With Athens-based practitioners able to advise on Greek and English law, as well as leveraging broader international resources throughout the network, should the need arise, Watson Farley & Williams – Greek Branch is particularly adept at advising stakeholders providing or receiving financing to facilitate large-scale project and asset finance mandates. Virginia Murray has a core focus on advising on project finance-related infrastructure and energy deals; she recently represented Attica Bank as lead arranger on a €63m term bond loan facility granted to Jasper Wind Hellas S.A. to finance the development and construction of three wind farms in Laconia in the southern Peloponnese. Marisetta Marcopoulou also excels at handling renewables-related financings, work which she combines with a vibrant maritime finance offering. Nikolaos Kostikas co-heads the team alongside Murray and Marcopoulou.
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Témoignages

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  • 'The firm employs both UK & Greek law experts. Good collaboration and attitude. Pleasure working with them.'
  • 'Very diligent and proactive team.'
  • 'Unique approach.'

Clients clés

  • Eurobank
  • EBRD
  • Motor Oil Hellas
  • Intrakat
  • GEK Terna
  • Aktor Concessions
  • Attica Bank

Points forts

  • Advised Thermoilektriki Komotinis, an SPV of GEK TERNA Group, and Motor OilHellas on the project agreements and subsequently a €325m non-recourse financing provided by Piraeus Bank, Eurobank and Optima Bank, for the development and construction of anew 877 MW gas-fired combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant in Komotini, Greece.
  • Advised Attica Bank as lead arranger on a €63m term bond loan facility granted to Jasper Wind Hellas to finance the development and construction of three wind farms with total installed capacity of 41MW in Laconia in the southern Peloponnese.
  • Advised Eurobank as mandated lead arranger and finance provider on a €315.34m project finance agreement with Enipeas Single-Member SA, a subsidiary of Lightsource bp, for the development of the Enipeas project, one of the largest solar projects in Europe with a nominal capacity of 560MW.

Avocats

Responsable de la pratique

Virginia Murray; Marisetta Marcopoulou; Nikolaos Kostikas

Autres avocats clés

Maira Galani; Stamatis Kotsiras; Valina Giouzelaki; Matina Kanellopoulou; Georgia Mathiopoulou; Asimina Papakosta; Dimitrianna Kolonia; Fanis Krystallis