AG Paphitis & Co is a law and financial consultancy firm with 16 legal professionals based in Limassol.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm advises in all areas of financial and corporate law, particularly on licensing matters. It often works for clients in the financial services and technology sectors.
Key clients
Some of the clients of the firm include Pocketbook Holdings, Cronall Investments, Dufry Staer Holding Limited, VS Energy International, Bloomberg Financial, Haxus and Prochoice Chrimatistiriaki.
Research period review: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
Throughout the research period, the financial and corporate team worked on a lot of financial regulatory services deals, especially in the burgeoning cryptocurrency space.
In M&A, the firm represented clients in sales and acquisitions, as well as several re-domiciliations.
The team also worked on several liquidations and restructurings in the restructuring and insolvency practice.
Deal highlights: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
Avexima restructuring
Musescore restructuring
Quester restructuring
Banking
“A G Paphitis & Co in Cyprus's specialists have proven to be great experts in their respective fields. Any question or task we had was handled perfectly in the shortest possible time, which is exactly what a real business needs. There were never any problems with communication either.”
Restructuring
“Extremely proactive follow-up, managing expectations and very technical.”
“Very knowledgeable, solution-orientated and different teams work together very well to bring success.”
“AGP are masters on corporate law, on transactions and on business advisory. Their assistance is not only from a theoretical point of view but also from a business one.”
“They have a very solid corporate team, always strict to deadlines, thorough, hardworking and efficient. Always up to date with new regulations and updates. It’s the quality of work we seek as professionals.”
Private equity
“They are competent, fast, skilful.”
Michael Alexandrou
“Professional and knowledgeable, excellent communication skills, solutions-orientated, cares about his clients' best interest.”
Elias Economou
“Knowledgeable, professional, very good communication.”
Angelos G. Paphitis
“Proactive and a solution finder.”
“Deep understanding of the case from all sides, creative approach to solving client's problems.”
“Highly knowledgeable and collaborative! He works in close partnership with us as associates and clients and is able to link our tasks with other practice areas in the firm to ensure a ‘one strong teamwork service.”
“Angelos is our very trusted lawyer of many years. I must say that we have been very happy with the service he has given us over the years. He is attentive, very knowledgeable and spends the time with each of our clients. He is an excellent lawyer and satisfies all of our needs either personally attending to our needs or providing excellent staff. I am very happy that he also follows the progress of each job.”
Margarita Sofokleous
“Margarita is best described by her reliability. Energetic and hardworking, she is highly efficient, competent and organised, always meeting deadlines. Her politeness and communication skills enable her to interact effectively with people from different cultures and industries.”
“Margarita is a very competent and obviously very experienced lawyer. We can always count on her to deliver the best results possible. She is very approachable and able to dedicate time to us.”
“A great corporate lawyer with broad specialty expertise across all areas of corporate and restructuring law.”
Established in 1955, Antis Triantafyllides & Sons is a leading Cypriot firm with a team of more than 30 legal professionals based in Nicosia.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm is active across all transactional areas and regularly acts as local counsel on cross-border transactions.
The firm often advises domestic and international banks on lending, debt restructuring and capital markets mandates. In recent years it has also worked on NPL sale transactions.
The firm also advises on M&A and project development issues.
Key clients
The firm represents Credit Suisse, Cyprus Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Deutsche Bank, Etalon Group, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Facebook/Meta.
Research period review: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
Over the research period the financial and corporate team worked on banking, capital markets, project development, restructuring and M&A deals.
In the banking practice the firm represented mostly borrowers in project, asset, acquisition and corporate financing, as well as financing and refinancing deals.
In terms of project development, the team advised tourism projects.
In terms of capital markets work the practice worked on debt and equity matters, representing mostly issuers. On the debt side, the team completed investment grade bond issuances, while on the equity side, the team completed an IPO.
The M&A practice acted for both the buyer and seller side on acquisitions. It also worked on real estate deals.
In the restructuring and insolvency practice, the team worked largely on out of court restructurings, where it represented debtors.
