Koutalidis Law Firm

Project FinanceBanking, Finance & RestructuringArbitration, Litigation & MediationPublic Procurement, Privatisations, Concessions & Public Private PartnershipsReal Estate

Dr. Ioannis Kaptanis heads the Project Finance Department of our Firm, focusing on concession projects, project finance transactions, and privatisations. He regularly advises and represents clients in arbitration and litigation, as well as contract negotiation.

Moreover, he advises banks and corporations on financing transactions, particularly asset backed lending transactions, derivatives and repo agreements.

Ioannis is ranked as Market Leader in Project Finance and Project Development by the  IFLR1000 and a Leading Partner in the practice areas of Projects and Privatisation, of Banking, Finance & Capital Markets and of Dispute Resolution in Greece by The Legal 500 EMEA. He is also ranked by Chambers Global and Europe.

Recent work includes:

Alpha Bank S.A. on its reverse merger by absorption of its parent entity, Alpha Services and Holdings S.A. and the subsequent listing of Alpha Bank’s new shares on the Main Market of the Athens Exchange, Alpha Bank S.A. on the update of its EUR 15,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme, pursuant to which Alpha Services and Holdings S.A. is substituted by Alpha Bank by operation of law and by way of universal succession, following the reverse merger by absorption of Alpha Services and Holdings S.A. by Alpha Bank S.A., Advising Alpha Bank S.A. on the establishment of its new Green Bond Framework, Advising Piraeus Bank S.A. on the issuance by Aktor Concessions S.M.S.A. of a secured bond loan of up to €275 million, the proceeds from which are to be directed towards the refinancing of Aktor Concessions’ existing debt and for the coverage of general corporate purposes, Advising HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions GmbH on the sale of its 17% equity stake in the Olympia Odos motorway concessionaire and operator to VINCI Concessions, AVAX Concessions, AKTOR Concessions, and GEK TERNA, Advising Alpha Bank S.A. on an €806 million secured bond loan for the Athens International Airport (AIA) expansion projects under the Airport Development Agreement, advising also the Greek systemic banks’ syndicate on the required amendment and restatement of four major bond loans issued by AIA in 2019, 2022, and 2024, Advising a consortium of all Greek Systemic Banks in connection with (a) an up to circa €35 million bond loan to the Athens International Airport (AIA) for the financing of its initiative to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2025, for the installation of PV stations with battery energy storage system and heat pumps, including RRF financing and (b) a €105 million secured bond loan for the financing of corporate purposes of AIA, Advising Aegean Motorway S.A. (the concessionaire of the Maliakos Kleidi section of PATHE Motorway) on the refinancing of its existing senior and subordinated debt financing and financing of the senior debt service reserve by National Bank of Greece S.A., Piraeus Bank S.A., Alpha Bank S.A. and Eurobank S.A., i.e. all Greek systemic Banks up to amount of circa €419 million, Advising Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator (DESFA) on its up to €710 million common bond load (with an “accordion” option, allowing for an up to €100 million increase of the loan reaching a total amount of up to €810 million), arranged by the four Greek systemic banks, i.e. National Bank of Greece S.A., Piraeus Bank S.A., Alpha Bank S.A. and Eurobank S.A., where Alpha Bank S.A. acted as bondholder agent and administrative agent, integrating Recovery and Resilience Fund (RRF) funding across multiple DESFA projects under a non-SPV framework,

Recognitions

IFLR1000 - Project Finance, Project Development (Greece), Market Leader Legal 500 EMEA - Projects and Privatisation (Greece), Leading Partner Legal 500 EMEA – Banking, Finance and Capital Markets (Greece), Leading Partner Legal 500 EMEA - Dispute Resolution (Greece), Leading Partner Chambers Global and Europe Legal Guides, ranked in Banking & Finance (Greece)

Greek, English, French and German.

Member of the Athens Bar Association. Qualified to appear before all Courts of all degrees, including the Supreme Courts.

University of Athens (LL.M. in Civil Law, 2006 summa cum laude) University of Athens, School of Law (LL.B., 2003 summa cum laude)