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Key contacts
Marketing & Communications Manager: Katerina Hadjidakis
Quick facts
Number of partners

10

Number of lawyers

62

Languages

English, French, German, Greek, Italian

Key practice areas
Banking and finance
Banking
Project finance
Capital markets
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Financial and corporate
Corporate and M&A
M&A
Project development
Firm overview

Karatzas & Partners Law Firm was founded in 1963, under the name Karatzas Law Offices. From its establishment, it has been active in the fields of civil, company, commercial and financial law, with its clientele being both Greek and international. We provide services in banking and finance law, capital markets law, competition law, energy law, mergers and acquisitions, privatization, project finance law, real estate law, telecommunications law, data protection, intellectual property, employment and tax law. We also specialize in litigation, both before courts and arbitral tribunals.

In view of our leading position in the Greek legal market, we are consistently rated by legal directories such as Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and IFLR1000 as a first-tier firm and our partners are considered among the top lawyers in Greece. From 2004 onwards, we have been regularly recognized by Chambers and IFLR, receiving multiple Greek Law Firm of the Year awards. Most recently, we were honoured with the Greece Firm of the Year award at the Women in Business Law Awards EMEA 2025 and the Disability Advocacy Firm of the Year award at the Social Impact EMEA Awards 2025.

At Karatzas & Partners, our company culture is based on individual merit without discrimination on grounds of sex, gender, race, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic origin or religion, while enhancing excellence, mutual support and respect in a supportive and inclusive working environment. Our firm has received two awards recognizing our commitment to these principles: Best Workplace 2024 and Best Workplace for Women 2024 by Great Place To Work® Hellas.

We are proud to be regarded as the most innovative law firm in Greece through our continuous investment in new technologies and the adaptation to market edge organizational standards. Our firm is the first Greek law firm certified by TUV Austria Hellas with ISO 27001, the international standard for security and protection of an organization’s information and ISO 27701, a data privacy extension to ISO 27001 for privacy information management systems certification.

Finally, offering to society always was and remains one of our objectives. We take our social responsibility very seriously and our activities include a significant portion of pro bono work and financial or other support to initiatives related or even unrelated to the law.

Our firm currently consists of 10 Partners, 7 Senior Counsel, 48 Associates, 9 Trainee Lawyers and 18 employees on supporting functions (Marketing, HR, Accounting department, IT, administrative staff, etc.).

Key practice areas
  • Banking
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Capital markets: Derivatives
  • Capital markets: Equity
  • Capital markets: High yield
  • Competition
  • Covered bonds
  • Financial restructuring
  • Financial services regulatory
  • M&A
  • PPP/PFI
  • Private equity
  • Private equity funds
  • Project development
  • Project finance
  • Real estate finance
  • Restructuring and insolvency
  • Securitisation
  • Structured finance/securitisation

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Sector expertise
  • Automotive
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Fisheries and aquaculture
  • Food and beverage
  • Gaming
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • Media
  • Mining
  • Oil and gas
  • Pharmaceutical and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Social infrastructure
  • Technology and telecommunications
  • Tourism
  • Transport

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Address:
115 Kifissias Ave.,
The Orbit - 5th floor,
Athens, 115 24
Tel:+30 210 371 3600 Fax:+30 210 323 4363 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.karatza-partners.gr/
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Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate
Established in 1963, Karatzas & Partners today is led by managing partner Catherine Karatzas and has a team of over 30 lawyers based in Athens. A top tier firm in all practice areas, the firm is a market leader in banking and finance. This year, the banking and finance team, led by Catherine Karatzas, acted as Greek legal advisor to National Bank of Greece (NBG) for Project Frontier III, which is an auction process initiated by NBG for the securitisation of receivables of non-performing mortgages and loans granted to large corporations, small and medium-sized enterprises, and small businesses. The capital marketsteam, led by both Karatzas and Alexandra Kondyli, advised all international and Greek banks and investment services firms which acted on the debt and equity financing of Intralot’s EUR 2.7 billion acquisition of Bally’s International Interactive Business. Prior to the M&A transaction, the firm also acted as Greek lwa counsel to Golman Sachs as tender offer advisor to Bally’s in launching the voluntary tender offer for all the shraes of Intralot. The transaction won International M&A Deal of the Year at the IFLR 2026 Europe Awards. Key clients of the firm include National Bank of Greece, Eurobank, Alpha Bank, Piraeus Bank, Prodea Investments, Generali Hellas Insurance, BC Partners, Pharmathen Group, Lamda Development, and HelleniQ Renewables.

