Now headed by Paris Tzoumas, the offering at Zepos & Yannopoulos maintains a strong position among lenders and borrowers, which are appreciative of its ‘client centric and business-oriented advice’. Tzoumas is skilled at handling transport, infrastructure and energy-related project finance matters and has also picked up some notable structured finance and debt capital markets instructions. Senior associate Efthymis Naoumis is also an increasingly integral part of the team and is noted for his ability to deliver a ’high quality service’ for investors in relation to NPL portfolio securitisations, in particular.
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Testimonials
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- 'They are excellent professionals that provide client centric and business-oriented advice.'
- 'Efthymis Naoumis is business-oriented and delivers a high quality service.'
Key clients
- Grivalia Hospitality
- Bain Capital Credit
- Intrum AB
- AB CarVal
- Morgan Stanley
- Bank of America Securities
- Eurobank S.A.
- National Bank of Greece
- Piraeus Bank S.A.
- Alpha Bank
Work highlights
Advised the international and Greek underwriters and global co-ordinators in relation to the listing of Athens International Airport SA on the Athens Exchange, the first IPO in Europe for 2024 and the first combined (international and Greek) offering in Greece for almost two decades.
Assisted Piraeus Bank and Eurobank on the financing of a special purpose vehicle established by the consortium of GEK TERNA Société Anonyme and Egis Projects SAS (construction companies) for the concession by the Greek State and the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund of a services agreement for “Egnatia Odos”, a motorway of 658km, for a period of 35 years.
Acted for Bracebridge in relation to the purchase of 95% of the mezzanine and junior notes of the Frontier II securitisation, a securitisation of non-performing receivables originated by National Bank of Greece S.A., a systemic Greek bank listed on the Athens Exchange, of total book value of c. €1bn
Lawyers
Practice head
Paris Tzoumas
Other key lawyers
Efthymis Naoumis; Niki Ignatidi