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Commercial, corporate and M&A

STELIOS AMERICANOS & CO LLC

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The ‘excellent’ team at STELIOS AMERICANOS & CO LLC has an enviable track record in handling major cross-border mergers and acquisitions. The group is highly regarded for its expertise in assisting with foreign direct investments into Cyprus, particularly in the real estate, tourism and energy sectors, as well as providing ’decisive, practical and objective advice‘ on restructurings and insolvencies. Stelios Americanos spearheads the practice; Michalis Zambyrinis has extensive experience in assisting with mergers and acquisitions, shareholders’ agreements, and complex corporate governance matters.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Agile in facilitating legal solutions in a swift manner. Very good knowledge of commercial, corporate and finance legal matters.'

  • ‘The managing partner of the firm Stelios Americanos is always available, very proactive, thinks out of the box and provides excellent and business oriented advice.'

  • 'Michalis Zambyrinis is a very good lawyer with very good knowledge of corporate and finance law, experienced, agile, very willing to explain, listen and propose solutions.'

  • ‘Timely, responsive, friendly and professional; at the same time, fighters. Excellent.’

  • ‘The team is always approachable, responsive and prepared to go that extra mile.’

  • ‘The approach to any matter either legal or consultation is excellent and to the point.'

  • ‘Hardworking and always available to address different issues.'

Key clients

  • Nicosia Mall
  • Tus Airways
  • Zubr Capital
  • Argus Group
  • Knafaim Holdings
  • Banque de Commerce et de placement
  • Barlinek S.A
  • AJA Group

Work highlights

  • Facilitated a domestic merger under Cyprus Companies Law, dissolving Anafasis Limited and merging it with an existing affiliated company.
  • Acted as Cyprus legal counsel in an M&A transaction on behalf of the purchaser for the acquisition of a solar project portfolio in Greece.
  • Assisted TSG Talent Solutions Limited with a share capital restructuring to launch an employee incentive scheme.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Michalis Zambyrinis
STELIOS AMERICANOS & CO LLC
Associate, Lawyer. He is member of three departments: (i) Banking & Finance, (ii) Corporate & Commercial and (ii) Mergers & Acquisitions. During his career, Mr. Michalis Zambyrinis acquired significant legal expertise in cross-border and multi-jurisdictional projects related to mergers and acquisitions as well as to project finance. His work involves, among others, drafting, negotiating and reviewing several types of commercial agreements, including finance documents, share purchase agreements and joint venture agreements, providing legal advice on various corporate law issues as well as participating in the preparation of legal due-diligence reports.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Stelios Americanos
STELIOS AMERICANOS & CO LLC
Managing Partner, Advocate, Head of the Corporate and Commercial Department, the Mergers & Acquisitions Department, and that of Real Estate, Immigration & Citizenship. Besides, he also heads the teams of lawyers on Projects relating to Aviation, Energy, cross-border transactions, and debt arrangements.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Stelios Americanos  

Other key lawyers

Michalis Zambyrinis

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