG group of companies in Greece and Cyprus, through the issue of a common secured bond loan in the amount of up to €1bn

Bernitsas Law advises on Senna Securitisation of receivables

Bernitsas Law acted as a Greek law counsel to the Bank of New York Mellon acting as note trustee and security trustee in connection with the securitisation of a portfolio of non-performing loan receivables

Securitisation transaction amendment, restatement, and credit facility Agreement

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek counsel to an international investor in connection with the amendment and restatement of the transaction documents for a securitisation transaction for the replacement of the appointed servicer of the securitised portfolio

Refinancing and granting of new financing - Jupiter Portfolio of Securitised Receivables

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to National Bank of Greece SA as arranger, agent and bondholder in connection with a bond loan facility agreement for the refinancing of existing international bank financing and the financing of acquisition of real estate assets ...

Bernitsas Law advises HELLENiQ ENERGY HOLDINGS SA on the financing of Helpe Digital SA

Bernitsas Law advised HELLENiQ ENERGY HOLDINGS SA (ex Hellenic Petroleum Holdings SA) on the €33.5m joint financing of their subsidiary Hellenic Petroleum Digital SA by Alpha Bank and the Recovery and Resilience Fund (RRF).

Bernitsas Law advises GIC on strategic partnership with Sani/Ikos Group

Bernitsas Law advised GIC on their entry into a strategic partnership with Sani/Ikos Group, under which GIC will become the leading shareholder alongside Sani/Ikos Group’s management team.

Bernitsas Law advises Partners Group on the acquisition of Pharmathen from BC Partners

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to Partners Group on their acquisition of Pharmathen from the international investment firm BC Partners. The transaction values Pharmathen at an enterprise value of around €1.6bn. We also advised Partners Group in connection with various facilities agreements

Hoist Finance acquisition of c. €2.1bn NPL portfolio - Project Orbit

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek counsel to Hoist Finance AB as purchaser, in connection with a sale and purchase agreement entered into on 28 December 2021 with Alpha Bank as seller of a portfolio of non-performing retail loans with a total outstanding balance of approximately €2.1bn.

Bernitsas Law advises on Olympia Odos refinancing

Bernitsas Law advised Olympia Odos SA on the refinancing of its existing loans and advises on the financing for the construction of a 74.5km motorway extension between Patras and Pyrgos

Project Frontier €6bn securitisation of receivables

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek counsel to Morgan Stanley in the securitisation of a €6bn receivables portfolio originated by the National Bank of Greece, through the issue by Frontier Issuer DAC (an Irish securitisation SPV) of senior notes in the amount of €3bn (under the guarantee of the

Bernitsas Law advises Astir Group on €362m bond loan

Bernitsas Law advised the Astir Group on the issue of a €362m bond loan by Astir Palace Vouliagmenis for the refinancing of existing bank debt and financing of the development of the Astir marina located on the Athens Riviera.

Bernitsas Law advises on €214m Elpedison Power bond loans

Bernitsas Law advised BNP Paribas Securities Services, Intesa Sanpaolo SpA and UniCredit Bank SpA in relation to the syndication and extension of a c.€81m bond loan, Eurobank SA, Alpha Bank SA and Piraeus Bank SA in relation to the syndication and extension of c.€81m bond loan and Eurobank SA, Alpha

Bernitsas Law advises BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services on market first synthetic securitisation

Bernitsas Law advised BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services Limited as Trustee on a market-first synthetic asset-backed securitisation of performing SME and corporate loans originated by Piraeus Bank SA.

Bernitsas Law advises Piraeus Bank on €1.92bn NPE securitisation

Bernitsas law acted as Greek counsel to Piraeus Bank in connection with its first public NPE securitisation in the Greek market, with a gross book value of €1.92bn comprised primarily of non-performing residential mortgage loans.