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Elias Neocleous & Co LLC

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Elias Neocleous & Co LLC has an excellent reputation for acting on wide range of cross-border and local financial transactions. The group's client base includes global commercial banks, investment banks and private equity funds, as well as hedge funds, asset managers, and government bodies. The team has considerable expertise in advising on asset-tracing measures through global financial markets. Demetris Roti heads up the practice, in which firm managing partner Elias Neocleous and Andrea Kallis Parparinou are prominent names. Dimitris Papoutsis has left the firm.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The Elias Neocleous & Co LLC team exhibited outstanding teamwork.’

  • ‘The individuals consistently demonstrated their ability to find innovative solutions.’

  • ‘Prompt responses to clients' request and provision of clean legal directions. ’

  • ‘In the banking and finance sector, I have been working with Kyriaki Stinga. The quality of the work stands out. I feel sure when I address any query to Kyriaki regarding banking law in Cyprus. This provides advantages for our clients as well.’

  • ‘The practice is unique because it offers well-rounded services. They have an expert in each field which collaborate perfectly with each other thereby making their team unrivalled.'

  • 'Team’s strengths include their attention to client service and specialisation and dedication. Their people are accessible and helpful. They meet deadlines and they keep us informed of progress. They give us practical, constructive advice that solves our problems. Costas Stamatiou is approachable, very experienced and efficient.'
  • ‘The team is very responsive and able to handle the very wide range of issues that arise in transactions. They behave like a true partner to the business and ensure to keep themselves abreast of developments within the company.’

  • ‘Demetris Rotis always maintains a calm demeanour giving confidence that he will resolve any issues that arise. Christos Kafouris shows strong technical know-how and always remains positive and calm on transactions.’

Key clients

  • Allwyn Entertainment Financing (UK) PLC
  • Alpha Bank S.A
  • Altamira Asset Management Limited
  • Atterbury Europe B.V
  • Avanti Communications Group PLC
  • Bank of Cyprus
  • Bloomberg
  • CPI Property Group
  • Credit Suisse
  • Deutsche Bank AG
  • Eurobank Greece and Eurobank Cyprus
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  • Hellenic Public Bank Company Limited
  • HSBC Bank Plc
  • International Finance Corporation
  • JC Flowers & Co LLC
  • Jordan Kuwait Bank
  • KKCG Group
  • Limassol Marina
  • Lloyds Bank
  • Mediterranean Hospitality Ventures Limited
  • Optima Bank
  • Prodea Investments Limited
  • Raiffeisen Bank International AG
  • Sabadell Venture Capital S.L.U
  • SAZKA Delta Variable Capital Investment Company Limited
  • VISA Europe Limited

Work highlights

  • Advised Allwyn Entertainment Financing (UK) PLC on the Cyprus law aspects of its issuance of EUR 1.3bn senior secured notes.
  • Acted as Cypriot counsel to a consortium of banks in connection with a $200m super senior secured multicurrency revolving facility and a $100m senior secured multicurrency revolving facility offered to an international independent oil and gas company.
  • Advised a independent renewable energy producer on a EUR300m co-financing facility in order to fund the construction of two large scale photovoltaic energy production facilities in Central Europe.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Demetris Roti

Other key lawyers

Elias Neocleous, Kyriaki Stinga, Costas Stamatiou, Christos Kafouris, Andrea Kallis Parparinou