On November 21, 2023, corporate/M&A and private equity experts from Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkiye, and Ukraine sat down for a virtual round table moderated by CEE Legal Matters Managing Editor Radu Cotarcea to discuss the key developments in the field over the past decade.

Drakopoulos Managing Partner Panagiotis Drakopoulos talks about the evolution of the practice and their role as legal advisors in Greece over the last 10 years.

Bernitsas Law has advised the Piraeus Bank on its EUR 500 million issuance of Senior Preferred Notes due December 2029 and their listing on the Euro MTF Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

Bernitsas has advised Eurobank on the EUR 500 million issuance and offering of its fixed-rate callable senior preferred instrument due November 2029 to international and domestic institutional investors, as well as their listing on the Euro MTF Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

Bernitsas Law has advised Helleniq Energy Holdings on the refinancing of a EUR 400 million common bond loan issued by its Hellenic Petroleum subsidiary.

Bernitsas Law has advised the European Investment Bank on its financing for the extension of the Northern Cyclades interconnection, a project conducted by Greece's Independent Power Transmission Operator.

Zepos & Yannopoulos has advised DEPA Commercial on its joint venture with GEK Terna and Gener 2 for the development of a thermal electricity production unit in Albania.

Kyriakides Georgopoulos has advised the shareholders of Karydakis on the sale of the company to the Multi-Color Corporation.

Shearman & Sterling has advised the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund on its EUR 1.1 billion fully marketed offering of a 22% stake in the National Bank of Greece. Koutalidis, working with Milbank, advised the offering's coordinators, managers, and underwriters. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised the National Bank of Greece.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised global coordinators, initial mandated lead arrangers, and bookrunners Citibank and BNP Paribas on a USD 2.8 billion sustainability and gender diversity-linked facility to GasLog.

Bernitsas Law has advised GIC on its acquisition of a 35% stake in Hotel Investment Partners.

Koutalidis, working with White & Case’, has advised the DFC on a USD 125 million financing loan to Onex Elefsis Shipyards and Industries. Reportedly, Antis Triantafyllides & Sons advised the DFC on Cypriot legal matters.

Koutalidis has advised Alpha Bank on its partnership with UniCredit in Greece and Romania.

Zepos & Yannopoulos has advised Deutsche Telekom group member Telecom Innovation on an investment in Desquared and BOX.

Reed Smith has advised Hive Energy on the sale of a 267-megawatt project to Juwi Hellas. Karatzas & Partners advised Juwi on the deal.

Bernitsas has advised Pandora on the opening of their first owned and operated store in Kifissia, Greece.

Koutalidis has advised Florida-based alternative investment firm Waterwheel Capital Management on the bidding process and the binding agreement with Alpha Bank, Eurobank, the National Bank of Greece, and Piraeus Bank to purchase 95% of the Class B and Class C notes issued in the securitization of the Solar portfolio.

Papapolitis & Papapolitis has advised Intralot on its EUR 135 million pre-emptive share capital increase concluded in October 2023. Ambrosia Capital Hellas was the lead underwriter, with Euroxx Securities as an underwriter, and Piraeus Bank as the issue advisor.