The firm has recently undertaken the following assignments:

Advised a non-listed, closed-end investment fund on its merger with an investment fund listed on the Athens Stock Exchange. Both funds were regulated by the Greek Capital Markets Committee and their merged portfolio would exceed the amount of €26m.
Has acted for the take-over of the majority shareholding of the biggest listed leisure group in Greece. The firm has coordinated negotiations, prepared all required documentation and acquisition arrangements and structured a number of equity option agreements.
Advised on the setting up and the related regulatory matters of a non-listed investment fund with a seat in the Cayman islands and investment interests in southeast Europe, and dealt particularly with the regulatory implications of the fact that the fund is domiciled in an offshore jurisdiction.
Acted on the winding up and liquidation of a Greek investment fund with a portfolio of about €7.5m.
Advised on the setting up of a Greek venture capital fund in what was one of the very few attempts to set up in Greece a venture capital fund under the Greek venture capital legislation which provides for a special, tax-driven vehicle fund for venture capital investments in Greek companies.
Represented borrower in the debt restructuring and refinancing of €2.9m ship finance loan.
Acted for a leading travel company on the acquisition of a 5-star hotel situated in the Yailskari region on the Greek island of Corfu and of 4-star hotel complex situated in the Aghia Pelagia region, in Heraklion, Crete. The firm prepared transactional documentation including a 15m debenture loan between the investment vehicle and a Greek bank.
Has been retained by a Greek renewable energy company to negotiate and draft a multi-million venture capital agreement with a mutual fund and a listed telecom company.
Has been retained as the legal advisor of the Greek subsidiary of an American energy undertaking for a multi-million private placement.
Acted for UK company and its Greek subsidiary in a €22m venture capital deal with Barclays. Work included drafting and reviewing the investment agreement, the loan deeds, the loan notes and numerous ancillary agreements and documents.
Advised the government of FYR Macedonia on the approximation of the country’s legislation on PPP and PFI with the EU acquis communautaire and international best practice. The firm has particularly advised on the tendering process to be adopted so as to encompass PPP and PFI schemes as well as contractual schemes with private operators (mainly BOT contracts and their variants such as BO, BOOT or DBFO).
Acted on successive share capital increases and stock option schemes that resulted in the acquisition of the controlling interest of private club IPCA Cards S.A.
Defended a €1m defrauding of creditors claim commenced by a major Greek bank.
Acted for the Soya Mills Group, a Greece-based leader in the southeast European market of grains, oil seeds and oil seed products, in relation to the acquisition of a local entity in Bulgaria and the asset financing of warehouse facilities.

Contact person: Dr. Polykarpos Adamidis