Watson Farley & Williams – Greek Branch

The ‘efficient and knowledgeable’ team at Watson Farley & Williams – Greek Branch provides an ’outstanding and commercial service‘ to financiers and borrowers across a broad spectrum of English and Greek-law governed new money and refinancing transactions, including bilateral and syndicated bank loans and bond facilities, as well as sustainable financing work. In addition, the team regularly advises on M&A and commercial matters, including advice on shipbuilding contracts and work for banks as purchasers of shipping loan portfolios. Alexandros Damianidis is well regarded in the market with a versatile offering that includes advice on vessel acquisition financing, debt refinancing and the provision of corporate loans to shipping companies. At a more junior level, Christina Economides, who has ’excellent industry knowledge’, was recently promoted to partner in acknowledgement of her strong reputation the market among banks, funds, trading houses and shipowning companies across a range of financing transactions. Head of the Athens office Alexia Hatzimichalis also regularly handles shipbuilding contracts and sustainable financing agreements, offering additional experience in sale and leaseback transactions. Konstantinos Mexias‘ arrival in October 2023 from the now defunct Ince & Co. also enhances the team. Christina Giagka departed the firm for an in-house position in February 2024.