Nikos specializes in banking, finance and capital markets law and also practices corporate law and insurance law. His practice includes public M&A transactions, securities offerings, financial market infrastructures, the establishment and marketing of investment funds and financial litigation. He regularly provides advice to corporates on various banking, investment and insurance regulation matters. He joined K&P in January 2019.

Credentials

EDUCATION
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (LL.B. in Hellenic Law)
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg (LL.M. in EU Administrative Law)
University of Luxembourg (LL.M. in European Banking and Financial Law)
Universität zu Köln (doctoral candidate)
LANGUAGES
Greek, English, French & German
ADMISSION
2010, Athens Court of Appeal
MEMBER OF
Athens Bar Association

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Our firm advised Astir Palace Vouliagmenis on €350m bond loan

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K&P is the exclusive contributor of the Greek chapter of the Lexology Getting The Deal Through - Initial Public Offerings 2022 guide

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K&P advised PPC S.A. on its capital increase with gross proceeds of €1.35 bn

K&P sponsors the 4th Compliance Conference organized by the Association of Compliance Officers in Greece - ASCO Greece & NOMIKI BIBLIOTHIKI

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Our firm is the official contributor of The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides,"Greece: Alternative Investment Funds"

The establishment of alternative mutual funds in Greece is, for the first time, possible

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Our firm advised National Bank of Greece in the disposal of a 22% stake in NBG by the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund, valued at approximately €1.1 billion

Our firm has advised National Bank of Greece in relation to the issuance of €500 million Tier II bonds.

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Our firm is ranked Tier 1 in all practice areas by IFLR 1000

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Our firm advised National Bank of Greece on the signing of Project Frontier II

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K&P advised HELPE Group in relation to its corporate transformation plan

K&P advised National Bank of Greece on the completion of Project Frontier

K&P advised NBG on the signing of a definitive agreement to form a Joint Venture partnership with EVO Payments

K&P advises Eurobank on the sale of 80% of its merchant acquiring business to Worldline

K&P advised the Lead Underwriters in the successful public offer and listing of the common bond loan issued by NOVAL Property

K&P advised the Joint Coordinators and Bookrunners in connection with bond issuance of €150,000,000, by CPLP Shipping Holdings PLC

K&P advised National Bank of Greece on the signing of Project Frontier

K&P is advising Eurobank in its landmark Mexico transaction

K&P advised Autohellas

K&P advised an ad hoc group of noteholders in relation to the restructuring of the debt facilities of Intralot Group companies

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