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Greece: Metlen’s New Eurobond Upsized to €600m; Order Book Covered 3x

20 February 2026 by Papanikolopoulou & Partners Law - Greece

Metlen Energy & Metals has successfully closed the order book for its new €-denominated Senior Unsecured Eurobond, issued under Regulation S (Category 1) with a 5.5-year tenor and final pricing at 3.875%.

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Greece: ppl advises on Metlen Energy & Metals’ landmark dual listing on the London Stock Exchange and Athens Exchange

20 February 2026 by Papanikolopoulou & Partners Law - Greece

papanikolopoulou & partners law acted as Greek legal counsel to National Bank of Greece S.A. and Piraeus Bank S.A., in their roles as Greek financial advisers to Metlen Energy & Metals Plc, in connection with Metlen’s high-profile dual listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and the Athens Exchange (ATHEX).

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Greece: Innovative Asset-Backed Financing Transaction

19 February 2026 by Papanikolopoulou & Partners Law - Greece

We completed one of the first asset-backed financing transactions in the Greek market applying an innovative hybrid structure combining derivatives with a sophisticated servicing arrangement and irrevocable powers of attorney.

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Greece: ppl advises on the first reverse securitisation in the Greek market

19 February 2026 by Papanikolopoulou & Partners Law - Greece

We are pleased to announce that Papanikolopoulou & Partners law has advised an EU-based fund to the structuring and implementation of a reverse securitisation of non-banking receivables.

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Greece: UCI sells its Greek portfolio to a consortium of Credia bank and DK

18 February 2026 by Papanikolopoulou & Partners Law - Greece

UCI, Unión de Créditos Inmobiliarios Inmobiliarios S.A. (UCI), a specialised mortgage lender in Spain and Portugal 50/50 owned by Banco Santander S.A and BNP Paribas Group, signed an agreement for the direct sale of its entire Greek to a consortium consisting of CrediaBank and Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP.

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Greece: Zepos & Yannopoulos advises Bracebridge Capital on National Bank of Greece Frontier II securitisation

21 February 2024 by Zepos & Yannopoulos - Greece

We are pleased to announce that we have advised Bracebridge Capital, a hedge fund manager based in Boston, in the acquisition of 95% of the mezzanine and junior notes in the Frontier II securitisation.

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Zepos & Yannopoulos advises on AIA landmark stock market debut

04 February 2024 by Zepos & Yannopoulos - Greece

At 10:30 am Athens time this morning, Athens International Airport S.A. (AIA) made its debut on the Main Market of the Regulated Securities Market of the Athens Exchange. The IPO, the first in Europe for 2024 and the first combined offering in Greece for more than two decades, involved the offering of 90 million AIA shares to retail and institutional investors in Greece and to institutional investors outside Greece.

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Greece: Zepos & Yannopoulos advises on Successful Private Placement for GEK TERNA S.A. by AXIA Ventures Group Ltd

30 January 2024 by Zepos & Yannopoulos - Greece

Zepos & Yannopoulos is pleased to announce its role in advising AXIA Ventures Group Ltd, the global coordinator, and bookrunner, in the private placement of common voting shares for GEK TERNA S.A. The demand for the shares exceeded expectations, leading to the sale of an additional 1,000,000 shares to domestic and international institutional investors, bringing the aggregate shares on offer to 6 million.

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Greece: Zepos & Yannopoulos advised Piraeus Bank in the completion of the sale of 100% of Piraeus Direct Solutions to Mellon Technologies

14 November 2023 by Zepos & Yannopoulos - Greece

We are pleased to announce that Zepos & Yannopoulos has advised Piraeus Bank in the successful completion of the sale of 100% of Piraeus Direct Solutions to Mellon Technologies. The transaction also involved the renewal and amendment of the servicing agreement between Piraeus Direct Solutions and Piraeus Group entities, securing the continuous provision of call center services to Piraeus Group's clientele.

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Zepos & Yannopoulos advised on the successful closing of two mega-deals and the signing of Project Cell

06 October 2023 by Zepos & Yannopoulos - Greece

Summer slump has not affected our finance & capital markets group which stepped up the pace and proceeded with the successful closing of two mega-deals and the signing of Project Cell, another NPL transaction, within August and September.