Papanikolopoulou & Partners has advised the National Bank of Greece and Piraeus Bank as financial advisers to Metlen Energy & Metals regarding its dual listing on the London Stock Exchange and the Athens Stock Exchange. Bernitsas, working with Clifford Chance, has advised Metlen. Karatzas & Partners, working with Latham & Watkins, advised Citigroup Global Markets and Morgan Stanley & Co as UK Sponsors and have also advised Citibank and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding on Greek law matters.

Papapolitis & Papapolitis has advised the Athens Exchange on Euronext’s voluntary tender offer for the acquisition of all shares in ATHEX in exchange for Euronext shares. Lambadarios advised Euronext. Koutalidis reportedly advised Deutsche Bank.

Kyriakides Georgopoulos has advised the Ioannou Family and Donkey Hotels & Resorts on their partnership with funds managed by Azora Gestion.

In The Debrief, our Practice Leaders across CEE share updates on recent and upcoming legislation, consider the impact of recent court decisions, showcase landmark projects, and keep our readers apprised of the latest developments impacting their respective practice areas.

Kyriakides Georgopoulos has advised Petsiavas on its acquisition of the oral and dental care business of ABC Kinitron.

Former Lambadarios Partner Sotiris Dempegiotis has joined Calavros Law Firm as Partner and Deputy Head of the International Arbitration Department.

Alexios Andriopoulos has joined Welcome Pickups as the company's new Head of Legal & Compliance.

Greece continues to ride a wave of investment interest, with momentum building across real estate, hospitality, renewables, and increasingly, digital infrastructure, according to AKL Partner Kostas Fatsis, who walks us through the latest legislative developments shaping the market, including energy reforms, FDI screening, and judicial modernization.

Papapolitis & Papapolitis has advised UK-based Dukes Education on its acquisition of Mandoulides Schools from Mandoulides Holding Societe Anonyme. Bernitsas advised the sellers.

Bernitsas has advised Piraeus Bank on the issuance and offering of EUR 500 million green senior preferred notes due 2028, targeting both international and Greek institutional investors.

Anagnostopoulos has successfully represented a former director of Werfen Hellas before the Athens Criminal Court, which cleared the defendant of healthcare fraud charges related to product pricing practices for healthcare organizations.

Kyriakides Georgopoulos has advised Frigoglass SAIC on its EUR 10.2 million cross-border acquisition of Provisiona Iberia and Serlusa Refrigerantes, based in Spain and Portugal, respectively. 

Greece-based FNG Law Firm has joined Drakopoulos with Petros Fragkiskos and Konstantinos Nikolakopoulos Giannidis becoming Drakopoulos Equity Partners and Achilleas Papadopoulos joining as Partner. 

Koutalidis has advised ABO Energy on the sale of ABO Hellas, along with six affiliated entities and a 1.5-gigawatt renewable energy portfolio, to Helleniq Renewables.

Bernitsas has advised the Vivartia Group on the sale of 100% of its shares in Dodoni, held through Nutrico, to Hellenic Dairies.

Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners has promoted George Alexandris to Partner.

Bernitsas has advised Piraeus Bank as the senior loan noteholder and senior facility agent on a EUR 200 million private securitization of car lease receivables originated by Olympic Commercial and Tourist Enterprises Single Member.

Koutalidis has advised Alpha Bank on its successful reverse merger by absorption of its parent entity Alpha Services and Holdings, and the subsequent listing of Alpha Bank’s new shares on the Main Market of the Athens Exchange.