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. ...
Zepos & Yannopoulos at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Annual Conference 2025
On April 25, Asc Prof. Dimitris Babiniotis, head of Dispute Resolution, participated in the panel discussion “Arbitration and the Courts: Is Faith in Arbitration Slipping?” at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Annual Conference 2025.This year’s CIArb European Branch Conference in Athens delivered a highly engaging and thought-provoking programme, marked by insightful discussions, valuable networking opportunities, and dynamic sessions. The leading conference brought together global experts in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to explore how commercial arbitration and mediation are evolving in a changing legal and regulatory landscape. ...
28 APRIL 2025
NEWSLETTERS
Greek law supplementing DORA is out
On 11 April 2025, law 5193/2025 on strengthening of capital markets and other provisions was published (Law 5193/2025). Law 5193/2025 adopts provisions supplementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 (DORA) and transposes Directive (EU) 2022/2556 into Greek law, reflecting the new requirements on digital resilience and governance of ICT services of financial sector entities and third-party providers.Designation of competent authoritiesLaw 5193/2025 designates the Bank of Greece (BoG) or the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) as competent authorities depending on the supervised financial sector entity, e.g.the BoG is appointed as the competent authority for less significant credit institutions, payment and e-money institutions, account information service providers, (re-)insurance unde...
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...
