As the Managing Partner of Koutalidis Law Firm, Nikos leads our team with his in-depth legal knowledge and team spirit, holding the provision of excellence-driven solutions to our clients as his daily mission.

At the same time, thanks to his extensive and internationally acclaimed experience in M&A, Banking, Finance & Restructuring, as well as Capital Markets he is particularly active in assuming challenging undertakings and complicated projects both in the Greek and the international corporate market. Recognised repeatedly by esteemed world class associations of the legal world, indicatively, as a top tier lawyer in IFLR and as an eminent practitioner in Chambers and Partners, Nikos combines his active approach with uncompromised professionalism.

Academic Background

  • London University (LL.M. in International Business Law)

  • University of Athens Faculty of Laws (LL.B.)

Languages

  • Greek
  • English
  • French

Professional Memberships

  • Managing Partner in Koutalidis Law Firm, Head of Banking and Finance Department.
  • Member of the Athens Bar Association.
  • Member of the BoD of the Association of Greek Law Firms.

Recognitions

  • Legal 500 EMEA – Banking, Finance and Capital Markets (Greece), Leading Individual

  • Legal 500 EMEA – Projects and Privatisation (Greece), Leading Individual

  • IFLR 1000 - Banking & Finance (Greece), Market Leader

  • IFLR 1000 - Capital Markets (Greece), Market Leader

  • IFLR 1000 - M&A (Greece), Market Leader

  • Chambers and Partners - Banking & Finance (Greece), Eminent Practitioner

  • The 2019 Chambers reports describe: Managing partner Nikos Koritsas continues to impress the market with his finance expertise. He has experience of mandates involving project finance agreements.
    Managing partner Nikos Koritsas is held in high regard for his considerable experience and expertise in the Greek corporate market. He handles a broad range of transactions, assisting banks and investment funds, as well as companies from sectors such as the shipping industry.

Career Highlights

Recent work includes advice to:

  • Goldman Sachs International as sole global coordinator and joint bookrunner, Alpha Bank S.A. and HSBC Continental Europe as joint bookrunners as well as Eurobank S.A.,Euroxx Securities S.A., National Bank of Greece S.A., Optima bank S.A., Pantelakis Securities S.A, and Piraeus Bank S.A. as co-lead managers in connection with the 200 million share capital increase of Cenergy Holdings S.A.
  • J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE, Morgan Stanley Europe SE and UBS Europe SE in their capacity as Joint Global Coordinators, Bank of America Securities Europe SA, BNP Paribas, Citi Global Markets Europe AG, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in their capacity as Joint Bookrunners as well as AXIA Ventures Group Limited and Euroxx Securities SA in their capacity as Co-Lead Managers of the International Offering and Euroxx Securities SA as Advisor and Lead Underwriter and NBG Securities S.A. as Lead Underwriter of the Greek Public Offering in connection with the public offering in Greece and the private placement to qualified investors, institutional qualified buyers and other eligible investors outside of Greece, of an additional 10% stake in National Bank of Greece S.A. by the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund.
  • AviAlliance GmbH (member of PSP Investments Group) in connection with the IPO of Athens International Airport (AIA) on the Athens Stock Exchange and the acquisition of a controlling stake in AIA,
  • National Bank of Greece S.A. and Piraeus Bank S.A. in their capacity as Joint Coordinators and Bookrunners in connection with the issue of a 200 million ATHEX listed bond by Autohellas S.A.,
  • A syndicate of international banks and Greek investment firms in connection with the divestment of a 22% stake held by the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund in National Bank of Greece S.A.

  • Macquarie Asset Management on the acquisition of a 50% stake in Enel Green Power Hellas, with an implied full enterprise value of approx. 980 million euros,

  • MGE Hellenic Investments S.à r.l. to the sale of McArthurGlenDesigner Outlet Athens to Lamda Olympia Village S.M.S.A.,

  • NN Group on the acquisition of MetLife’s business in Greece,
  • Cohn Robbins Holdings Corp. (NYSE: CRHC) in connection with the public listing on the NYSE of Allwyn Entertainment (the group-wide brand of SAZKA Entertainment AG) with a total enterprise value of approximately $9.3 billion,
  • Macquarie Group on the acquisition of a 49% ownership interest in the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (HEDNO) for € 2.116 bn,
  • DESFA on its €505 million common bond load, arranged by the four systemic banks, i.e. Alpha Bank S.A., Eurobank S.A., National Bank of Greece S.A., and Piraeus Bank S.A. where Eurobank S.A. acted as bondholder agent and administrative agent,
  • United Group B.V. in its acquisition of WIND Hellas, one of Greece’s three mobile operators with a total of 4.2 million users and revenues in excess of EUR 500 million annually,
  • The Mandated Lead Arrangers and issuance advisors, namely Eurobank and Piraeus Bank, on the €650m rights offering of Lamda Development S.A. (one of the largest listed real estate development companies in Greece) admitted to trading on the Athens Exchange, the largest non-financial share capital increase that has taken place in Greece over the last decade,

  • Mandated Lead Arrangers (the four Greek Systemic Banks and Euroxx Securities) and the issuance advisors (Eurobank and Piraeus Bank) on Lamda Development’s issuance of a Euro320mil. bond loan through a public offering admitted to trading on the Athens Exchange, one of the largest bonds’ public offerings that have taken place in Greece over the last years (in terms of the amount raised),

  • J.P. Morgan Securities plc, Goldman Sachs International and HSBC Bank plc (Initial Purchasers) and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited (Agent) on the €525 million high yield bond issued by Crystal Almond S.á.r.l., guaranteed by its subsidiary Wind Hellas Telecommunications S.A. and the €75 million revolving facility agreement,

  • Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse as Global Coordinators on the €500m fixed rate unsecured bond issue and tender for notes purchase launched by Hellenic Petroleum and listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange,

  • Alpha Bank, Eurobank, NBG and Piraeus Bank in relation to the sale of their participation in the two (2) Athex listed fish farm companies, Nireus and Selonda and their €360mio debt restructuring,

  • Nexans Participations S.A. in its voluntary tender offer to acquire 100% of the shares of Nexans Hellas S.A..