Deal highlights: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
Dimand €98 million IPO
Client feedback: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
Investment funds
“Deep knowledge of legal matters, business-minded approach and solution-finding.”
Stelios Triantafyllides
“Personal involvement, business-minded, deep knowledge of legal matters.”
Marlen Triantafyllides
“She is focused on the cases and she fights on the matters.”
E&G Economides is a full-service firm located in Limassol and was founded in 2006. The firm also has an office in Moscow.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm is known for its notable work in financial and corporate practice, where it focuses more on corporate transactions, especially in the M&A practice. This includes re-domiciliations, mergers, acquisitions and restructurings.
Key clients
Key clients for the firm include Wargaming Group, Bird & Bird, New Garden Pharma, Healys, Lamitube Technologies (Cyprus), Wiggin, Revo Technologies, King & Wood Mallesons, The Ability Group, Polsteam Group, Clyde & Co, Cloudlayer8 Limited (Cl8), Joint Stock Financial Corporation SISTEMA and Everlegal.
Research period review: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
Throughout the research period the firm represented numerous companies in mergers and private acquisitions. It also worked on several restructurings.
Deal highlights: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
Fairlakes €500 million restructuring
Healys €6.5 million acquisition of the 100% share capital of a Cypriot company
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.”
Ioannides Demetriou is a full-service firm with offices in Nicosia and Limassol. The firm employs 19 legal professionals, seven of which are partners. It has international reach through its membership of legal alliances TerraLex, Meritas, LegaLink and Energy Law Group.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm is active in banking and finance and M&A. It often advises as local counsel on cross-border deals.
Key clients
Some of the firm’s key clients include Central Bank of Cyprus, Eurobank, Eurobank Cyprus, Hellenic Bank Public, Bank of Cyprus, Cyprus Stock Exchange and HSBC Bank.
Research period review: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
Within the research period the firm worked on a lot of banking, M&A and restructuring matters. Most of the firm’s banking matters were corporate financing deals.
The M&A matters that the firm worked on varied from joint ventures to mergers. Insurance and banking and financial services were popular industries for the firm.
In restructuring the firm represented mostly debtors.
Deal highlights: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
Louis Plc Group €250 million banking restructuring
National Westminster Bank €36 million financing
Client feedback: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
Banking
“Well read, thorough, knowledgeable and experienced.”
Project development
“They have incredible depth of experience and understand our business needs. They provide high-quality practical and innovative advice.”
Pambos Ioannides
“Astute, knowledgeable, experienced, confident.”
“He is a remarkable professional. He is respected as a trusted adviser at the highest levels of our business. We respect him for his invaluable experience and first-class advice. He is reliable and precise in his assistance. We value his in-depth knowledge and his commercial approach.”
Christina Ioannidou
“Thorough, well-read, responsible.”
Savvas Yiordamlis
“Great attention to detail. Delivers results with professionalism, integrity and efficiency.”
Established in 1963, Patrikios Pavlou & Associates is a full-service firm based in Limassol that employs 32 legal professionals.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm is active across the areas of financial and corporate work but is known for advising lenders on banking and financing work.
Research period review: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
During the research period, in financial and corporate matters, the firm acted on the lender side in many corporate, project and acquisition financings and refinancings. Apart from transactional financing matters, the team also regularly advises clients on financial regulatory services matters. It also worked on joint ventures, re-domiciliations, acquisitions and merger transactions.
Client feedback: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
Banking
“Highly professional in various legal fields of expertise.”
“Professional and proactive approach. Real problem-solvers, focused on finding practical solutions to out-of-the-box problems.”
“Patrikios Pavlou & Associates is our preferred 'go to' firm in Cyprus and we also see them regularly called upon by leading financial institutions and the global elite law firms (including US, UK and Europe headquartered law firms) when their clients need market-leading Cypriot law support. The Patrikios Pavlou team consistently deliver pragmatic, on point, commercial and responsive Cyprus law support and they are solutions-orientated. We consider Patrikios Pavlou to be at the very top of the legal market in Cyprus and they enjoy the necessary depth of resource to deliver sophisticated cross-border projects in a timely manner."
