At the helm of Georgiades & Pelides LLC‘s banking and finance team is the 'responsive' Marcos Georgiades, London trained and England and Wales qualified and a specialist in loan facility agreements, margin account trading and securities mandates in the real estate sector. The team represents multinational financial institutions across secured commercial lending, project and corporate finance, enforcement and realisation of securities and leasing and hire purchase arrangements. Marios Pelides, experienced in corporate and M&A, banking and shareholder disputes, is a standout member on the team.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Marcos Georgiades is responsive, willing to work around the clock, always with an eye to the commercial realities of each transaction. His intimate knowledge of companies legislation in Cyprus makes him stand out.’
- ‘Unique in handling complex structures - remain responsive.'
- ‘Irene Argyrides is highly competent, efficient and a pleasure to work with. She always provides feedback promptly and in an easy-to-understand manner.’
- 'They have good partner availability.'
Key clients
- Hellenic Bank Public Company
- Astrobank
- National Bank of Greece (Cyprus)
- Playtech plc
- Goldman Sachs
- Phoenix Tower International
- Themis Portfolio Management
- Hoist AB
- Latomia Pharmakas
- UBS
- Blackstone
- Wargaming Group
Work highlights
Advised Simple.Life Apps Inc. in connection with financing acquired from Mars Growth Capital Pre Unicorn Fund, L.P. (Singapore) to refinance a loan originally obtained from Triple Point Capital LLC.
Advised UBS on the merger between Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG and UBS Switzerland AG.
Advised Société Générale in its capacity as security trustee and inter-creditor agent in connection with the release of security relating to the Cyprus Airports Project.
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Practice head
Marcos Georgiades
Other key lawyers
Marios Pelides; Irene Argyrides; Dominique Pelides; Panayiota Elia