Drawing upon ‘strong ties to the local business community and also very active in handling international transactions’, Papapolitis & Papapolitis provides a ’goal and results-oriented‘ approach to lenders, funds and corporates across a wide array of transactional work, ranging from high-value NPL securitisations through to project and corporate finance mandates. Nicholas Papapolitis and Nikolas Katsaros are both well respected for their capital markets and acquisition finance work, and co-head the team alongside Maria Karabella, who is developing a thriving practice in domestic and cross-border financing matters, including corporate lending, off-shore and on-shore shipping finance, and structured and asset financing. Elena Papachristou was a new arrival in May 2024 from Zepos & Yannopoulos.
Testimonials
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'They are goal and results-oriented.'
‘They provide an exceptional advice.'
'High-end legal firm, with extremely strong ties to the local business community.'
'Very active in handling international transactions with reputable international funds.’
Key clients
- Morgan Stanley & Co. International
- ECM Partners
- Piraeus Bank S.A.
- Eurobank S.A.
- Alpha Bank S.A.
- Fidera Group
- Intralot Group
- Famar Group
- Prodea Investments S.A.
- Euroxx Securities
- Castlelake LP
- Depa Commercial S.A.
- Ambrosia Capital
- Invel Real Estate Group
Work highlights
- Advised Morgan Stanley, as lead arranger, in relation to the sale by National Bank of Greece of a multi-asset securitisation of a c.€1bn portfolio of non-performing loans.
- Advised Piraeus Bank on its first ever Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) to auto leasing company Avis Greece for €760m.
- Advised Eurobank, Piraeus Bank, Alpha Ban and Euroxx Securities in relation to Lamda Development’s first green listed bond for €230m.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Nicholas Papapolitis, Nikolas Katsaros, Maria Karabella, Elena Papachristou