Kinstellar and Potamitis Vekris, working alongside Milbank, have advised Advent on its acquisition of TBI Bank from 4finance Holding. Koutalidis, working with White & Case, advised 4finance Holding. Arendt reportedly advised Advent as well.
The transaction remains contingent on regulatory approval.
Advent is a private equity investor.
According to Kinstellar, TBI Bank is a digital challenger bank serving over 2.4 million clients through more than 32,000 merchant check-out points across Southeast Europe.
The Kinstellar team included Romania-based Partner Zsuzsa Csiki, Counsels Cristina Stamboli, Alexandru Dan, and Catalin Graure, Managing Associates Razvan Constantinescu, Andrei Balus, Madalina Perte, and Andrada Popescu, Senior Associates Cosmin Vasilescu, Catalina Balus, and Andrei Salageanu, Associates Teodora Nicoschi, Alexandra Sofineti, and Denisa Constantin, and Junior Associates Stefana Bucur, Ioana Moldoveanu, and Andreea Vladareanu, Bulgaria-based Partner Nina Tsifudina, Of Counsel Milka Nikolova, Counsel Svilen Issaev, Managing Associates Anita Borisova and Georgi Kanev, Senior Associate Nikolay Gergov, and Associates Yasen Toshev, Simona Damyanova, and Debora Dineva, and Turkiye-based Partners Emre Edmund Ozer and Sinan Diniz, Senior Associate Simru Tayfun, and Associates Helin Akbulut, Tugberk Cakirca, and Beyza Nur Arli.
The Koutalidis team included Partners Katia Protopapa and Effie Papoutsi.
The Potamitis Vekris team included Partner Alexander Metallinos, Associates Regina Keramida, Silas Fouradoulas, Thanasis Deligiannis, Marios Mavros, Christina Sideri, Dorianna Sarri, Chrysa Kalantzi, Valia Damoulou, and Panagiota Kelali, and Trainees Artemis Krasagaki and Marianna Asimakopoulou.