“Patrikios Pavlou is a clear market front-runner in the Cyprus legal market and brings extensive experience and unparalleled market knowledge to bear on the complex cross-border transactions and other mandates that they work on, and they have the unique ability to provide tailor-made solutions to the most challenging of mandates. The Patrikios Pavlou team are characterised by their hands-on approach and the practical advice they provide. The attention that Patrikios Pavlou gives to each client is unique, as they see each case as being important to that client and not just 'another case'.”
“Patrikios Pavlou is business and solution-orientated and places emphasis on the value it creates for its clients. We have a long-standing experience of working with the leading banks, financial institutions, corporates, investment funds and law firms in Cyprus and our experience (over many years now) is that Patrikios Pavlou enjoys a privileged position at the very top of the Cypriot legal market across finance, corporate and dispute resolution/litigation.”
M&A
“Competent, perfectly qualified, punctual, reliable.”
"Patrikios Pavlou & Associates excels in mergers and acquisitions by adeptly navigating complex transactions and maximising client value. Their expertise in regulatory compliance, due diligence and deal structuring, coupled with proactive negotiation and risk mitigation, positions them as a leading M&A law firm with a results-orientated approach.”
Restructuring
“Professionalism, integrity, in-depth knowledge, ethics.”
"Perfect.”
Lia Iordanou
“Perfect.”
“Experience, ethics, approachable, integrity, years of knowledge."
“Competent, perfectly qualified, punctual, reliable."
“Lia is a proactive and commercially minded problem-solver. She has deep expertise in banking and corporate matters."
“Lia Iordanou is a force of nature and a standout star in the Cyprus finance and corporate legal market; and she should rightly be ranked as a top-tier lawyer. Lia has been instrumental in propelling the Patrikios Pavlou team to the very top of the finance and corporate legal market in Cyprus. Lia has built up a formidable client following and she rightly holds her place among the leading tier of lawyers in the Cyprus finance and corporate legal community.”
“Lia (and her team) act for the biggest names in the market and consistently provide highly attuned legal support and timely deliver projects in accordance with their clients' key objectives. Lia is a market maker and a trusted client adviser and (being ever innovative, commercial and super-responsive) Lia is a preferred counsel of choice for the most sophisticated and demanding cross-border projects. When a project is important and carries time pressure, we know that we can safely rely on Lia to timely get the project across the finish line. Lia is a dealmaker; and a person who clients call upon when a transaction is of the upmost importance.”
Angeliki Epaminonda
“Fast reaction to the tasks, constructive feedback regarding clients' requests.”
Angelos Onisiforou
“Angelos Onisiforou's positive attributes include his exceptional legal expertise, strategic thinking, and excellent communication skills. He excels at identifying and mitigating risks while providing tailored, innovative solutions to complex legal challenges."
Stavros Pavlo
“Perfect.”
“He is a seasoned expert, extremely knowledgeable, trusted, ethical.”
“Competent, perfectly qualified, punctual, reliable.”
Stella Strati
“Stella is a safe pair of hands for any finance work.”
“Stella Strati is another super talent and should rightly be ranked as a top-tier lawyer. Stella is commercially focused, technically brilliant and highly responsive – everything that a client wants. On top of that, Stella is an absolute delight to work with and has a proven record of successfully delivering on the most complex cross-border transactions. Stella is phenomenally talented and committed to achieving the best for her clients across a broad range of corporate and financing transactions.”
Soteris Pittas & Co is a boutique based in Limassol that employs 10 lawyers including three consultants.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm is broadly active in financial and corporate work and is experienced in banking and M&A transactions. It often advises as local counsel on cross border deals involving Cypriot targets or securities.