Testimonials
‘The team is highly experienced in capital markets.’ (Capital Markets: Equity)
‘The firm has a very quick turnaround on preparing documents and providing comments. It's a 10.’ (Capital Markets: Equity)
‘Theteams are very talented and providehigh-quality service.’ (M&A)
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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
JPMorgan Chase & Co. - M&A
2022-01-25
Karatzas & Partners
Greece
M&A
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Buyer
BC Partners LLP - M&A
2021-11-03
Karatzas & Partners
Greece
M&A
BC Partners LLP
Buyer
National Bank of Greece SA - M&A
2021-03-26
Karatzas & Partners
Greece
M&A
National Bank of Greece SA
Seller
National Bank of Greece SA - M&A
2022-12-09
Karatzas & Partners
Greece
M&A
National Bank of Greece SA
Seller
Kpler - M&A
2023-02-15
Karatzas & Partners
Germany
M&A
Kpler
Buyer
Goldman Sachs; UBS Europe - Secondary share offering
2021-07-05
Karatzas & Partners
Greece
Secondary share offering
Catherine Karatzas, Alexandra Kondyli
Goldman Sachs, UBS Europe
Underwriter
JP Morgan Securities plc, UBS Europe SE, a Societas Europaea, Alantra Corporate Portfolio Advisors International Limited, acting as arrangers - Securitisation
2022-02-24
Karatzas & Partners
Greece
Securitisation
Alexandros Metallinos
JP Morgan Securities plc, UBS Europe SE, a Societas Europaea, Alantra Corporate Portfolio Advisors International Limited, acting as arrangers
Issuer
Alpha Bank - Securitisation
2021-12-17
Karatzas & Partners
Greece
Securitisation
Alexandros Metallinos
Alpha Bank
Issuer
Autohellas SA - Securitisation
2021-01-08
Karatzas & Partners
Greece
Securitisation
Christina Faitakis
Autohellas SA
Issuer
BC Partners - M&A
2021-12-23
Karatzas & Partners
Greece
M&A
Anna Manda
BC Partners
Acquirer
BC Partners; Pharmathen Group - M&A
2022-02-24
Karatzas & Partners
Greece
M&A
Anna Manda, Marina-Sofia Chronaki, Aggeliki Tsatsi
BC Partners, Pharmathen Group
Seller
Black Sea Trade & Development Bank - Project finance
2021-12-27
Karatzas & Partners
Greece
Project finance
Valia Apostolopoulou
Black Sea Trade & Development Bank
Lender
Chipita SA - M&A
2021-12-31
Karatzas & Partners
Greece
M&A
Alexandros Metallinos, Marina-Sofia Chronaki
Chipita SA
Seller
Cubico Sustainable Investments Spain SL - M&A
2022-02-24
Karatzas & Partners
Greece
M&A
Christina Faitakis, Valia Apostolopoulou
Cubico Sustainable Investments Spain SL
Acquirer
EOS Capital; Tsiknakis family - M&A
2021-10-21
Karatzas & Partners
Greece
M&A
Alexander Metallinos
EOS Capital, Tsiknakis family
Seller
Eurobank SA - Restructuring
2021-01-05
Karatzas & Partners
Greece
Restructuring
Alexandros Metallinos
Eurobank SA
Examiner
Eurobank SA & Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings SA - Securitisation
2021-12-14
Karatzas & Partners
Greece
Securitisation
Alexandros Metallinos
Eurobank SA & Eurobank Ergasias Services and Holdings SA
Issuer
Eurobank SA and National Bank of Greece SA - Financing
2021-01-12
Karatzas & Partners
Greece
Financing
Anna Manda
Eurobank SA and National Bank of Greece SA
Lender
Eurobank, Alpha Bank, Piraeus Bank, EIB - Financing
2021-01-02
Karatzas & Partners
Greece
Financing
Nikos Fragos, Alexandros Metallinos
Eurobank, Alpha Bank, Piraeus Bank, EIB
Lender
European Investment Bank - Financing
2021-12-21
Karatzas & Partners
Greece
Financing
Alexander Metallinos, Nikos Fragos
European Investment Bank
Lender
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