Demosthenes Mavrellis and Michaela Hadjihambi co-head a large team at Chrysses Demetriades & Co Law Office. The client base includes some of the biggest companies on the island, as well as many significant multinational groups operating in and out of Cyprus. The group is vastly experienced in handling corporate acquisitions, re-organisations and mergers, and has been kept busy advising equity funds on their investments into Cyprus. The department is also noted for having one of the largest units on the island for registering companies both in Cyprus and in other jurisdictions. Agis Agapiou and senior consultant Chris Georghiades are key names in the practice.
Testimonials
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‘Extremely responsive, experienced, efficient, hands on/practical approach, analytical but also able to see the bigger picture.’
‘Responsiveness to requests and quick turn around times, in particular, Michaela Hadjihambi and Chrysses Demetriades.’
‘Chrysses Demetriades & Co Law Office commercial and corporate practice shows great care for its clients, provides accurate replies promptly and sufficiently uses all necessary resources to provide the best possible services to its clients.’
‘Michaela Hadjihambi is an excellent lawyer, with attention to detail and business acumen.’
‘The team is very detailed and agile and is able to address the particularities of each project successfully.’
‘The individuals that we have worked with are very knowledgeable and have a business-oriented mindset that makes them able to address the particularities of each project successfully.’
‘They are always trying to understand the case, the business and circumstances before they express an opinion and they combine the legal with the business effectively.'
‘High professional standards and can accept an argument. Easy to talk to and ready to explain.'
Key clients
- Amathus Public Ltd
- Olympia Group
- KANIKA
- Nest Investments (Holdings) Ltd
- NBG Pangaea (now Prodea Investments)
- Eurogate Cyprus
- Columbia Marlow
- Muskita
- Lanitis Group
- TP AEOLIAN DYNAMICS LIMITED
- Kitserve
- Trust International Insurance Company (Cyprus) Limited
- Bank of Cyprus Public Company Limited
- Interorient Navigation
Work highlights
- Advised Criteo S.A. in its acquisition of ad-trading platform Iponweb.
- Advised Bank of Cyprus in relation to the financing of MyMall.
- Advised Thome Group in connection with its merger with OSM Maritime Group.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Demosthenes Mavrellis, Michaela Hadjihambi