Kyriakides Georgopoulos has advised Optima Bank on its acquisition of five portfolios of receivables from performing corporate exposures in the secondary market.

 Metro A.E.B.E. has appointed Dimitris Smirnis to Executive Director - Legal & Government Affairs.

Renewable energy is slowly becoming an evergreen industry in Greece, with strong investor interest in wind and solar power projects that stand to hasten the recovery of the country, according to Reed Smith Partner Dimitris Assimakis.

Zepos & Yannopoulos has advised Bain Capital Credit on the full acquisition of Piraeus Bank Group leasing subsidiary Sunshine Leases.

Koutalidis has advised NN Hellas on its merger by way of absorption of NN Hellas II, the former MetLife business in Greece. 

The Lambadarios Law Firm and Watson Farley & Williams have advised lead arranger Piraeus Bank on the EUR 425 million project financing for the Thessaloniki Eastern Ring Road to be developed by Avax and Mytilineos following their PPP agreement with the Greek Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.

Reed Smith has advised PPC Renewables on its successful bid for the acquisition of a renewable energy assets portfolio from Piraeus Equity Partners. The KLC Law Firm reportedly advised the seller.

The Koutalidis Law Firm has advised Etem and ElvalHalcor on their strategic partnership with Cosmos Aluminium. Corina Fassouli Grafanaki & Associates advised Cosmos Aluminium.

Zepos & Yannopoulos, working with Cyprus-based Chrysostomides & Co, has advised the Adaptavist Group on its acquisition of Nimaworks Limited. Masouros & Partners advised the sellers.

Koutalidis has advised Alpha Bank on the successful tender offer for EUR 400 million in senior preferred notes due 2024 and a new EUR 450 million issuance of non-call senior preferred notes under Alpha Bank’s EUR 15 billion EMTN Program.

The recent decision no. 35/2022 issued by the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) on July 13, 2022 (Decision), marked a record-high EUR 20 million fine against US company Clearview AI Inc. (Clearview). This Decision adds even higher pressure on Clearview, on top of other data protection authorities’ (DPAs) relevant decisions (French, Italian, British), while a similar decision is expected soon by the Austrian regulator, all as a response to a series of complaints filed by an alliance of non-profit privacy-driven organizations.

Lambadarios has advised lead arrangers National Bank of Greece and Piraeus Bank on a EUR 680 million project financing facility for the Eldorado Gold Corporation towards the development of the Skouries project in Northern Greece. Liberopoulos and Milbank reportedly also advised the banks. Karatzas & Partners and Texas-based Bracewell reportedly advised Eldorado Gold.

Koutalidis has advised Matthew Gregory Kaminski and Mikhail Gregory Kaminski on the acquisition of 90% of the share capital and voting rights in Greek Superleague football club Panetolikos FC from shareholder Fotios Kostoulas.

Zepos & Yannopoulos, working with the German offices of Taylor Wessing, has advised Triathlon Holding on the sale of 51% of its share capital to the Sunlight Group.

Reed Smith has advised Alpha Bank on the EUR 32 million financing for a 27-megawatt onshore wind project developed by Valorem subsidiary Anatoliko Askio-Magoula of Greece. Watson Farley & Williams reportedly advised Valorem.

Bahas Gramatidis & Partners has advised the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund on the launch of a Greek Ministry of Development & Investment project titled New Industrial Parks.

Kyriakides Georgopoulos has advised Frigoglass on an up to EUR 55 million interim financing from the holders of the existing senior secured notes due 2025, with the funding to be used for debt and capital restructuring.

Zepos & Yannopoulos, working with Gide Loyrette Nouel, has advised France's Le Collectionist on its acquisition of local luxury accommodation operator The Greek Villas.