Lambadarios has advised Alpha Bank, Eurobank, National Bank of Greece, and Piraeus Bank on the EUR 1.3 billion financing for the Chania–Heraklion–Hersonissos section of the Northern Road Axis of Crete (VOAK) concession project. Marinos Petroulias & Partners reportedly advised Terna.

Drakopoulos Partner Ioannis Anagnostopoulos discusses M&A in Greece in the year past and the one ahead.

In The Corner Office, we ask Managing Partners at law firms across Central and Eastern Europe about their backgrounds, strategies, and responsibilities. With 2025 almost behind us, it’s a good time to reflect on what truly made a difference this year. This time around, we asked: If you had to pick one, what was the 2024 decision that moved your firm forward the most in 2025?

Papapolitis & Papapolitis has advised Real Consulting on a share exchange agreement with the existing shareholders of Open Technology Services for the acquisition of 100% of OTS’ share capital. Souriadakis–Tsibris reportedly advised OTS.

Bernitsas has advised Hoist Finance AB subsidiary Hoist Finance on the acquisition of a portfolio of primarily non-performing unsecured loans, called the River Portfolio, from Asopus LP.

Kyriakides Georgopoulos, working with A&O Shearman, has advised Heygaz Biomethane on corporate financing supporting its biomethane portfolio across Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Norway, and Greece. A&O Shearman, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Eversheds Sutherland, and Potamitis Vekris reportedly advised the lenders.

Former Andersen Legal Partner and Head of the Banking, Finance, and Capital Markets Katerina Simopoulou has left the firm to launch Simopoulou Legal & Compliance.

Kyriakides Georgopoulos has advised Clean i.T on its EUR 413,000 equity funding round led by Investing For Purpose, with co-investment from Envolve Entrepreneurship. 

Zepos & Yannopoulos has advised Apella and its sole shareholder Nikolaos Kontoyannis on Olympic Air’s investment to acquire a 45% stake in the company.

Koutalidis advised KKR company ContourGlobal on the acquisition of a Greek photovoltaic portfolio from Athens Exchange-listed Quest Holdings subsidiary Quest Energy.

Zepos & Yannopoulos has advised Anedik Kritikos on the sale of 100% of its share capital to Diamantis Masoutis.

Papapolitis & Papapolitis, working with Milbank, advised ICG on its investment in Navarino.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Eurobank on financings in connection with the acquisition of Porto Bello Hotels by Brook Lane Capital.

Koutalidis has advised Alpha Bank Group on the reorganization of Alpha Leasing Single Member Societe Anonyme. As part of the transaction, a selected perimeter of primarily non-performing financial leases, together with related real estate interests, with a gross book value of approximately EUR 0.24 billion, was transferred to Hellas Capital Leasing. Zepos & Yannopoulos advised Hellas Capital Leasing.

Zepos & Yannopoulos has advised Fattal Hotels on its acquisition of the Cora Resort & Spa in Halkidiki from Bain Capital.

Koutalidis has advised sponsors of the New Good Energy on the issuance of a common secured bond loan. Sardelas Petsa, working with DLA Paper, advised the National Bank of Greece, which acted as bondholder agent and paying agent, and subscribed for the full amount of the bond loan.

Lambadarios has advised state-owned Growthfund on the tender process for the award of the 35-year concession of the Egnatia Motorway. 

Papapolitis & Papapolitis has advised ATHEX-listed real estate developer and investor Technical Olympic on a co-funding agreement with Pollen Street Capital. Norton Rose Fulbright reportedly advised Pollen Street Capital.