Mr Stelios Triantafyllides > Antis Triantafyllides & Sons LLC > Nicosia, Cyprus > Lawyer Profile

Antis Triantafyllides & Sons LLC
CAPITAL CENTER, 9TH FLOOR
2-4 ARCH. MAKARIOS III AVENUE
1065 NICOSIA
Cyprus

Work Department

Corporate Department and Banking and Finance Department

Position

Stelios Triantafyllides has been a partner of the law firm Antis Triantafyllides & Sons LLC since 1983 and has built up the firm’s corporate practice into one of the strongest and most reputable in the country. As a result of Stelios’s expertise in international, corporate and tax law and cross border international business transactions, he has been described as being “straightforward, experienced on both domestic and international cases, resourceful and hard-working,” (Chambers and Partners Global 2019), as well as an “experienced practitioner with commercial knowledge which makes the processes smooth” (Chambers and Partners Europe 2019).

 
As head of the corporate team, he has assisted the most respectable and recognised international companies acting either for the underwriters or the issuers in public offerings and/or private placements and listing of shares on various international exchanges. He advises an array of clients on re-organisations and corporate restructurings, rights issues, mergers and equity raising transactions.
 
His experience in international secured financing transactions combined with deep product expertise and close links with regulatory authorities in Cyprus has helped him and his team develop innovative solutions for clients, often incorporating complex financing techniques.
 
Stelios is constantly involved in novel and untested areas of law in the Cyprus legal market and is often called upon to draft or assist in drafting or review legislation. Due to his expertise in Cyprus legal and regulatory matters, he provided continuous legal advice to the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission during the drafting and consultation stages of the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law, having also provided such similar support in relation to the Takeover Bids Law of 2007. He has further drafted amendments to the Cyprus Companies Law Cap. 113, which is the main legislation governing corporate matters in Cyprus. He was called upon by the Ministry of Finance to draft the first amendment to the Law Regulating Companies Providing Administrative Services and Related Matters of 2012.

PRACTICE AREAS:
Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Ventures and Corporate Restructuring, General Corporate and Company Law, Tax, Financial Services and Securities Regulation

Career

Stelios Triantafyllides has been a partner of Antis Triantafyllides & Sons since 1983 and has built up the firm’s corporate practice into one of the strongest and most reputable in the country, as a result of his expertise in international, corporate and tax law and cross border international business transactions.

Languages

Greek and English

Memberships

Committee on Private Companies of the Cyprus Bar Council, Chairman, 2017 – present
Ad-Hoc CIPA working group on Sanctions, Chairman, 2014
Board of Directors of the Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency (CIPA), 2006 – 2012
Committee on Tax Planning of the Cyprus Bar Council, 2000 – present
Committee on the Cyprus Stock Exchange of the Cyprus Bar Council, 2000 – present
Cyprus Bar Association – Admitted in 1984

Education

Oxford University, Worcester College (M.A. (Jurisprudence);
University of California, Berkeley (LL.M.)

Lawyer Rankings

Cyprus > Banking and finance

(Leading individuals)

Stelios TriantafyllidesAntis Triantafyllides & Sons LLC

The highly experienced team at Antis Triantafyllides & Sons LLC handles many complex and high-value financing and refinancing transactions, both secured and unsecured. It excels in areas as diverse as project financing, syndicated, subordinated and mezzanine financing. The team, with Stelios Triantafyllides, at the helm advises numerous high-profile international lenders, arrangers and facility agents as well as borrowers, guarantors and security providers. It has recently been involved in some large-scale restructuring work and has advised on several non-performing loan portfolio sales and participation transactions. Senior managing associate Marios Hadjigavriel  is also a regular advisor to major financial institutions and large corporate groups. Christiana Vassiliou Miliou has advised on a substantial number of complex financings and restructurings. James West  is another key member of the department.

Cyprus > Commercial, corporate and M&A

(Hall of Fame)

Stelios TriantafyllidesAntis Triantafyllides & Sons LLC

The highly regarded team at Antis Triantafyllides & Sons LLC advises local and international clients on a wide spectrum of matters. Stelios Triantafyllides is at the helm and advises on re-organisations and corporate restructurings, rights issues, mergers and equity raising transactions. Clients include commercial and investment banks, as well as insurance companies, pharmaceutical players and high-net-worth individuals. It is adept at handling a broad range of issues from local and cross-border M&A to management buy-outs and earn-outs, capital raising transactions; corporate governance and the re-domiciliation of companies in and out of Cyprus. At associate level, Elvira Georgiou is also recommended.

Cyprus > Tax

The dynamic team at Antis Triantafyllides & Sons LLC has highly experienced tax practitioners who are integrated into the firm’s transactional teams. The practice frequently advises corporations and individuals on a wide range of local tax issues pertaining to domestic and international deals and is co-led by Stelios Triantafyllides and George Triantafyllides. The practice also represents financial institutions and excels on high-profile contentious matters.