Regarded by clients as ‘the epitome of excellence’, Pambos Ioannides, Andrew Demetriou, Christina Ioannidou, Katerina Hadjichristofi and Zoe Christou lead Ioannides Demetriou LLC’s commercial, corporate and M&A team from Nicosia. Semi-governmental organisations, major banking institutions, insurance companies and financial service companies all choose the team for advice across large-scale M&A, concession agreements, forced sales, shareholder arrangements, financings and daily commercial advisory services. Ioannides, key counsel in major local and international commercial transactions, and Demetriou, a specialist in transactions related to energy and public bodies, are the firm’s founders. Hadjichristofi and Christou are standout practitioners in capital markets and cross-border M&A. Evie Constantinou is a key practitioner on large-scale and complex M&A.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Responsive, technically strong, and creative under pressure — a team that drives transactional success.’
- ‘Christina Ioannidou and Niovie Constantinou combine brilliant legal minds with warm, collaborative personalities. Strategic, approachable and technically outstanding.'
- ‘Leaders in the market — efficient, reliable and with deep knowledge of the matters they handle.’
- ‘A strong, multidisciplinary team expertly managing every aspect of complex transactions. Highly responsive, adaptable and consistently professional.’
- ‘Deep expertise with a collaborative spirit. Proactive, flexible and seamless under pressure.’
- ‘Zoe Christou is exceptional, with outstanding attention to detail and timely delivery. Very easy to work with.’
Key clients
- AER Soleir Investments Limited
- Agrotrade Group
- Barclays Bank Plc
- Bluefloat Energy Investments Limited
- Bouygues Batiment International
- Cosmos Insurance Company Public Ltd
- CTC Automotive Ltd
- Cyprus Agricultural Payments Organisation
- Cyprus Public Audit Oversight Board
- Cyprus Stock Exchange
- Electricity Authority of Cyprus
- ERB Asfalistiki Ltd
Work highlights
Advised Eurobank S.A. on the acquisition of sole control of Hellenic Bank Public Company Ltd.
Advising on the merger of Eurobank Cyprus Ltd with Hellenic Bank Public Company Limited via (i) a transfer of business and (ii) merger via scheme of reorganisation.
Advised Hellenic Bank on the acquisition of the CNP Cyprus and insurance subsidiaries in Cyprus with value €182m.
Lawyers
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Leading associates
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Evie Constantinou
Practice head
Pambos Ioannides; Andrew Demetriou; Christina Ioannidou; Katerina Hadjichristofi; Zoe Christou
Other key lawyers
Evie Constantinou; Anna Christou; Savvas Giordamlis; Niovie Constantinou