Kypros Ioannides heads the ‘knowledgeable and professional’ team at Deloitte Legal | Hadjianastassiou, Ioannides LLC. It provides a full range of corporate law services to both national and international companies and groups. The department enjoys a steady flow of work on purchaser and vendor legal due diligence exercises and provides transactional support to key clients on major deals. The group is skilled at handling corporate reorganisations and advising on corporate compliance matters. Additionally, it has a strong reputation for its work on a wide variety of commercial matters.  Andreas Thoma and Natalie Kyprianou are among the other names to note.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team shows high levels of professionalism and delivers within the agreed deadlines. They are always available to reach and the piece of their work is of high standards.’

  • ‘Mr. K. Ioannides stands out for his politeness and his professional approach to matters. He has the ability to listen carefully and he has critical thought. This combination enables him to lead the team efficiently and effectively. ’

  • ‘Positive approach, deep knowledge of law and practice area. The Deloitte team is very experienced. Very pragmatic and talented lawyers who understand the client's needs and wishes.’

  • ‘Kypros Ioannides is a highly experienced, strategically minded lawyer, nothing is impossible for him and he will always find a better solution for you.’

  • ‘The team is excellent. There is effective communication between the team members. There is a clear distribution of tasks according to their skills and abilities.’

  • ‘Kypros Ioannides is a gifted person and an excellent lawyer.'

  • 'Passionate about their work and perfectionist on their deliverables.'

  • 'Combination of tax and legal knowledge (and of course other areas of expertise) - this is something a standard law firm is not able to offer.'

Key clients

  • Abacus Limited
  • Abris Capital Partners
  • Adidas Cyprus Ltd
  • Albourne Partners (Cyprus) Limited
  • Alpha Television Cyprus Limited
  • Apollonio Private Hospital Limited
  • Astro Bank Ltd
  • CEE Equity Partners
  • Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC)
  • COCA-COLA HBC Cyprus Ltd (formally known as Lanitis Bros Ltd part of the Coca-Cola Hellenic Group)
  • CSC Europe Limited
  • Fosteus Fund Management Limited
  • GQS Services Limited
  • Hellenic Life Insurance Company Limited
  • HSB Engineering Insurance Ltd
  • Insolvency Department of the Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry
  • IQ-EQ (Cyprus) Limited (previously known as First Names Group)
  • Intership Navigation Co. Ltd
  • Investors’ Compensation Fund of Clients of IFs
  • ISWM group
  • Latomia Pharmakas Dimosia Etaireia Ltd
  • Lifestar Insurance plc
  • Llyr Marine Limited
  • Lunawealth Asset Management Ltd
  • Midis Group
  • Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Cyprus
  • Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Cyprus
  • Moebius Limited
  • Moneygate Solutions Limited
  • New Nissan Cyprus Limited
  • Nice Day Developments Limited
  • Petrolina (Holdings) Public Limited
  • Sinergatikos Organismos Paragogis Zootrofon Ltd
  • Stanleybet Group
  • TPlus Capital Technologies Ltd
  • Universal Life Insurance Public Company Ltd
  • Veraxen Ltd
  • Wealth Fund Services Limited

Work highlights

  • Advising the buyer, a private equity fund, in the multimillion acquisition of a stake in the company that operates a large private university in Cyprus and its subsequent joint venture, for the establishment of a medical school in Greece.
  • Facilitating a joint venture between two real estate companies, which included the EUR10,000,000 restructuring of their respective corporate groups, the contribution of various assets to the joint venture vehicle used for the transaction and obtaining necessary approvals from the Cypriot Competition Authority.
  • Advising a global group specialising in beauty and cosmetic products on the EUR10,000,000 restructuring of its group, involving, inter alia, the re-domiciliation of one group company to Cyprus, the merger of a Cypriot company being the acquired company, the introduction of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, and the liquidation of a Cypriot company within the group.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Natalie Kyprianou
Deloitte Legal | Hadjianastassiou, Ioannides LLC
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Kypros Ioannides

Other key lawyers

Andreas Thoma, Natalie Kyprianou