Zepos & Yannopoulos

We are a leading Greek law firm known for its long heritage, legal acumen and integrity. 

As a full-service business law firm, we take pride in our distinctive mindset and offering. This shows not only in responsiveness, but also our ability to field versatile, approachable, easy-to-work teams of practitioners who truly understand our clients’ interests. 

Our strong international orientation is echoed in our struc¬ture, standards and approach, and ultimately attested in the profile of our client base, our rankings and the network of our affiliations and best-friend law firms around the world. Established in 1893, we know that change, whether in the legal or economic environment, is inherent to our jurisdiction; we are accustomed to implementing untested legislation, structuring innovative solutions and putting our bold legal argumentation to the service of our clients. 

We advise corporations from all commercial and industrial sectors, financial institutions, non-profits, startups and high-net-worth individuals, working closely with regulators and all major professional service firms. For more details on our firm and practice please visit our website at www.zeya.com.

2023 was a seminal year for Zepos & Yannopoulos, as it celebrated its 130-year history; a journey defined by always looking ahead.

The 5% growth reported in the latest annual report, amidst another year of crises at an international level, was the result of the hard work and collaboration of lawyers, economists and other professionals. In 2023, we also saw an impressive line of promotions, including 6 new partners who have forged their own career paths in the firm. This underlines our commitment to strengthening our capacity to cater to our clients’ needs and enhance the client experience.

In the pages of the 2023 Annual Report you will find insights into Greece’s business landscape, provided by representatives from key sectors of the Greek economy who share their thoughts on the opportunities and challenges for the year ahead. We also share the insights of our people on the drivers and trends in their respective practices.

Read the Annual Report here.

Also for the third year in a row, we published an updated version of our footprint on business and the community. We have placed purpose at the core of our business strategy, with the strong belief that being a responsible business requires transparency, ethics, accountability and trust across all levels of interaction with our people, our clients and our community.

Read the Footprint here.

• Asset finance
• Banking
• Capital markets: Debt
• Capital markets: Derivatives
• Capital markets: Equity
• Capital markets: High yield
• CLO/CDO
• Competition
• Covered bonds
• Financial restructuring
• Financial services regulatory
• Hedge funds
• Investment funds
• M&A
• PPP/PFI
• Private equity
• Private equity funds
• Project bonds
• Project development
• Project finance
• Real estate finance
• Real estate funds
• Restructuring and insolvency
• Securitisation
• Structured finance/securitisation
• Trade finance

Mergers & Acquisitions:
Stefanos Charaktiniotis
s.charaktiniotis@zeya.com

Finance & Capital Markets
Christina Papanikolopoulou
c.papanikolopoulou@zeya.com

• April 3, 2024 - Zepos & Yannopoulos advises Piraeus Bank and Eurobank S.A. for Egnatia Odos motorway concession
• March 11, 2024 - Zepos & Yannopoulos advised the shareholders of BETA CAE Systems on the sale of BETA CAE to Cadence Design Systems
• February 21, 2024 - Zepos & Yannopoulos advises Bracebridge Capital on National Bank of Greece Frontier II securitisation
• February 4, 2024 - Zepos & Yannopoulos advises on AIA landmark stock market debut
• January 30, 2024 - Zepos & Yannopoulos advises on Successful Private Placement for GEK TERNA S.A. by AXIA Ventures Group Ltd
• January 19, 2024 - Zepos & Yannopoulos advised the four systemic banks on Enel Green Power Hellas landmark acquisition
• January 16, 2024 - Zepos & Yannopoulos advised large multinational Group on the acquisition of a leading company in the Greek recycling sector
• November 22, 2023 - Zepos & Yannopoulos advised DEPA Commercial S.A. in a JV with GEK Terna S.A. and Gener 2 SH.P.K
• November 14, 2023 – Zepos & Yannopoulos advised Piraeus Bank in the completion of the sale of 100% of Piraeus Direct Solutions to Mellon Technologies
• November 7, 2023 - Zepos & Yannopoulos advised Eurobank and Grivalia Management SA on the acquisition of Athinaion Melathron
• 20 October, 2023 - Zepos & Yannopoulos assisted Thrivest with the acquisition of a qualifying holding in Pancreta Bank and ECB approval
• 18 October 2023 - Zepos & Yannopoulos advised Italgas Group in the merger and corporate restructuring of the Greek subsidiaries of DEPA Infrastructure SA
• 6 October, 2023 - Zepos & Yannopoulos advised on the successful closing of two mega-deals and the signing of Project Cell
• 24 July 2023 - Zepos & Yannopoulos advised Nabtesco Corporation in the acquisition of DeepSea Technologies Ltd.
• 12 July, 2023 - Zepos & Yannopoulos advises Intrum Group on Piraeus Bank’s project Senna
• May 22, 2023 - Zepos & Yannopoulos advises Thrivest on its equity investment in Attica Bank
• February 14, 2023 - Zepos & Yannopoulos advised Astir Palace Vouliagmenis Hotel (Astir) on its corporate restructuring
• January 30, 2023 - Zepos & Yannopoulos assisted in the merger and corporate restructuring of United Group’s Greek entities, NOVA/WIND
• January 16, 2023 - Zepos & Yannopoulos advises Bain Capital Credit on acquiring shares of Piraeus Bank Group’s leasing subsidiary Sunshine Leases
• January 3, 2023 - Zepos & Yannopoulos advised MORE in the project financing for the ultimate acquisition of ANEMOS RES S.A.
• December 22, 2022 - Zepos & Yannopoulos assists Adaptavist Group Ltd in the acquisition of Nimaworks Limited
• December 12, 2022 - Zepos & Yannopoulos acts as Greek legal counsel to Triathlon Holding GmbH on the sale of majority stake to Sunlight Group
• December 6, 2022 - Zepos & Yannopoulos acts as Greek legal counsel to Le Collectionist with the acquisition of The Greek Villas
• November 15, 2022 - Zepos & Yannopoulos advises Westfort Capital Limited in connection with the sale and financing restructuring of two hotels in Rhodes & Crete
• November 14, 2022 – Zepos & Yannopoulos advises Intrum Group on Piraeus Bank’s Sunrise III

• Banking
• Construction and materials
• Consumer goods and services
• Energy
• Financial services
• Food and beverage
• Government and public policy
• Healthcare
• Industrials
• Insurance
• Investment management
• Natural resources
• Oil and gas
• Pharm and life sciences
• Real estate
• Tech and telecoms
• Tourism
• Transport
• Utilities