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Counsel Fotodotis Malamas discusses the impact of the pandemic on the tax residence of natural and legal persons at the 13th National In-house Counsel Conference with Efstathios Bakalis of KBVL Law Firm and Theodoros Psichoyios, Legal Advisor of the State. The 13th National In-house Counsel Conference was organised by Nomiki Vivliothiki in cooperation with the […]
Bernitsas Law is a proud sponsor of the 13th National In-house Counsel Conference organised by Nomiki Vivliothiki in cooperation with the Association of Corporate Counsel Europe under the auspices of the Athens Bar Association and Greek Association of Corporate Counsel, which takes place digitally on 9 and 10 June 2021. Counsel Fotodotis Malamas is a […]
Bernitsas Law advised BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services Limited as Trustee on a market-first synthetic asset-backed securitisation of performing SME and corporate loans originated by Piraeus Bank SA. The transaction involved the issue of credit linked notes by an Irish SPV as protection seller, a financial guarantee agreement and financial collateral arrangements over the Irish […]
Bernitsas Law has won two awards at the prestigious International Financial Law Review Awards (IFLR) 2021 Europe. James Wilson, the IFLR’s Commercial Editor said, ‘Bernitsas Law was named Greece Law Firm of the Year and Greece Corporate Firm of the Year in the IFLR Europe Awards 2021. Bernitsas regularly produces some of the most innovative […]
Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to Eurobank SA in connection with its issuance and offering to institutional investors of €500m Fixed Rate Reset Senior Preferred Instruments due 2027 and the listing thereof on the Euro MTF Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The transaction was signed on 29 April 2021 and is scheduled […]
Bernitsas law is proud to support the City of Athens Reception and Solidarity Center (KYADA) by donating 1,000 traditional easter meals on Easter Sunday to the homeless and to the homeless hosted in the city’s shelters. The City of Athens Reception and Solidarity Center (KYADA) addresses the problems of vulnerable members of our society affected […]
Bernitsas Law advised Piraeus Financial Holdings on its successful capital raising of €1.38bn pursuant to an institutional offering through a bookbuilding process outside Greece and a public offering to retail and qualified investors in Greece, as well as on the admission of its newly issued shares to trading on the Athens Exchange. The combined offering […]
Bernitsas Law acted as Greek law counsel to Mytilineos SA on the successful issuance and offering of its inaugural green bond offering to international and domestic institutional investors of €500m aggregate principal amount senior notes due 2026 and the listing of these notes on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange’s Euro MTF market. The transaction is scheduled […]
Bernitsas Law advised Crown Holdings Inc on the Greek leg of its definitive agreement to sell 80% of its European Tinplate business to KPS Capital Partners LP for approximately €1.9bn. Crown Holdings Inc is a leading global supplier of rigid packaging products to consumer marketing companies, as well as transit and protective packaging products, equipment […]
Bernitsas Law is acting as transaction counsel to CVC in connection with the indirect acquisition of a majority stake in Dodoni SA by Venetiko Holdings SMSA, a Greek company invested in by funds advised or managed by CVC and the entering into a shareholders’ agreement with the current shareholders of Dodoni SA. The share purchase […]