Initial Public Offerings 2019 | Cyprus

Directive (EU) 2024/1619, published in the EU Official Journal on 19 June 2024 is nearing its transposition deadline of 11 January 2026.

The EU's Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) transitional period expires on 1 July 2026, marking a critical deadline for crypto-asset service providers operating in Europe. Without proper MiCA authorisation by this date, businesses must cease operations and implement orderly wind-down procedures, as pending applications do not grant permission to continue providing services. This comprehensive analysis examines the regulatory requirements, compliance obligations, and strategic considerations for cryp

Cyprus is evolving from a jurisdiction that simply attracts fintech licenses to one building genuine European fintech infrastructure. With new regulatory frameworks including PSD3, DORA, and MiCA converging, the country faces a critical question: can it develop the banking relationships, payment systems access, and institutional depth required to transform licensed entities into a truly interconnected financial ecosystem?

Adult industry businesses operating in Cyprus often find that legal permission alone does not ensure operational stability. Even when content creation, data protection...

Launching a high-risk business in sectors like iGaming, crypto, fintech, or adult entertainment requires strategic corporate structuring from the outset. This comprehensive guide examines how jurisdiction selection, ownership transparency, payment flows, and compliance preparation directly impact licensing approval, banking access, and long-term operational stability in heavily scrutinized industries.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published two significant sets of Guidelines on internal policies, procedures, and controls for the implementation of Union and national restrictive measures.

The Alternative Investment Funds Law (the "AIF Law") was enacted by the Cyprus House of Representatives on 10/07/2014.

It was announced today that Cyprus is suspending the Cyprus Investment Programme in its current form. Suspension will take effect from the 1st of November 2020.

Alternative Investment Fund Manager Cyprus can offer specific advantages to non EU fund managers wishing to raise capital in Europe, as well as to develop a presence in the European market to benefit from ...

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a report on the treatment of incoming third country branches (TCB) under the national law of Member States (the ‘Report').

The Cypriot tax landscape has undergone a significant recalibration following the entry into force of a broad package of fiscal reforms, effective as from the 1st of January, 2026.

On 3 September 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "CJEU") delivered its judgment in Case C-798/24, Jautiva (the "Judgment"), addressing the compatibility of unrestricted public access to shareholder information with European Union ("EU") company law and data protection rules.

In January 2026, the European Commission unveiled its plan to overhaul the EU's Cybersecurity Act, a proposal now known as CSA2. It's the natural next step in a story that began years earlier with the EU's 2020 "5G Security Toolbox" - a set of voluntary recommendations encouraging Member States to be cautious about certain telecom suppliers. That voluntary approach produced patchy results: by most accounts, fewer than half of EU countries had actually acted on those recommendations. It is worth asking whether the adoption levels were however a failure of design, or a reflection of Member States reaching different conclusions about their risk exposures.

Federal Law No. 142-FZ on Amendment of Articles 6 and 30 of the Federal Law on Russian Federation Citizenship and Individual Regulations of the Russian Federation

It is not uncommon for high-value commercial disputes to give rise to jurisdictional issues, particularly where they involve multiple defendants domiciled in different jurisdictions or where one or more parties have entered into agreements containing jurisdiction clauses. The reason is straightforward: if the Court determines that it lacks jurisdiction to hear the matter, the proceedings may effectively come to an end at the outset. Accordingly, the issue of jurisdiction must be determined by the Court as a preliminary matter and at the earliest stage of proceedings.

The mechanism of the preliminary reference stands as one of the cornerstones of European Union law. It establishes a channel of judicial cooperation between the national courts of Member States and the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU"), ensuring the uniform interpretation and application of EU law across all Member States. Understanding this mechanism, and in particular the conditions under which a Cypriot court may invoke it, is of considerable practical importance for any party appearing in proceedings that raise a question of EU law.

It is common practice for an EU Regulation to enter into force 20 days after its publication in the Journal.

Lawyers from Elias Neocleous & Co look at the new rules and how the new regime will look for alternative investment fund managers.

Direct sales companies include many strategies for the marketing and successful selling of their products. One example of such strategies is multilevel marketing (MLM).

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC') has issued a circular (C284 dated 5 November 2018)