Papapolitis & Papapolitis

Managing Partner: Nicholas Papapolitis

Number of partners: 7

Number of lawyers: 30

Languages: English, French, German, Greek

Firm Overview:

Papapolitis & Papapolitis is a leading full service business law firm with offices in Athens and London and a unique international outlook. The firm has built on the foundations of a long heritage intertwined with contemporary success. The firm aims to attract the most talented lawyers it can find and has developed a results orientated culture of high performance and innovation. With a deep understanding of its market and globally minded philosophy, the firm is uniquely positioned to act for foreign investors and corporations looking to invest or establish themselves in Greece. The track record of successfully advising governments, international and local banks, financial institutions, large corporates and state-owned entities, as well some of the world’s largest and most sophisticated financial investors, spans over 126 years.

Main Areas of Practice:

Banking, Finance & Capital Markets

Corporate Governance & Compliance

Corporate & M&A

Dispute Resolution

Funds

Energy

Real Estate

Restructuring & Insolvency

Tax

Banking, Finance & Capital Markets:

■ Acted for ECM Partners in relation to a EUR 230.2 Million acquisition financing facility from the National Bank of Greece S.A. used to partly finance the acquisition of the Pavlidis Marbles Group.

■ Acted for Depa Commercial S.A., in relation to a EUR 436.1 Million deal, as Sponsor and Shareholder at the project finance granted by the National Bank of Greece to DEPA’s subsidiary Alexandroupolis Electricity Production S.A. for a 840 MW CCGT Power Plant in Alexandroupolis.

■ Acted for Piraeus Bank as Arranger, Bondholder Agent, Subscriber and Bondholder in relation to a EUR 175 Million acquisition financing to Alphabet Education S.A., investment vehicle of BC Partners.

■ Acted for Eurobank Bank S.A. in its second Greek Recovery and Resilience Fund (RRF) Co-Financing facility to auto leasing company Avis Greece.

■ Acted for V Tourism S.A. and its shareholders Prodea Investments, the largest REIT in Greece, and Invel Real Estate Group with respect to a EUR 10 Million bridge financing in relation to the acquisition of a real estate asset in Milos Island (Greece).

■ Acted for Intralot S.A. on the pre-emptive issuance of 232.758.621 new shares by way of public offer in Greece and their listing on the Athens Stock Exchange.

Key Clients: ECM Partners, Intralot S.A., Eurobank, Piraeus Bank, Depa Commercial S.A., Morgan Stanley, Invel Real Estate, Prodea Investments.

Contact: Nikolaos Katsaros

Tel: +30 210 361 5544

Email: [email protected]

Corporate & M&A:

■ Acted for Intracom Holdings S.A., an ATHEX listed company in its corporate transformation into an investment company with a capacity of EUR 0.5 Billionthrough a spin off.

■ Acted for Lamda Development on the implementation of 2 strategic cooperation agreements with Temes S.A. for the joint development of 2 state-of-the-art, luxury 5-star hotels and the corresponding branded residences on the coastal front of Hellinikon.

■ Acted for Lamda Development in the corporate transformation of its entire shopping malls sector through a series of corporate transformations resulting to the concentration all four existing shopping centers owned by Lamda Group and those to be built in the Hellinikon under one distinct vehicle.

■ Acted for London & Regional Properties on the sale of 100% of the shares of LANDA S.A., owner of the Rhodes Bay Hotel & Spa and Elite Suites by Rhodes Bay in Rhodes, to the H Hotels Collection.

■ Acted for Intracom Holdings S.A. and Intracom Technologies S.ar.L. in the sale of 90.91% shareholding participation in Intracom Defense, a leading defense company in Greece with extensive collaborations with EU & NATO countries, to IAI – Israel Aerospace Industries.

■ Acted for Taconic Capital Advisors UK LLP, a global institutional investment firm, with respect to the acquisition of the ex-Costa Perla Hotel located in Porto Heli, Greece.

Key Clients: Intracom Holdings, Lamda Development, London & Regional Properties, Famar AVE, ECM Partners, Taconic Capital Advisors UK LLP.

Contact: Evi Tsilou

Tel: +30 210 361 55 44

Email: [email protected]

Dispute Resolution:

■ Acted for Diophar Pharmaceuticals in relation to a EU120 million dispute

■ Acted for Lamda Development in relation to a EUR50 million construction law dispute

■ Acted for Intracom Holdings in relation to a EUR80 million civil law dispute

■ Acted for Philips Hellas in relation to a EUR28 million dispute with Greek public hospitals Key Clients: Diophar Pharmaceuticals, Lamda Development, Intracom Holdings, Philips Hellas.

Contact: George Gravias

Tel: +30 210 361 5544

Email: [email protected]

Real Estate:

■ Acted for Lamda Development S.A. in relation to the completion of 2 strategic cooperation agreements valued at EUR 300 Million with Temes S.A. for the joint development of 2 state-of-the-art, luxury 5-star hotels and corresponding branded residences on the coastal front of Hellinikon.

■ Acted for Taconic Capital Advisors UK LLP, a global institutional investment firm, with respect to the demolition, planning and construction of a complex tourist accommodation comprising of a new luxury hotel and residential villas.

Key Clients: Lamda Development, Depa Commercial, ECM Partners, Arish Capital Partners

Contact: John Papapolitis

Tel: +30 210 361 5544

Email: [email protected]