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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 Intrakat on the acquisition of Aktor

Bernitsas Law advised Intrakat on obtaining unconditional merger control clearance from the Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) and thereafter on the successful completion of its acquisition of 100% of Aktor, a landmark transaction in the Greek constructions market.

Bernitsas Law advises Eurobank on its new €500m Senior Preferred Instrument

We acted as Greek law counsel to Eurobank in connection with the issuance and offering of its new €500m Fixed Rate Callable Senior Preferred Instrument due November 2029, to international and domestic institutional investors, as well as its listing on the Euro MTF Market of the Luxembourg StockEx.

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

We acted as Greek law counsel to Piraeus Bank in connection with the issuance and offering of its new €500m Senior Preferred Notes due December 2029 to international and domestic institutional investors as well as their listing on the Euro MTF Market of Luxembourg Stock Exchange

Bernitsas Law advises Pancreta Bank on its investment in Attica Bank

Bernitsas Law is acting as legal counsel to Pancreta Bank in connection with its investment in Attica Bank, along with Thrivest Holding Ltd and the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund.

Bernitsas Law advises Eurobank SA on €500m Fixed Rate Callable Senior Preferred Instruments

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to Eurobank SA on the issue and offering of €500m Fixed Rate Callable Senior Preferred Instruments due 2029 to professional investors pursuant to a bookbuilding process and the listing of such Instruments on the Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock

Bernitsas Law advises Intrakat and Lavipharm on equity capital raisings

Bernitsas Law acted as ad hoc legal counsel to INTRAKAT SA and LAVIPHARM SA in connection with their equity capital raisings of €100m and €51.2m respectively

Bernitsas Law advises Piraeus Bank on the issuance of a €350m Senior Preferred Bond

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to Piraeus Bank in connection with the successful issuance and offering to institutional investors of a €350m Senior Preferred Bond and the listing thereof on the Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

Bernitsas Law advises Eurobank on €500m Senior Preferred Instruments issuance

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to Eurobank in connection with the issuance and offering to institutional investors of €500m Senior Preferred Instruments due 2025 for the purpose of satisfying its MREL requirements and strengthening its liquidity.

Bernitsas Law advises on the sale of a significant minority stake in Ellaktor SA

Bernitsas Law advised Greenhill Investments Limited and Kiloman Holdings Limited on the sale of their c.30% stake in Ellaktor SA (Ellaktor) to Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries SA (Motor Oil) in consideration for €182m.

Bernitsas Law advises CVC on the successful acquisition of 100% of Ethniki Insurance

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to CVC on the successful acquisition from National Bank of Greece of 100% of the leading Greek insurer Ethniki Insurance by Ethniki Holdings S.ὰ.r.l., a holding company invested in by funds managed or advised by CVC.

Bernitsas Law advises MBC Group on their €225m investment in Antenna Greece BV

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to MBC Group in connection with their €225m investment in Antenna Greece BV, the indirect parent company of Antenna TV and Makedonia TV.

Bernitsas Law advises on Public Power Corporation’s €1.35bn capital raising

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to Goldman Sachs, Citi, National Bank of Greece, Alpha Bank, Eurobank, Piraeus Bank, Optima Bank and Euroxx Securities in connection with (i) Public Power Corporation’s €1.35bn capital raising pursuant to a non-preemptive share capital increase and an offerin

Bernitsas Law advises Piraeus Bank on its inaugural €500m Green Senior Preferred Bond

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to Piraeus Bank on the issuance and offering to institutional investors of its inaugural €500m Green Senior Preferred Bond, and the listing thereof on the Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

Bernitsas Law advises Motor Oil Hellas on issuance and offering of €400m unsecured senior Notes

Bernitsas Law advises Motor Oil (Hellas) Corinth Refineries SA on its successful issuance and offering of €400m principal amount of unsecured senior Notes

Bernitsas Law advises Eurobank on the issuance of €500m Senior Preferred Instruments

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to Eurobank SA in connection with the issuance and offering to institutional investors pursuant to a bookbuilding process of €500m principal amount of Senior Preferred Instruments.

Bernitsas Law advises Delta Foods on the sale of c. 43.2% stake in MEVGAL

Bernitsas Law advised Delta Foods on the sale of its c. 43.2% stake in MEVGAL to members of the Hatzakou family, the other major shareholder of MEVGAL.

Issue and offering by Eurobank SA of Fixed Rate Reset Senior Preferred Instruments

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to Eurobank SA in connection with its issuance and offering to institutional investors of €500m Fixed Rate Reset Senior Preferred Instruments due 2027 and the listing thereof on the Euro MTF Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

Bernitsas Law advises Piraeus Financial Holdings on its successful capital raising of €1.38bn

Bernitsas Law advised Piraeus Financial Holdings on its successful capital raising of €1.38bn pursuant to an institutional offering through a bookbuilding process outside Greece and a public offering to retail and qualified investors in Greece.

Bernitsas Law advises CVC in connection with its indirect acquisition of a majority stake in Dodoni

Bernitsas Law is acting as transaction counsel to CVC in connection with the indirect acquisition of a majority stake in Dodoni SA by Venetiko Holdings SMSA, a Greek company invested in by funds advised or managed by CVC

Bernitsas Law advises Mytilineos SA on inaugural green bond offering of €500m Senior Notes

Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to Mytilineos SA on the successful issuance and offering of its inaugural green bond offering to international and domestic institutional investors of €500m aggregate principal amount senior notes

Bernitsas Law advises syndicate of Czech and international banks on Sazka Group €640m financing

Bernitsas law acted as Greek law counsel to a syndicate of Czech and international banks in relation to €640m secured senior facilities provided to SAZKA Group AS and its subsidiaries.

Bernitsas Law advises Citigroup Global Market on their successful placement in Jumbo SA

Bernitsas Law advised Citigroup Global Market Limited (CGML) in connection with the successful placement of 3.86% in Jumbo SA to international investors pursuant to an accelerated bookbuilding process.