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Provided by Koutalidis Law Firm
Koutalidis is established in the market as one of the leading Greek law firms in the field of banking and finance, being present in key, complex and demanding transactions in all areas of financial law, ranging from corporate finance, acquisition finance, asset or structured finance, bond loans, credit facilities, secured or unsecured, bilateral or syndicated, as well as OTC derivatives and related collateral arrangements to leveraged buy-outs, bank recapitalizations, NPL portfolio sales, securitizations as well as sovereign and corporate debt restructuring. We advise lenders and borrowers ranging from international and Greek credit and financial institutions to major domestic and multinational companies.
We advise on all aspects of project financing, including project structuring, project documents, finance documents, security package, legal due diligence and related competition, state aid, real estate and licensing matters. Our clientele comprises of all significant market participants, on the lenders’, sponsors’ and contractors’ side, as well as governmental institutions acting as tendering authorities.
The Head of our Banking and Finance Department is Nikos Salakas and Nikos Koritsas. Ioannis Kaptanis heads the project finance practice, and Effie Papoutsi heads the corporate finance practice.
Chambers Review
Koutalidis Law Firm is highly sought after by domestic and international lenders for capital markets and financing mandates. The firm regularly advises on complex bond issuances and financing transactions via capital market instruments including securitisations. Additionally, clients benefit from the department's prowess in handling debt restructurings as well as energy, real estate and infrastructure-related project financings. Lawyers in the team also offer experience in the sale and securitisation of NPL portfolios. The team's close cooperation with international law firms allows Koutalidis to handle cross-border transactions.
Work Highlights
- Koutalidis Law Firm advised GMR Airports on the issuance by its Greek subsidiary of a common secured bond loan of up to EUR60.5 million subscribed by the National Bank of Greece.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Koutalidis has the ability to handle complex infrastructure projects."
"Their broad team is able to service different transactions efficiently."
"They have very good service and are always responsive to our needs."
"Koutalidis has the ability to handle complex infrastructure projects."
"Their broad team is able to service different transactions efficiently."
"They have very good service and are always responsive to our needs."
Notable Practitioners
Nikos Koritsas often advises on syndicated loan facilities relating to corporate finance, debt restructuring and project financings, with particular experience in the infrastructure sector. He is also well placed to advise clients on complex capital markets transactions.
"Nikos Koritsas is a very good lawyer."
Effie Papoutsi is often seen advising well-known lenders on NPL transactions, debt refinancings and acquisition financings.
Ioannis Kaptanis boasts extensive expertise advising clients on project finance mandates, including on bond loans, tender processes and debt financing for infrastructure and energy projects. He also advises clients on capital markets matters, including bond issuances and EMTN programmes.
"Ioannis Kaptanis has advised us on several complex infrastructure transactions very efficiently."
Ranked Lawyers at
Koutalidis Law Firm
Greece
Members
Provided by Koutalidis Law Firm
Dimitris Kalyvas
Georgia Koutsoukou
Ioannis Kaptanis
Head of Department
Nikos Salakas
Industries
Provided by Koutalidis Law Firm
Infrastructure (motorways, bridges, airports, railways, ports) finance
construction
energy (oil, gas, renewable energy sources)
energy infrastructure (power generation and transmission) finance
financial services
food industry
information & communication technology (ICT) finance
media
pharmaceuticals
social infrastructure (hospitals, schools, public buildings, sport structures and green areas) finance
telecommunications
utilities
water and waste management finance