Elias Neocleous & Co is one of the largest firms in Cyprus with a team of 12 partners and more than 140 legal professionals. The firm has offices across Cyprus in Limassol, Nicosia and Paphos as well as overseas branches in Brussels, Prague and Kiev.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm has experience across all areas of transactional law, including banking and finance, capital markets, M&A and restructuring and insolvency. It works as local counsel with international firms on international transactions.
In M&A the firm is experienced working for international financial sponsors on cross-border deals.
Banking and real estate are sectors in which the firm is regularly active.
Key clients
Some of the firm’s clients include the Royal Caribbean Group, Allea Group Holdings, Mediterranean Hotel Ventures, Huuuge Global and Air France KLM.
Research period review: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
Over the research period the firm worked on a lot of M&A deals, particularly asset acquisitions. The firm also did some capital markets, non-contentious financial services regulatory and banking work.
In banking the team represented borrowers and lenders in corporate financing and refinancing matters.
Its capital markets work involves both debt and equity such as IPO and senior secured notes.
The M&A practice worked mostly on asset acquisitions. It also worked on strategic investments as well as restructurings.
Deal highlights: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
JP Morgan, BNP Paribas and Societe Generale €1.3 billion refinancing
Mediterranean Hospitality Ventures €150 million IPO
Client feedback: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
Banking and finance
“Responsive, knowledgeable and always a pleasure to work with.”
“Their service and advice are first class in every area. Their main positive attributes are their business-like advice, their attention to client service and specialisation and dedication. Their people are accessible and helpful. They meet deadlines and they keep us informed of progress. They give us practical, constructive advice that solves our problems. They have specialists in all areas so their advice is always excellent.”
Investment funds
“Given the size of our group and complexity of its structure, the ability to handle complex and sophisticated matters is a must for our legal advisers. Elias Neocleous & Co has great business acumen and understands very well a wider framework and implications of transactions. The team at Elias Neocleous & Co not only possesses excellent and up-to-date legal knowledge, but also understands the business of the client and strives to support their client's business needs and find workable solutions. The team has also a very professional attitude when communicating with the regulators and authorities.”
Financial services regulatory
“Elias Neocleous & Co were responsive and very proactive. Their legal advice is detailed and to the point, without unnecessary ballast of irrelevant information.”
M&A
“The team is knowledgeable and responsive.”
“Business-minded and make the M&A and JV process a bit less painful.”
Elias Neocleous
“Business acumen and understanding of client's business needs are Elias's key strengths.”
“Most projects and deals made by our group have cross-border and international elements. They must be always taken into account. Elias displays great understanding of interconnectivity and wider framework of projects. Business acumen and understanding of the client's business needs is one of his major strengths.”
Demetris Roti
“Demetris is responsive and practical in his approach to legal services. He is a pleasure to work with.”
“Demetris is very responsive and has an ability to find solutions to a plethora of legal issues in the field of corporate and commercial law.”
Costas, Stamatiou
“Costas is at the top of his profession. That said, he is approachable, very experienced and efficient. He is entirely reliable.”
Christos Vezouvios
“Christos is a knowledgeable real estate lawyer who is always commercial in his advice.”
