Established in 1963, Karatzas & Partners today has a team of more than 30 lawyers based in Athens with a focus on financial and corporate work.
Focusses / specialisms
The firm is one of strongest in Greece across all areas of transactional work and is known for its cross-border advice. It often works on high value, cross border deals for domestic and international clients and its public M&A and securitisation work especially stand out.
Key clients
Among its clients are renowned domestic and international banks, funds and institutions such as HSBC, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, National Bank of Greece, J.P. Morgan Securities, Societas Europaea, Alantra Corporate Portfolio Advisors, UBS Europe, Eurobank, Alpha Bank, Piraeus Bank, EIB, Lamda Development and Macquarie Bank. It advises companies from various industries such as Autohellas, PPC, European Union, Noval Property, Elvalhalkor, Chipita, Sitecore Corporation Holding and Pharmathen Group.
Research period review: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
During the research period the firm was active in banking and finance, capital markets, M&A, and project development.
In banking and finance, it advised mostly banks and a few investment funds on acquisition financing, refinancing and restructuring of loans.
In terms of capital markets work the team advised clients on issues such as securitization, receivables, junior notes, initial purchases of notes as well as bond and note issues.
The M&A team advised acquirers and sellers on acquisitions in logistics, gaming, technology and manufacturing, The team has also assisted with the formation of a joint venture.
The project development team advised developers on several notable energy projects and real estate developments.
Deal highlights: 33rd edition (2023/2024)
National Bank of Greece $928.9 million note issue
Alpha Bank $437 million covered bond issue
