Marina is an associate of the Banking & Finance Department of the Firm.
She demonstrates a particular interest in the practice areas of banking, finance, capital markets, corporate governance and insolvency law. In particular, Marina assists with various projects of these practices by evaluating cases, conducting research on specific aspects of each project and contributing to the drafting of legal documents. Among her educational distinctions, stands out the publication of her thesis on the subject of the European sustainability reporting framework on listed companies.
Marina was admitted to the Athens Bar Association in 2022 and joined our firm in 2024. She is admitted before the Courts of First Instance.
Academic Background
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Law (LL.M. in Corporate Law and Finance, 2022-2023 “summa cum laude”)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Law (LL.B., 2016-2020)
Languages
- Greek
- English
- French
Professional Memberships
- Member of the Athens Bar Association
- Member of the Association of Greek Commercialists
Career Highlights
Recent work includes advice to:
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Alpha Bank S.A. on an €806 million secured bond loan for the Athens International Airport (AIA) expansion projects under the Airport Development Agreement, advising also the Greek systemic banks’ syndicate on the required amendment and restatement of four major bond loans issued by AIA in 2019, 2022, and 2024,
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Α consortium of all Greek Systemic Banks in connection with (a) an up to circa €35 million bond loan to the Athens International Airport (AIA) for the financing of its initiative to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2025, for the installation of PV stations with battery energy storage system and heat pumps, including RRF financing and (b) a €105 million secured bond loan for the financing of corporate purposes of AIA,
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Aegean Motorway S.A. (the concessionaire of the Maliakos Kleidi section of PATHE Motorway) on the refinancing of its existing senior and subordinated debt financing and financing of the senior debt service reserve by National Bank of Greece S.A., Piraeus Bank S.A., Alpha Bank S.A. and Eurobank S.A., i.e. all Greek systemic Banks up to amount of circa €419 million,
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Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator (DESFA) on its up to €710 million common bond load (with an “accordion” option, allowing for an up to €100 million increase of the loan reaching a total amount of up to €810 million), arranged by the four Greek systemic banks, i.e. National Bank of Greece S.A., Piraeus Bank S.A., Alpha Bank S.A. and Eurobank S.A., where Alpha Bank S.A. acted as bondholder agent and administrative agent, integrating Recovery and Resilience Fund (RRF) funding across multiple DESFA projects under a non-SPV framework,
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Eurobank and National Bank of Greece, in implementation of a framework agreement with HELLENiQ RENEWABLES, on the issuance by KOZILIO ENA S.M.S.A. of a secured bond loan of an amount up to €133 million (post-closing matters),
- Eurobank, National Bank of Greece, Piraeus Bank and Alpha Bank with regards to the financing to the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator up to an amount of €660 million in respect of the company’s capital expenditures (post-closing matters),
- Fraport Greece on corporate matters and on its refinancing for a total amount of €960 million of the project financing of the concession for the upgrade, maintenance, management and operation of fourteen (14) in total regional airports of the Hellenic Republic (post-closing matters).
Publications
- Corporate Sustainability Reporting on listed companies, Nomiki Bibliothiki Publications, 2024
- Co-contributor to the 2023 Legal 500: Project Finance Comparative Guide