OVERVIEW

From debt and equity issues through to derivatives and structured finance, we field a capital markets practice group with capabilities to act on sophisticated and complex transactions and advise on the  Greek and EU law.

We cover the full spectrum of services from straightforward ‘cookie cutter’ deals involving standard documentation, to more complex transactions in debt and equity capital markets, derivatives, structured finance and securization. We act on contentious and non-contentious matters, working closely with our disputes practice to add value to clients’ business through our integrated knowledge of regulatory issues.

We advise companies and investment firms on liability and liquidity management transactions, including tender offers and debt offerings, and on issues arising from boardroom procedures to take over bids.

We conduct diligence on companies to ensure that IPOs and other investment offerings to the public comply with the Greek and EU requirements and transparency directives and we assist companies who are still in the planning phase to acquire listing approval on the stock exchange ensuring they have into place the organizational structure that will allow them to undergo Initial Public Offering (IPO) and subsequent offerings.

Our primary clients include international investment banks, venture funds, asset management and securities companies. In the past, we have drafted the MiFID package standard documentation models for the Athens Exchange Members Association and advised on the restructurings of the Cyprus Securities Exchange Commission and the Cyprus Stock Exchange. We have also advised the Albanian Securities Commission in the preparation of the Law on Corporate and Municipal Bonds enacted in 2009.