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Global Guide 2023

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4
Banking & Finance
1 Years Ranked
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Provided by Thenia Panagopoulou

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Practice Areas

M&A, Corporate Law, International Transactions, Insurance, Banking & Media Law

Career

Thenia Panagopoulou, Head of the Banking and Finance practice and Co-Head of the M&A practice of the firm, has an excellent reputation in the market and more than two decades experience. Prior to joining the firm, 15 years ago, she worked as the legal counsel of a prominent Group active in the financial services and media sectors. Thenia has a broad focus but is especially recognized for her expertise in the insurance sector and she has served as member of the Board and compliance officer of insurance companies. She has an ongoing relationship with one of the leading insurance groups in Greece, Interamerican Group. In the Banking and Finance sector, recently she has a focus on distressed banking deals (lender and borrower side work), and particular experience advising on loan portfolio sales. She has been acting as external legal advisor of Eurobank S.A. for more than 10 years. Due to her strong knowledge of the financial services sector and her extensive experience in M&A deals she acted as their legal advisor of some of the most prominent NPE sales in the market, including the first sale transaction under the NLP law. She has handled a series of big scale restructurings in the aquaculture sector and has an ongoing relationship with the leading aquaculture group in Greece, Avramar Group. She also works hand-in-hand with two funds that are active in the Greek market (SmeremediumCap and Elikonos 2 S.C.A SICAR) through all stages of their transactions (including acquisition financing and convertible bond loan issues), as well as in relation to the new financing and debt restructuring of their acquired targets.

Professional Memberships

Athens Bar Association

Personal

Thenia is a supreme Court Advocate. She holds degrees from University of Athens (LL.B, LL.M., Company Law) and UCL, University of London (LL.M., Corporate & Commercial Law).

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Greece
4
Band 4

Thenia Panagopoulou of A. S. Papadimitriou & Partners is an adept lawyer who gains recognition for its finance practice, advising banks and notable corporates on matters ranging from NPL sales to bond issuances and debt restructurings.

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