Zepos & Yannopoulos advises a syndicate of Greek banks on strategic investment financing
Zepos & Yannopoulos acted as legal counsel to Piraeus Bank, acting as Coordinator, Account Bank and Bondholder Agent, Eurobank and Attica Bank in relation to the financing of the €155 million investment plan of Intertrade, whose portfolio includes “Softex” and “Servin” brands.The leading Greek manufacturer’s investment plan features the purchase and installation of a cutting-edge paper mill in Intertrade’s industrial plant in Voiotia region, as well as the installation of a photovoltaic system, with, the new paper mill aiming to significantly increase Intertrade’s capacity in the vertically integrated production of paper jumbo rolls thus enhancing Greece’s self-sufficiency in paper production and improving its import-export balance. In parallel, the photovoltaic system, aims to cover b...
7 MAY 2025
NEWS
Zepos & Yannopoulos advises Aktor Group of Companies on landmark acquisition
Zepos & Yannopoulos acted on behalf of Aktor Group of Companies on the signing of the Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) for the acquisition of Aktor Concessions S.A, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ellaktor S.A., with an enterprise value of €367 million.Following completion of the transaction, Aktor Group will indirectly hold a stake in the Olympia Odos (Athens – Corinth – Patras) motorway (20.50%), the Aegean (Maliakos – Kleidi) motorway (22.22%), the Rio-Antirio Bridge (27.71%), and the Moreas, Corinth – Tripoli – Kalamata motorway (85%, combined with Aktor’s existing stake), as well as participations in several car parking concessions.Our firm assisted Aktor Group in all key areas of the transaction, ranging from the complex legal due diligence on the target company and the concession sub...
Zepos & Yannopoulos is proud to have acted as lead legal advisor to Eurobank S.A. in connection with bond loan facilities made available to companies ultimately co-controlled by Olympia Group, under the project “Unity”.Project Unity involves a complex structure of multiple facilities raised for, among others, the refinancing of a bridge facility drawn for the acquisition of the shares of Entersoft S.A., a leading business software and services provider in Southeast Europe and the Middle East, formerly listed on the Athens Exchange (ATHEX).Zepos & Yannopoulos provided advice across the entire spectrum of acquisition financing matters, including the structuring of the transaction, drafting and negotiating the full suite of finance documents, and supporting the bank in connection with...
New legal framework for private universities in Greece
Law 5094/2024 introduces a regulatory framework for the licensing of private universities in Greece. Under this new framework, private institutions may operate as University Education Legal Entities functioning as branches of foreign universities and will be accredited to provide higher education degrees that are academically equivalent to those conferred by Greek public universities.Our partner, Athanasia Gkouma, provides an in-depth analysis of this significant legislative development in her latest article published on moneyreview.gr.Read the full article in Greek here. ...
4 APRIL 2025
NEWS
Zepos & Yannopoulos presents its Annual Report for 2024...
2024 was another productive year for our firm amid global turbulences and challenges that are reshaping the legal s...
4 APRIL 2025
NEWS
Zepos & Yannopoulos publishes 2024 in Review, a report ...
2024 was another productive year for our firm, marked by solid cross-border collaborations, a steady rise in middle...