Commercial, corporate and M&A

Bernitsas Law

Advising global and domestic leaders, SMEs, and entrepreneurs from the finance, healthcare, and energy industries, the Bernitsas Law team is highly regarded for delivering the ‘highest level’ of service in relation to M&A and corporate governance issues. The practice has extensive cross-border capabilities, frequently dealing with high-profile commercial transactions in the context of foreign investment and new legislation. Based in Athens, Lambros Belessis and Nikos Papachristopoulos co-head the group, specialising in private sector mergers and capital markets matters. Experienced litigator Panayotis Bernitsas, Evi Kitsou, who focuses on company restructurings, and Iris Sotiriou are also highlighted as key members of the team.

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Testimonials

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‘Knowledge and commitment to excellence. We have a real partnership.’
‘Nikos Papachristopoulos is trustworthy and has in-depth experience.’
‘Nikos Papachristopoulos is the best M&A and public capital markets lawyer in Greece. His commitment to client service is second to none.’
‘Very helpful and responsive - they go above and beyond to explain local legislation to us.’
'This team has a fantastic dynamic between the partners and associates and they are able to handle a wide variety of complex matters while always keeping an eye on the larger commercial picture, which we highly appreciate.'
‘They provide the highest level of legal services in an effective manner.’
‘The Bernitsas team displayed not only a command of the technical issues, but also resilience and a problem-solving attitude. The team was readily available to discuss, analyse and tackle the many challenges that arose during our project. The team effectively handled both the local and international requirements.’
‘Iris Sotiriou was instrumental to the success of the project. Iris proved to be attentive to details, responsive and maintained the focus and energy required for such a complicated, intensive and lengthy project.’

Key clients

BMW Group
Bristol Meyers Greece
CVC
CNH Industrial
Helleniq Energy
GIC Fund
Intrakat
Lundbeck Hellas
Motor Oil Hellas
North Star Group
Pancreta Bank
Partners Group
Percassi
RCS Group
Saint Gobain Group
Viatris
Ydrogeios Insurance
Vivartia Group
Hellenic Healthcare Group

Work highlights

Advised GIC on its entry into a strategic partnership with Sani/Ikos Group, under which GIC became the leading shareholder alongside Sani/Ikos Group’s management team.
Advising Intrakat on its agreement to acquire 100% of Aktor from Ellaktor and Aktor Concessions.
Advised CNH Industrial, a multinational corporation specialising in farming automation equipment and services, on its acquisition of 90% of the Augmenta group.

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