Key clients
Some of the firm’s key clients include Primecap, Aton Group, Essar Group, Empire Group Powerry (Cyprus) Limited, Pap Medical, Wyndham Hotel Group, Marr Group, Genesis Group.
Research period review: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
During the research period the firm worked on a lot of matters involving the real estate, banking and financial services industry. This included work in the banking, M&A and restructuring and insolvency practice areas.
In banking the team represented borrowers in financing matters.
M&A matters included joint ventures, restructurings and acquisitions.
The firm primarily represented creditors in debt restructuring and insolvency matters.
Deal highlights: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
Genesis Digital Assets €1 billion joint venture
Client feedback: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
Private equity
“Incredible responsiveness and understanding of client needs. Always finds solutions and thinks outside the box.”
Soteris Pittas
“Incredible insight, creativeness and knowledge. Very quick at responding.”
Based in Limassol, AG Erotocritou is a boutique with 15 legal professionals all with US or UK legal experience.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm’s expertise lies in financial sector where it acts for banks and financial services on financing, restructuring and insolvency and acquisitions in Cyprus.
The firm is also strong in multi-jurisdictional restructuring and insolvency cases and acts for both the debtors and creditors.
Key clients
The firm advises multiple international banks on financial regulation in Cyprus, as well as advising the Marsh Cyprus, JD Sports / Cosmossport, Wojnar and Primetel among other private companies.
Research period review: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
During the research period the financial and corporate practice worked on transactional financing and M&A. The team also worked on regulatory financial matters, advising clients in the banking and financial services industry. It also worked with debtors on several restructuring matters. Banking and financial services were major industries for the firm.
Deal highlights: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
Fund of Banking Sector € 750 million insolvency
Founded in 2011, C Samir & Co is a law and tax consultancy firm. Its Cypriot offices are in Limassol and Nicosia, and it has satellite branches in London, Moscow, Hong Kong, Malta and Kiev. It is part of legal network SILFA (Staubach International Law Firm Alliance).
Focusses / specialisms
The firm has experience advising on cross border corporate deals.
Research period review: 30th edition (2019/2020)
During the research period the firm advised on a cross border merger, advising the buyer.
With a history extending back to 1981, Dr K Chrysostomides & Co is one of the largest and most prominent law firms in Cyprus. The firm’s offices are in both Nicosia and Limassol.
Focusses / specialisms
Banking has been a key practice area for the firm ever since its foundation. A sizeable percentage of the firm’s work in the space focuses on financing transactions. Another key focus area is advice to three credit institutions in Cyprus which are carrying out banking business in the country.
The firm is also active, and similarly strong, in the corporate space, where it offers the full range of services and advice from startup to the completion of incorporation, annual operations, compliance, restructures and dissolutions.
Key clients
Some of the firm’s notable clients are East Line Group, Endo International, United Medical, Natixis, Société Générale Bank, Horizon Capital, Veeam Software, VNV Global, Estée Lauder Companies, Venus Minerals and Credit Suisse (Switzerland).
Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)
Banking and finance
“Helpful, responsive and clear advice.”
M&A
“They are responsive, approachable, pragmatic and highly professional. They understand the complexities of executing cross-border transactions and can work seamlessly with other firms as part of a wider international team delivering a project.”
Incorporated in January 2020, E Ioannides & Associates is a Cypriot boutique law firm focused on commercial work.
Focuses / specialisms
Within financial and corporate the team’s focus areas have been in M&A and financing transactional work.
The firm often advises start-ups and has been especially active in the Cypriot real estate, pharmaceuticals and software development sectors.
Key clients
Key recent clients include bluVerve Maritime Software, Loved by Parents, Joannides + Co,Piraeus Bank, Euroxx Securities, Alpha Bank and Multi-Consult.
Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)
M&A
“Very knowledgeable, competent, efficient with prompt and accurate responses. Commercially aware, confident, and practical advice.”
E Papandreou & Co is a Cypriot boutique business law firm formed in 2009. The firm’s offices are based in Nicosia.
