Athos Demetriou Associates LLC‘s banking and finance team specialises in syndicated and non-syndicated bank finances, lending, restructuring and reorganisation, offering advice to both multinational and domestic clients. The ’outstanding attorney’ that is Valentina Loizou leads the team, and she specialises in commercial banking, regulatory compliance, AML and transactional advisory mandates. Athos Demetriou, an expert in syndicated and non-syndicated financings, corporate law and venture capital investments, is another stand-out team member.
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- ‘The team members are highly professional, always bring a positive attitude, and are deeply committed to me as a client.'
- 'The team reaches out promptly when something urgent arises and are available even beyond regular working hours. They proactively initiate necessary processes and actions, respond quickly, and consistently drive forward the topics under their responsibility in an inspiring way.’
- ‘Valentina Loizou is an outstanding attorney with broad expertise in all corporate legal matters. She possesses excellent drafting skills, delivers impressively quick and effective execution, and knows how to drive collaboration by engaging the relevant stakeholders when needed.'
Key clients
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Allen & Overy (Czech Republic) LLP
- Allen & Overy (Warsaw) LLP
- Asters Law
- Mashav Energia
- Elgan Automotive Group
- Tech Con Group of Companies
- K. Treppides & Co
- FxPro Financial Services
- Alter Domus (CYPRUS)
- Alter Domus Luxemburg
- Allen & Overy (South Africa) LLP
Work highlights
Advised Bohopo Group in relation to a series of cross national transactions.
Advised Integrated Casino Resorts Cyprus on financial regulatory compliance including AML, cash caps, crypto exposure and gaming law reforms, issuing opinions and representing them in consultations.
Advised the buyer and seller on the acquisition of FxPro Financial Services Ltd, handling due diligence, SPA negotiation, regulatory filings and CySEC coordination in a complex financial services M&A transaction.
Practice head
Athos Demetriou; Valentina Loizou