Michael Kyprianou Law Firm involved in a US$16 billion dispute between two leading Russian Groups.
Expertise
Banking and Finance - Greece
The Athens office of the Michael Kyprianou Law Firm has developed a strong practice in banking and finance and has a dedicated team of banking and finance lawyers dealing with international and local financing transactions. The team advises lenders, borrowers and sponsors on a wide variety of domestic and cross-border acquisitions and leveraged and project financing including both senior and subordinated debt as well as bridge financing.
Our clients come from several industries such as real estate, private equity, energy, insurance, pharmaceuticals & healthcare, sovereigns, mining, manufacturing and industrial, maritime and shipping, technology, financial services and financial institutions.
Services
Advice on corporate restructuring, tax, stamp duty and admissibility of documents
Asset finance
Aviation and shipping finance
Corporate lending
Creation, perfection and registration of security documents
Leveraged finance
Out of court enforcements of security documents
Project finance
Real estate finance
Restructurings and refinancings
Securitization
Finance agreements
Experience
Michael Kyprianou Law Firm involved in a 320 million euro takeover of a major segment of the renewable energy grid of Greece.
The firm involved in a US$6 billion takeover of a UK listed metal mining corporation.
We have acted on four separate occasions as legal advisers to the National Bank of Greece and were instructed to provide legal assistance and advice with respect to Cyprus and Greek law pledge agreements and deeds of guarantee entered into by Cypriot companies on each of these transactions. These agreements were provided in relation to loan facilities ranging in each case from 2,500,000 euro to 19,500,000 euro.