Our firm has advised its global client base on a broad range of complex corporate transactions and commercial law matters. Our lawyers manage corporate client transactions in such a manner to ensure effective implementation of business solutions.
Our firm provides its expertise to a large scale of corporate transactions, such as:
Mergers and Acquisitions
Our mergers and Acquisitions practice is the central part of our corporate and commercial practice. We represent institutional and entrepreneurial clients in strategic and financial acquisitions and investments. Examples of areas in which we provide our services are
- Private and public corporate mergers of Athens Stock Exchange Listed Companies
- Leveraged buyouts and private equity investments
- Purchases and sales of shares or Assets
- International transactions
- Secured party sales and acquisitions
- Strategic alliances and Joint ventures
- Corporate Restructuring
We focus mainly on the effectiveness of the transaction and that is why we cover the entire spectrum of a M&A deal as for example:
- Legal due diligence including Corporate issues, Regulatory Compliance and Licensing, IP, environmental audits and analysis, analysis of pending litigation, labor relations and other employee-related issues and cotry specific issues.
- Tax planning, structuring the deal and reporting
- Employee compensation and management retention programs
- Corporate governance and transition to the new status
- Environmental risk allocations
- Pending Litigation and dispute resolution
Our Due Diligence processes aim to provide the minimum disruption of normal day to day business of the target company (many times the employees do not even realize the company is scrutinized). Our Due Diligence Reports are written in plain language without difficult for the businessman terms so as to empower the management in its understanding of all the issues regarding the target company with a view to effective pre-closing negotiations and effective post- closing assumption of the management of the company.
We consider all corporate, tax, and risk-allocation factors before conducting our due diligence, and we negotiate and draft acquisition documents only after we fully comprehend the target company and the particulars of the business deal. Our network of strategic contacts is extensive, and we enjoy making introductions that prove beneficial to our clients.
Leveraged Buyouts
With regards to leveraged transactions or those involving debt refinancing our attorneys are experienced in many types of agreements including unsecured and secured lending, senior and mezzanine credit facilities, derivatives, and securitizations.
We have advised private equity funds, including buyout and venture capital funds, in their portfolio investment activities. Our services include advice on:
- M&A advice to portfolio companies
- Structuring, negotiation, and execution of leveraged buyout transactions
- Minority investments
- Management compensation programs
Corporate Re-Structuring
We have provided advice to major corporate restructurings whether they may be initiated for corporate efficiency or tax planning issues. We always consider all elements in our advice or provide insights to new potential opportunities.
Corporate Governance
Our Firm has advised extensively both Publicly Listed companies (in the Athens Stock Exchange) and Private Groups on effective and accountable corporate governance measures and procedures. We have expertise on both the mandatory requirements for Public companies but also have provided in the past useful and practical customized processes for enforcing accountability to Corporate Groups.
PRACTICE AREAS
Our Firm represents clients in almost all types of disputes.
International Business
White Collar Crime
Public and Administrative Law
Litigation
Private Equity
EU Competition Industry Regulation
Joint Ventures, Strategic Aliances & PPPs
Intelectual Property
Crisis Management
Tax Planning
Corporate Law