Watson Farley & Williams – Greek Branch
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Watson Farley & Williams – Greek Branch is noted for its banking and finance expertise, with a particular focus on insurance regulatory advice. The team’s project and structured finance specialists include practice co-heads Virginia Murray, Marisetta Marcopoulou and Nikolaos Kostikas. Murray and Marcopoulou regularly advise on the financing of renewable energy projects, often involving cross-border elements. Kostikas focuses on domestic and international corporate transactions, financings and refinancings, particularly within the hospitality sector. Valina Giouzelaki, described as ‘an excellent project finance solicitor’, specialises in renewable energy and frequently assists on related mandates. Georgia Mathiopoulou and Dimitrianna Kolonia provide support across a range of project finance matters.
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Testimonials
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- 'The whole team is very competent and responsive. Valina Giouzelaki in particular is an excellent project finance solicitor; she is very diligent, turns around documents very quickly, has excellent knowledge of the market, and gives pragmatic advice.'
- 'The most experienced team in the Greek market. The senior members of the team are still very hands on and approachable.'
Key clients
- Aer Soléir and 547 Energy Ib vogt GmbH Eurobank S.A. Attica Bank S.A. Evia Property Single Member S.A. CNI Energy SA
Work highlights
Advised Eurobank S.A. as mandated lead arranger and finance provider on a €315.34m project finance agreement with Enipeas Single-Member SA, a subsidiary of Lightsource bp, for the development of the Enipeas project.