MARIE-ROXANE KARYDI

Marie-Roxane regularly advises on Capital Markets, Finance and Banking matters. Her core practice areas are debt and equity issuances and public offerings, structured finance and securitizations, secured finance (loans/collateral packages over all types of assets), public and private M&A (including takeover regulations) and securities regulatory (including the rules on listing, investment, trading, prospectus, transparency and market abuse). In Luxembourg and Frankfurt, Marie-Roxane gained understanding of funds (UCITS, AIFs), central securities depositories and banking regulation.

Marie-Roxane supports issuers, underwriters, lenders and agents in bond offerings and bond restructurings (including high yield), securitizations, secured financings and re-financings, as well as distressed and leveraged finance deals (including term loans and PIK loans). She assisted some of the world’s leading credit institutions (including a leading Spanish consumer bank), investment firms, funds and asset managers, as well as corporates (including one of the largest providers of ground and cargo services in the aviation industry) in closing a number of high-profile, cross-border deals.

Drawing on her international experience, Marie-Roxane ensures seamless coordination, getting deals through in complex, multijurisdictional settings. She speaks Greek, English, French and German. Early on in her career, Marie-Roxane carried out her training at an Athens-based law firm and the European Court of Justice. Before joining the firm, Marie-Roxane was an Associate (International Debt Capital Markets) at the Luxembourg office of the leading US law firm, Hogan Lovells.

SPECIALISED IN

BANKING, FINANCE & CAPITAL MARKETS, CORPORATE AND M&A, FUNDS

mrkarydi@papapolitis.com

PROFESSIONAL ADMISSIONS / QUALIFICATIONS

Athens Bar

LEGAL EDUCATION

LL.M. Finance, Institute for Law and Finance, Goethe University Frankfurt

LL.M. in European Banking and Financial Law, University of Luxembourg (bilingual, FR-EN)

LL.M. in European Union Law, National Kapodistrian University of Athens

LL.B., National Kapodistrian University of Athens

PUBLICATIONS

Hogan Lovells Covid-19 Summary of National Payment Deferral Measures in Europe (Luxembourg section), Hogan Lovells Engage, April 2020

Luxembourg Stock Exchange Professional Segments – the real impact, Hogan Lovells, Debt Capital Markets Global Insights, Spring 2019

 Representative Matters

Intralot €100 Million Financing

Papapolitis & Papapolitis advised Intralot S.A. in relation to the issuance of a Bond Loan of up to €100 million with maturity date 30.06.2025, with Arrangers PIRAEUS BANK and the NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE. Initial bondholders are

Invel Real Estate sale of 5.22% in Prodea Investments

Papapolitis & Papapolitis advised Invel Real Estate in relation to all aspects regarding the sale by it to Yoda PLC group of 13,333,333 shares, representing 5.22%, in PRODEA Investments REIC, the leading Greek REIC listed

Invel Real Estate MTO

Papapolitis & Papapolitis advised Invel Real Estate in relation to the mandatory tender offer (MTO) extended to all shareholders of Prodea Investments for a cash consideration of €7,50 per share.   The MTO acceptance period

Intralot S.A. €135M Share Capital Increase

Papapolitis & Papapolitis advised Intralot S.A. in connection with its pre-emptive share capital increase concluded in October 2023. The SCI was fully subscribed for by existing shareholders as well as new investors in the company,

Piraeus Bank – BC Partners Acquisition Financing

Papapolitis & Papapolitis advised Piraeus Bank as Arranger, Bondholder Agent, Subscriber and Bondholder in relation to a €175m acquisition financing to Alphabet Education S.A., a member of BC Parters group in relation to the acquisition

Lamda €230 Million Debut Green Bond Offering

P&P advised Eurobank, Piraeus Bank, Alpha Bank and Euroxx Securities as Lead Underwriters and Bookrunners and Optima Bank as Lead Underwriter in relation to Lamda Develpoment’s debut green bond offering of €230 million.

Famar AVE issuance of a €45 Million bond loan, financed by the Bank of Cyprus

Papapolitis & Papapolitis advised Famar AVE in relation to the issuance of a €45 Million bond loan, financed by the Bank of Cyprus.

Piraeus Bank – BC Partners Acquisition Financing

Papapolitis & Papapolitis advised Piraeus Bank on the financing in connection with the acquisition by BC Partners of Pet City Group S.A.

Elval Halcor €250 Million Listed Bond

Papapolitis & Papapolitis has advised Alpha Bank and Eurobank as Joint Coordinators and Lead Underwriters, Piraeus Bank, National Bank of Greece and Optima Bank as Lead Underwriters and Euroxx Securities and Axia Ventures as Underwriters

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10674 / Athens, Greece

T. +30 210 3615544 
F. +30 210 3609168 
E. athens@papapolitis.com

 

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