GREECE Law and Practice Contributed by: Ioannis Charalampopoulos, Daphne Kasimati, Afroditi Kazani and Ioanna Exarchou, Machas & Partners
Machas & Partners was established in 2011 by Pet - ros Machas and is transforming the full-service law firm model in Greece. With a strong banking & fi- nance practice, the firm provides fully integrated ad- vice across the entire credit cycle from the debt origi- nation to secondary loan market transactions, debt buy-backs, distressed refinancing and restructuring of debt instruments. Machas & Partners represents lenders and borrowers in all types of financing trans- actions including bond issues and LMA loans, struc-
tured and project finance deals, securitisations and debt restructurings, acquisition financings and lever- aged buyouts as well as transactions relating to OTC derivatives. The firm’s clients include all major Greek credit institutions, some of the world’s largest com- mercial banks, investment banks, investment bank- ing firms, private investment funds and other institu- tional actors, as well as LBO sponsors, private equity funds, hedge funds, strategic buyers, borrowers, and issuers of securities under Greek and UK law. Daphne Kasimati is a senior associate of the banking and finance team at Machas & Partners. She is a seasoned expert in Banking& Finance and has led numerous domestic and cross-border financings across the UK and Greece. She acts for lenders, PE sponsors, corporates and fintechs on leveraged and acquisition finance, real estate facilities, refinancings and restructurings. LMA-fluent, she is adept at multi-jurisdictional security and intercreditor arrangements. Known for crisp execution and board-level stakeholder management, Daphne bridges English and Greek law workstreams and delivers commercially clear, bankable solutions on international deals spanning the UK, EU, Middle East and Asia.
Authors
Ioannis Charalampopoulos is a partner and head of the corporate practice of Machas & Partners. Ioannis specialises in corporate law and financial law and advises in a wide range of corporate and finance transactions, with a particular focus on complex cross-border transactions and bond loan agreements, as well as project finance transactions with a focus on the sector of renewable energy. Ioannis also has a particular interest in innovative start-ups and collective investment schemes and provides comprehensive legal advice in the structuring of venture capital funds and other alternative investment funds, including alternative finance providers.
Afroditi Kazani is an associate of the banking and finance team at Machas & Partners. She focuses on banking and finance matters, specialising in national and cross-border finance work. Her practice includes advising
Ioanna Exarchou is an associate in the banking and finance team at Machas & Partners since 2024, advising domestic and international clients, including financial institutions, on various banking and finance
lenders, sponsors and other participants on structured finance, project finance and refinancing deals, primarily in the infrastructure, oil & gas and energy industries. Before joining the firm, Afroditi worked as an associate lawyer in the finance departments of top-tier law firms in Luxembourg and Athens. Afroditi holds a degree in law and an LLM in Finance. She is admitted to practice before the Courts of First Instance.
matters. Her expertise includes transaction oversight, due diligence, and regulatory compliance, particularly in corporate and project finance with focus on the energy sector. She played a key role in a UK-based investment firm’s expansion into Greece and the EU, managing their application for authorisation with the Hellenic Capital Market Commission. Ioanna holds a degree in law and is currently pursuing an MSc in business for lawyers and is admitted to practice before the Courts of First Instance.
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