Demosthenes Mavrellis and Michaela Hadjihambi co-head the large corporate and commercial practice at Chrysses Demetriades & Co Law Office. Its clients include some of the biggest companies on the island, public utility companies, and many major multinational groups of companies. The department is vastly experienced in corporate acquisitions and mergers and is particularly adept at advising major players in the shipping industry on reorganisations and restructurings. Additionally, it has been advising equity funds on investments in Cypriot start-up companies in the tech sector. It has a strong commercial offering too which spans advising on complex trading agreements, online trading terms and conditions, as well as shareholder agreements. The group has a substantial offering which deals with the registration of companies both in Cyprus and abroad. Christos Georghiades is another highly regarded member of the practice.
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‘The team provides an excellent combination of thorough legal advice coupled with practical, business oriented commercial sense. They are responsive and professional in meeting deadlines and working under pressure without compromising the high quality of their work.’
‘I have worked with partners Chrysses Demetriades and Michaela Hadjihambi on a number of occasions. They can be relied on to provide excellent legal advice and contract drafting while exhibiting sound commercial judgment. I was also very impressed by Andreas Lelekis.’
‘Demetriades were excellent on the deal we worked with them on. They were always quick and responsive when asked for advice, and the advice given was clear and concise.’
‘Andreas Lelekis was a pleasure to work with. His advice was clear and commercial and delivered in a timely fashion.’
Key clients
- Amathus Public Ltd
- Olympia Group
- KANIKA
- Nest Investments (Holdings) Ltd
- NBG Pangaea (now Prodea Investments)
- Eurogate Cyprus
- Columbia
- Muskita
- Lanitis Group
- TP AEOLIAN DYNAMICS LIMITED
Work highlights
- Advised a global group in the maritime sector in connection with an acquisition.
- Advised Prodea Investment on its EUR254m acquisition of a majority stake in Mediterranean Hospitality Venture PLC.
- Advised HelleniQ Energy and its group in its acquisition of six photovoltaic (PV) parks in Cyprus with a total capacity of 26MW, having an estimated annual electricity generation at 43 GWh.
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Michaela Hadjihambi
Practice head
Demosthenes Mavrellis; Michaela Hadjihambi
Other key lawyers
Chrysses Demetriades; Andreas Lelekis; Chris Georghiades