Alexandros Kontogeorgiou

Alexandros Kontogeorgiou is managing partner and head of the firm’s corporate, insolvency and restructuring practice. Alexandros has developed expertise in debt restructurings having handled successfully projects of more than EUR 500 million in the past few years. His work covers all legal actions related to the finalisation of a debt restructuring project in accordance with the Greek Insolvency Code and out-of-court debt settlement mechanism for businesses.

Alexandros advises Greek and multinational companies and investment funds on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, with a particular emphasis on the hospitality industry. He also advises clients on corporate restructurings, buy-outs, private equity and venture capital transactions, as well as general corporate issues. Alexandros works closely with clients engaged in the hotel and tourism industry.

Alexandros has also acquired broad experience in the field of capital markets and financial markets regulations. He has a thorough knowledge of financial regulatory topics, covering the entire regulatory spectrum, from operational requirements to investor protection. Alexandros is also active in advising on financial markets transactions, including debt and equity capital markets transactions, corporate finance transactions and loan finance transactions.

Alexandros is a member of the Piraeus Bar Association, authorised to practice before the Supreme Court.

EDUCATION

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece) – Law School, Ph.D. cand.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece) – Law School, LL.M. in Commercial Law
British Chartered Institute of Taxation (Altium Training – Greece), One-year lengthy seminar on International Taxation, ADIT
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece), Diploma in Law and Economics
Democritus University of Thrace (Greece), Law Degree