Combining strong legal advice with the use of legal technologies, the ‘very effective, efficient, results-driven’ team at Sioufas & Associates Law Firm is particularly adept at advising on NPL-related matters for a buy-side client base. Managing partner George Sioufas is pivotal to this work and has deep experience in relation to the necessary due diligence on such transactions. On the lender side, the firm has a particularly strong reputation for representing banks in both out-of-court dispute resolution and litigation.
Testimonials
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‘Their collaboration and engagement in the area of banking and commercial law practice is excellent.’
'The very effective, efficient, results-driven team is extremely experienced in all legal and pre-legal NPL issues.'
'They understand our business needs and go the extra mile to deliver results.'
Key clients
- Special Financial Solutions S.A.
- Piraeus Bank S.A.
- Cepal Hellas Financial Services S.A.
- Pancreta Bank S.A.
- Alpha Bank S.A.
- doValue Greece
- INTRUM HELLAS Α.Ε.D.Α.D.P.
- Veraltis S.A.
- PQH SA
- Arena Investors LP
- BAIN CAPITAL CREDIT L.P.
- HOIST FINANCE AB
- SOUTHROCK ASSET MANAGEMENT S.A.
- EOS Matrix Receivables Management from Loans and Credits Greece Single Member S.A.
- Alpha Bank S.A.
- doValue Greece Loans and Credits Claim Management S.A.
- Hellas Capital Leasing Single Member Societe Anonyme
Work highlights
- Advised doValue Greece Loans and Credits Claim Management S. A. on the sale of Eurobank’s retail unsecured non-performing loan portfolio, “Project Souq”, which was one of the largest secondary sales of NPL portfolios in Europe with a deal amount of €630m.
- Performed due diligence for a fund invested into by EOS Matrix Receivables Management from Loans and Credits Greece Single Member S.A. for the acquisition of a portfolio of non-performing loans out of the Frontier 1 securitisation “Project Virgo”, with a deal amount of €135m.
- Advised Southrock Asset Management on the acquisition of HELPE’s non-performing receivables portfolio backed by real estate assets, as part of "Project Proteus".
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
George Sioufas, Olga Eftychidou, Nikolaos Katiforis