New Circular on Scientific Events
April 2025
Irene Kyriakides, Partner, Victoria Mertikopoulou, Partner, and Aithra Valentina Antoniadou, Associate
Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm
On April 16th, 2025, the National Organization for Medicines (“EOF” as per its Greek acronym) issued and published on its website the highly anticipated new Circular on scientific events under prot. no. 45560/16.04.2025. The new Circular amends the relevant regulatory framework and provides for an exhaustive list of scientific events categories and restrictions. The most noteworthy provisions are summarised as follows.
Specific periods of…
Extension of the Capital Markets Board Measures Regarding the Equity Markets
April 2025
The Capital Markets team of our member firm Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli has recently issued a client alert “Extension of the Capital Markets Board Measures Regarding the Equity Markets”.
You may read the firm’s new client alert here.
NNDKP Assisted MedLife in Increasing its Syndicated Loan by EUR 50 Million
April 2025
Our member firm Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) assisted MedLife, the largest private healthcare network in Romania and the only company with Romanian capital listed on the Stock Exchange, in increasing its syndicated loan by up to EUR 50 million, thus reaching a total of EUR 330 million.
The syndicate of banks that granted the loan includes Banca Comercială Română (BCR), Raiffeisen Bank, BRD Groupe Société Générale, Banca Transilvania and ING Bank N.V. Amsterdam Bucharest Branch.
MedLife will use the new funds to complete its ongoing projects and to continue…
KG Law Firm Advises Wheels Car Rental System on Strategic Investment by Halcyon Equity Partners
April 2025
Our member firm Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm acted as legal advisor to Wheels Car Rental System and founders Vassilis Devletoglou and Vana Papadimitriou in connection with the strategic investment in Wheelsys by Halcyon Equity Partners AIFM.
The transaction was led by Elisabeth Eleftheriades, Partner of Project Development and Startups & Innovation, Angeliki Chalikia, Counsel, and Angelos Charalampidis, Associate, who provided dedicated legal support and guidance throughout the process.
KG Law Firm would also like to warmly thank Haclyon’s legal advisors Lambadarios…
Draft Law Implementing FDI Regulation (EU) 2019/452 in Greece – Forthcoming Implications on M&A Transactions and Greenfield Investments
April 2025
Anastasia Dritsa, Partner, Victoria Mertikopoulou, Partner, Konstantinos Sidiropoulos, Senior Associate, Ifigenie Argyri, Associate, and Maria Paziotopoulou, Junior Associate
Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm
Introduction
On 2nd April, 2025, a public consultation was launched for the highly anticipated draft Law “Adoption of measures implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/452 establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union on grounds of security or public order" (draft Law). The draft Law implements Regulation (EU) 2019/452 (“FDI Regulation”)…
How the Provisions of the AI Act Will Impact Turkish Companies
April 2025
The Corporate & Commercial team of our member firm Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli has recently issued a client alert “How the Provisions of the AI Act Will Impact Turkish Companies”.
You may read the firm’s new client alert here.
Choice of Law in Employment Agreements with a Foreign Element Found Unconstitutional
April 2025
The Employment team of our member firm Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli has recently issued a client alert "Choice of Law in Employment Agreements with a Foreign Element Found Unconstitutional".
You may read the firm’s new client alert here.
NNDKP Assisted Gránit Asset Management in the EUR 52 Million Acquisition of Equilibrium 1 Office Building
April 2025
Our member firm Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) assisted Grodiusz Private Equity Fund, an investment fund managed by the Hungarian company Gránit Asset Management, in the acquisition of Equilibrium 1 office building from Skanska Commercial Development, one of the largest developers of commercial and residential projects, in a EUR 52 million transaction.
Gránit Asset Management, a Hungarian institutional investor managing 24 investment funds, including the third largest retail fund in Hungary, integrates real estate, capital markets and private equity expertise into…
KG Acted as Legal Counsel in the First Student Accommodation PPP Project in Greece
April 2025
The Project Finance team of our member firm Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm acted as a legal advisor for European Investment Bank (EIB) and Piraeus Bank, as lenders, in connection with the structuring and financing of the University of Crete Student Accommodation Public-Private Partnership (PPP) project awarded to Aktor Group.
KG Law Firm supported the clients for a period of over 15 months in all phases of the transaction, including the legal due diligence of the project, negotiation and drafting of the project, and finance documentation and coordination of all parties to the…
Five SEE Legal Member Firms Participated in Four Awarded Deals in 2024
April 2025
CEE Legal Matters, a reputable publication dedicated to covering the legal markets in Central and Eastern Europe, has announced the most important deals in the region last year. The awards were presented during a Deal of the Year Awards Banquet, organised by CEELM on 1 April 2025 in Prague. Organised annually since 2017, the event celebrates standout legal professionals and firms involved in major transactions across the region.
We are proud to share that five SEE Legal member firms worked on four award-winning deals. Below are details of these deals, highlighting their significant…
Grid Connection Priority – Deciphering "Absolute Priority" in BESS Integration
March 2025
The Energy, Utilities & Infrastructure practice team of our member firm Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm has recently published "Grid Connection Priority – Deciphering 'Absolute Priority' in BESS Integration".
You may access the publication here.
Recognition for Excellence: 2025 Legal 500 EMEA Rankings
March 2025
We are proud to announce the outstanding achievements of our member firms in the latest Legal 500 EMEA rankings. Their hard work and dedication have, once again, been acknowledged at the highest levels.
Below are their impressive recognitions:
KALO & ASSOCIATES (Albania) – Tier 1 in Leading firms.
Maric & Co Law Firm (Bosnia and Herzegovina) – Tier 1 in Banking, finance and capital markets, Commercial, corporate and M&A, Competition, Intellectual property, and Real estate, construction and projects.
BOYANOV & Co. (Bulgaria) – Tier 1 in Banking, finance…