Focuses / specialisms
The firm handles a variety of corporate matters, with strengths shown in re-domiciliations, cross- border mergers and funds.
Key clients
Key clients include Group DF, Piraeus Bank, Eurobank Cyprus, Ellaktor, Crowe Cyprus, Alrud, Eri Law, Semha Holdings, Staritem Investments, Levex Establishment, Dumont Real Estate Holdings and Grand Dalewest.
Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)
Restructuring: Corporate
“This firm is our preferred law firm due to their many years of experience, efficiency and their excellent quality of work. We consider the client service provided by the firm to be of the highest standard.”
G C Hadjikyprianou & Associates is an independent Cypriot boutique commercial law firm. The firm operates offices in both Nicosia and Athens.
Focuses / specialisms
The firm’s financial and corporate support capabilities are extensive. It is often seen on banking, corporate (both general corporate support and M&A) and regulatory engagements.
Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)
Financial services regulatory
“Consistency; knowledge-based pragmatic advice; result-driven.”
Harneys is an offshore law firm present in Cyprus. The firm was established in 1960.
Focuses / specialisms
The firm’s financial and corporate practice is among the strongest in Cyprus. It is involved in complex, international financings and is often selected by large corporations as local counsel for their high-level acquisitions. The practice also features a pre-eminent investment funds team and a full-service regulatory team.
Key clients
The firm’s key clients include TCS Group, Etalon,Goldman Sachs International, JP Morgan Securities, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Citibank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and ING Bank.
Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)
Banking and finance
“Goal oriented, knowledgeable, responsive and reliable – precisely the kind of partner we were looking for in providing local counsel services in financing matters.”
“They have provided prompt and excellent service in a clear and punctual manner. They have a very good knowledge of the financing and banking aspects of the transaction.”
Established in 1976, Harris Kyriakides is a full-service firm with offices across Cyprus in Larnaca, Nicosia, Limassol and Paphos. It employs 30 lawyers, including five partners.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm is active in financing and M&A and is experienced in restructuring work.
Research period review: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
During the research period the firm was active in banking, M&A and restructuring.
In banking the firm mainly advised lenders in real estate financing. It also generally advised on financing and refinancing transactions.
In M&A the firm broadly advised buyers on real estate, and asset acquisitions. It also worked with investors exiting real estate investments.
In restructuring the firm was particularly active, assisting indebted companies with corporate and financial restructuring.
Client feedback: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
Financial restructuring
"Highly professional and responsive. Deep knowledge of the legal aspect with acute business understanding."
M&A
"Harris Kyriakides has an outstanding team. Exceptionally knowledgeable, technically strong, whilst also being pragmatic. Harris Kyriakides combines high-quality advice with the ability to listen and understand the specific needs and challenges. The team can quickly get acquainted with very complicated legal cases, provide good and practical advice, and to assist in finding commercial solutions."
"Overall it was an excellent cooperation. Some of the poisitve attributes are: deep knowledge and insight, professionalism, proactive thinking, quick responses, availability."
Micheal Kyriakides
"Always delivers more than expected with high precision and accuracy, and it is difficult to avoid noticing the level of dedication."
"Highly qualified professional with in-depth knowledge and able to understand the business side of the transactions. Highly reliable and responsive."
Phivos Zomenis
"Extremely knowledgeable, hands-on, problem solver with great understanding of the business aspects."
Kaimakliotis is a Cypriot boutique law firm. The firm was formed in 2016.
Focuses / specialisms
The financial and corporate practice has a distinct emphasis on corporate and M&A, joint ventures, corporate restructuring and general corporate advisory.
Key clients
Key clients include Sberbank, International Capital Ukraine, Ant Financial, Kaspi.kz, DraftKings, Avax/Terna construction consortium, Novator, Interxion, DCH Group, I Squared Capital, Gazprombank, Alfa Bank Group, Skybound Capital Group, Linklaters, DLA Piper, Morgan Lewis, Baker McKenzie and Avellum.
Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)
Banking and finance
“Very commercial and responsive.Brilliant advocates for client's position.”
