Legal services

KLC's relevant practice has acted for the leading financial institutions under their capacity as issuers, underwriters and arrangers in:

• international loans (syndicated, term loans or bond loans)
• project finance with regard to both infrastructure and private projects in the Eurobond market.

In addition KLC has acted for major banks and financial institutions in:

• mergers and acquisitions as well as in loan  portfolios  and branches transfer deals 
• regulatory issues and innovative  investment and financial products, corporate  finance plans and consumer credit.

We work with the world's leading investment banks in the application of new dynamic products and alternative financing solutions tailor-made for individual markets and in particular:

• securitizations
• bond issuances
• non- performing loans and covered bonds

In addition, we act for major Greek and international investment banks active as arrangers or underwriters to IPOs on the Athens Stock Exchange and/or involved in the floating of bonds on international stock markets. We advise public companies on compliance issues and provide legal support to investment and mutual fund management companies with regard to regulatory compliance  relations with the investors, as well as new investment products.
Finally, we keep updated on the developments in the investment products and derivatives markets and advise on OTC derivatives, repos, options as well the relevant collateral arrangements. 

Track Record

• providing legal advice to international banks concerning the financing of an oil refinery upgrade of a value of € 400,000,000
• acting as legal advisors to a major Greek bank throughout a number of takeovers and mergers, including the first hostile takeover taken place in Greece
• providing legal advice to a major Greek bank in relation to a sophisticated (as regards the involved legal issues) purchase of bank branches
• acting as legal advisors to the arrangers of two mortgage loan securitizations on behalf of major Greek banks of a value of € 750,000,000 and € 600,000,000
• advising the European Investment Bank on the issue of bonds with a total nominal value of € 600,000,000 floated on the Luxemburg Stock Market
• advising the Lead Manager on floating of separate issues made under the same Program
• advising a large Greek mutual funds management company on compliance issues and the launch of new products
• advising an oil refinery with regard to its IPO in the Athens Stock Exchange
• advising international investment houses on Greek law issues with regard to OTC derivatives and repos
• acting as legal advisors to the arrangers in the first credit card securitization in Greece, a ground-breaking and especially complex transaction of a value of € 750,000,000, especially given that it required the adaptation of the Anglo-Saxon trust structure in the Greek legal environment 
• acting as legal advisors to the arrangers in the standardization of bond loan agreements for a major Greek bank with the prospect of the securitization thereof and the implementation of the relevant securitization structure
• legal advisors to an international bank acting as the arranger and bondholders' agent in a series of bond issues under Law 3156/2003
• providing legal services to a credit institution acting as the arranger in a financing of the development of a commercial and residential complex of a value of approx. €250,000,000
• providing legal services to a credit institution active as the arranger in a syndicated financing of wind parks of a value of € 20,000,000
• acting for rating agency with regard to the rating of the first Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities to be issued in Greece