Zepos & Yannopoulos advised the Inspired Education Group as it embarked on its entry into Greece, in what is considered a landmark move for the Greek education market. Inspired is a leading international group of premium private schools, which spans across 6 continents and has in its network over 115 schools, catering to 90,000 students.
A multi-disciplinary team from Zepos & Yannopoulos, drawing from a vast array of expertise, advised Inspired in its new ventures with the Moraitis School and Costeas Geitonas School (CGS), two Greek premier private schools. Our team guided the Inspired Education Group through all its legal and business considerations, offering M&A, real estate, employment, regulatory, data protection, intellectual property, and tax support.
The team was led by Stefanos Charaktiniotis, head of M&A, assisted by Stathis Orfanoudakis, partner, Nadia Axioti, senior associate, and Rania Koliouli, associate. On the real estate front, the team was supported by Sonia Melegou, head of Real Estate, and Anastasia Veneti-Pagoni, senior associate. On employment matters, Rania Papakonstantinou, head of Employment & Labour, Matina Andrikopoulou, senior associate, Dorita Bezati, associate and Ilia Tsigkri, associate, contributed to the team’s efforts. On regulatory matters, Sofia Chatzigiannidou, head of Public Procurement, Nasia Gkouma, partner, Charalampos Simopoulos, associate, and Dimitris Machaliotis, associate, contributed to the team. On data protection, Theodore Konstantakopoulos, head of TMT & Data, and Yolanda Antoniou-Rapti, senior associate, also contributed. On intellectual property, Natalia Kapsi, senior associate, provided relevant advice. Finally, Elina Filippou, head of Private Clients, and Elina Belouli, senior associate, offered tax advice.
“Working side by side with Inspired has been an exciting, dynamic and thrilling process which allowed us to make full use of our team’s diverse expertise and skillset, as we grappled with novel and unique questions. We are honored by the trust bestowed upon us by the Inspired team for their entry in Greece.”, stated Stefanos Charaktiniotis, head of M&A at Zepos & Yannopoulos, while Gerardo Herrera Larrigan, Vice President of Acquisitions & Business Development acted for Inspired Education Group.