M&A
“Kaimakliotis are very client-focused, listening carefully to instructions, delivering a very good work product within the deadlines.”
LC Law Stylianou & Associates is a Nicosia based boutique Cypriot law firm.
Focuses / specialisms
The firm is focused on financial and corporate with 80% of its work being in this aera.
Recently the firm has worked on mandates in the banking, capital markets and M&A space.
Client feedback: 31st edition (2020/2021)
Banking
"Boutique firm that is flexible and accommodating. Friendly and accessible, swift and decisive, efficient."
Private equity
"Streamlined process, one-stop shop."
Marilou Pavlou Christodoulides is a full-service premier law firm based in Nicosia.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm is active in Banking and M&A. It often works as local counsel on international deals with international law firms.
Key clients
Some of the firm’s key clients include the Lycamobile and Rosneft Oil Company.
Research period review: 32nd edition (2022/2023)
Within the research period, the firm worked on a lot of M&A and corporate restructuring matters.
In M&A the firm was mostly active in joint ventures, private acquisitions and mergers on the buyer side including re-domiciliation and corporate restructuring work. Most of the deals involved clients connected to the investment and financial services industries.
Deal highlights: 32nd edition (2022/2023)
Broadreach $49 million acquisition of Axion Holding Cyprus
Michael Chambers & Co is a full-service firm with an office in Limassol.
Focusses / specialisms
Being a full-service firm, Michael Chambers & Co has multiple focuses, especially in the financial and corporate practice area. It represents companies in corporate and acquisition financing, as well as refinancings. The firm also works on M&A transactions and restructuring and insolvency matters.
Michael Damianos & Co is a full-service Cyprus law firm established in 2010 and based in Nicosia.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm’s financial and corporate practice is focused on commercial, corporate, M&A, banking and finance, and energy. Most of the firm’s work comes from referrals from international law firms on which the firm advises as local counsel on international transactions. Also, the firm is frequently instructed by local companies across various sectors on their local banking and corporate/commercial work.
Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)
Banking and finance
“Professional, responsive, knowledgeable.”
M&A
“The firm takes a proactive approach and troubleshoots legal problems in a very efficient way.”
Established in 1991, Michael Kyprianou & Co is a full-service Cypriot firm with offices in Nicosia, Limassol and Paphos. It has international branches in Frankfurt, Athens, Thessaloniki, Birkirkara, Dubai, Kiev and London and is part of legal networks including Multilaw, World Link Law, International Fraud Group, Nextlaw Referral network and China Go Abroad.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm is active in banking and finance, M&A and restructuring, and is experienced in cross-border financing work as local counsel.
Key clients
The firm’s clients include Amber Group, European University Cyprus, Globeducate, Laureate Global Education, Qquant Management, Hellenic Bank, AstroBank, BAO Capital Fund, QCG Capital Fund, Seaven Tanker Management, Cyprus Medical Association, Gnomi Communication, Viva Cards and Cyprus Development Bank.
Client feedback: 32nd edition (2022/2023)
Banking and finance
“Creative thinking, flexible approach, reasonable pricing, meeting tight deadlines.”
M&A
“Very thorough and professional analysis and also recommendations for covering the company for future issues with the law.”
Established in 1920, full-service firm Pelaghius Christodulou Vrachas has over 100 years of expertise. It maintains one office in Nicosia and is a part of the Globalaw network.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm’s financial and corporate law is focused on banking, capital markets, M&A and restructuring work. It has experience working on all sides on a transaction. In M&A, the team works with buyers and sellers. Shipping is a popular industry for the firm, but it also regularly advices in numerous other industries.
Key clients
Key clients for the firm include multinational corporations across numerous industries including shipping, consumer goods and services and retail, to name a few.
Research period review: 31st edition (2020/2021)
Within the most recent research period, the firm worked on a public M&A transaction, in which the team acted on the buyer and seller side. It also worked on capital markets related matters as part of this deal, specifically a share purchase agreement.