Ms Despina Americanou > STELIOS AMERICANOS & CO LLC > Nicosia, Cyprus > Lawyer Profile
STELIOS AMERICANOS & CO LLC Offices
12TH DEMOSTHENI SEVERI AVENUE
6TH FLOOR
1080 NICOSIA
Cyprus
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Ms Despina Americanou
Work Department
Banking & Finance, Corporate & Commercial Law, Mergers & Acquisitions
Position
Partner, Advocate, Head of the Banking and Finance Department. The focus areas of Mrs. Americanou are Loan Agreements, Shares Purchase Agreements, Shareholders Agreements as well as Securities Agreements. She has participated and offered legal assistance on Banking & Finance issues, corporate matters, and Merger and Acquisitions. She acted as special Cyprus law counsel in various multinational cross border transactions in which she advised on aspects of Cyprus law pertaining to Financing and Securities Agreements.
Career
Ms. Despina Americanou graduated from the Law School of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece in 2000, and continued her postgraduate studies in International Commercial Law at the University of Westminster (LL.M). She started practicing law in Cyprus in 2002 after obtaining the Cyprus Bar Association Qualification the same year and she joined our firm in 2010.
In 2017, Ms. Americanou became partner and head of the Banking and Finance Department. Over the years of practice, Ms. Americanou has gained valuable experience in drafting and negotiating Loan Agreements, Shares Purchase Agreements, Shareholders Agreements as well as Securities Agreements. She has participated and offered legal assistance on Banking & Finance issues, corporate matters, and Mergers & Acquisitions. She acted as special Cyprus law counsel in various multinational cross-border transactions in which she advised on aspects of Cyprus law pertaining to Financing and Securities Agreements.
Except for her legal profession, she served as a Counselor at the Municipality of Aglantzia and was appointed as chairwoman of the Tenders Committee for five years.
Languages
Greek, English
Memberships
Cyprus Bar Association
Education
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) University of Athens, Master in International Commercial Law (LLM) University of Westminister
Lawyer Rankings
Cyprus > Intellectual property
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Cyprus > Banking and finance
The team at STELIOS AMERICANOS & CO LLC continues to handle a significant volume of high-value cross-border transactions. The group has a wealth of experience in advising on acquisition and project financings, in addition to assisting with refinancings, real estate financings and syndicated and bilateral lending. Under the leadership of Stelios Americanos and Despina Americanou, the department acts for an established client base of local and international commercial and investment banks, international finance organisations, investment funds, governmental institutions and corporate borrowers. Large restructurings and re-financings concerning the acquisition of distressed assets have been prominent in the group’s workload. Senior associate Olga Petrova is a name to note.