Marilou Pavlou Christodoulides LLC > Nicosia, Cyprus > Firm Profile
Marilou Pavlou Christodoulides LLC Offices
4th Floor, 71 Limassol Avenue
2121
Cyprus
Marilou Pavlou Christodoulides LLC > The Legal 500 Rankings
Cyprus > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 5
The ‘highly experienced’ Marilou Pavlou heads up the practice at Marilou Pavlou Christodoulides LLC. M&A transactions are a key area of expertise for the team, which has a solid track record in working alongside international law firms in order to advise on large cross-border transactions for blue-chip entities, FTSE100 companies and multinational companies.Practice head(s):
Marilou Pavlou
Testimonials
‘Marilou Pavlou is very active and responsive. She understands the problem and provides the best solution with regard to the laws and regulations.’
‘Marilou Pavlou Christodoulides combines rigorous legal scholarship with practical experience, thereby offering clients not just theoretical advice but actionable strategies.’
‘Marilou is very professional lawyer who provides legal services at a high level. ’
‘Responsive. Services at a level of an international law firm. Creative and willing to help a client to find the best solution.’
‘Marilou Pavlou is an excellent professional and partner.’
‘The firm has a partner led approach to all matters and has a very quick and comprehensive response to client’s needs. Marilou has a comprehensive business approach – she delivers quick and problem solving oriented advice.’
Key clients
Hellenic Bank Public Company Limited
TCS Holding Group plc
Norton Rose Fulbright
CMS UK
Squire Patton Boggs
Zenfinex Limited
Gateley Legal
Akelius Property Fund
Rymarz Zdort
Mother and Child Clinic (Largest fertility clinic in Cyprus)
Work highlights
- Advised Kismet Capital Group on acquiring a 22.68% stake in HeadHunter Group PLC from Highworld Investments Limited.
- Acted as Cyprus counsel to Delo Group on its acquisition of a 30.75% stake in Global Ports from APM Terminals.
Marilou Pavlou Christodoulides LLC > Firm Profile
Marilou Pavlou Christodoulides LLC (“MPC Legal”) is a full-service premier law firm with a strong focus on corporate, commercial and financial regulation.
The firm’s founding partner, Marilou Pavlou, is a UK qualified City solicitor and brings the wealth of her experience and international outlook to the practice. All associates and fee-earners have international experience and/or are internationally trained and provide unrivalled assistance to clients on their cross-border transactions.
The corporate department is particularly active in M&A transactions working alongside international firms on large cross-border transactions for blue chip companies, FTSE100 companies and multinational companies from a range of sectors. We are known for providing practical, results driven advice. We were acknowledged by the IFLR as a “ Notable Firm” after only three years in existence which is a testament to our quality of service to clients.
The firm’s fiduciary practice offers a full range of corporate and fiduciary services to clients aimed at assisting with tax planning, asset preservation and support with all their local and foreign business and operational needs. We provide advice on the founding and administration of Cyprus trusts, foundations, partnerships and other Cypriot asset holding, asset management vehicles and in all aspects of administration.
The ever-increasing scope of financial regulation requires expert advice that demonstrates a detailed knowledge across a wide range of products and services, as well as a practical understanding of how businesses and financial institutions can best structure their operations. We offer global clientele an excellent service coupled with a superior knowledge of the market and the Cyprus regulatory authority’s approach on financial services matters. Our advisory services also cover the establishment, operation and set up of licensed entities, governance and fiscal and financial arrangements along with comprehensive transactional support.
The firm is also authorised to act as a Nominated Adviser (“NOMAD”) to companies that wish to be listed and traded in the Emerging Companies Market of the Cyprus Stock Exchange and therefore offers the full package of legal and technical support to companies looking to raise funding and access a regulated market.
The firm has also been recognized, for two consecutive years , by international legal guide IFLR1000 (International Financial Law Review) as a “Notable Firm” in the practice areas of Financial and Corporate.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | Marilou Pavlou | marilou@mpc.legal | +35722552727 |
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Sanctions adopted following Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine.
14th July 2022 Further to our article posted on 4 April, further and more severe restrictive measures have been adopted by the EU against Russia. Similar measures were first adopted by EU and UK but these are not the subject of the below article.Legal Developments
ARTICLE ON 6th – 10th EU SANCTIONS PACKAGES
9th May 2023 In reaction to Russia’s military intervention against Ukraine the European Union (EU) adopted sanctions against Russia. In particular, the EU has adopted a wide range of restrictive measures against Russian individuals and entities in order to cripple Russia’s ability to finance the war and to impose painful costs on Russia’s political elite responsible or otherwise instrumental for the realisation of this unprovoked military attack on its neighbouring nation.Sanctions adopted following Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine.
4th April 2022 In reaction to Russia’s military intervention against Ukraine the European Union (EU) adopted sanctions against Russia. In particular, the EU has adopted a wide range of restrictive measures against Russian individuals and entities in order to cripple Russia’s ability to finance the war and to impose painful costs on Russia’s political elite responsible or otherwise instrumental for the realisation of this unprovoked military attack on its neighbouring nation.The novel registration of Crypto-Assets Service Providers in Cyprus
7th January 2022 A very significant and ground-breaking step has been taken by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (“CySEC”) to regulate certain activities concerning crypto assets as a result of the transposition of the 5th Anti – Money Laundering Directive (the ‘’AML Directive’’) into the national legislation.- Commercial, corporate and M&A