Christina Papanikolopoulou
managing partner

Christina has been practicing financial law since 1998, leading groundbreaking transactions in the Greek market. Notable achievements include the first securitisation in the Greek banking sector for Aspis Bank, the first Greek synthetic securitisation, the first CMBS transaction for National Bank of Greece, and the first issuance of preferred redeemable shares offered to U.S. retail investors and listed on the New York Stock Exchange by National Bank of Greece. Christina led the first relisting from the ATHEX to an international stock exchange (LSE) for Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Company, and the first real estate investment company (REIC) IPO and combined offering to Greek investors and to institutional investors in Europe and the US for Eurobank Properties REIC. During the Greek financial crisis, she worked on the Greek PSI, on the recapitalisations of systemic banks, and on the first special liquidation of a failing Greek bank. In the field of NPLs, she provided the legal structure for the first sale of an NPLs portfolio for Attica Bank, as well as for the first securitisation of commercial nonperforming exposures originated by Piraeus Bank; moreover, she worked on most of the NPL-related transactions that have taken place over the past years, including the first HAPS securitisation originated by Eurobank, the set-up of Intrum Hellas, one of the largest servicers in Europe, and the establishment of Intrum’s relationship with Piraeus Bank, as servicer of NPL portfolios originated by Piraeus Bank. 
From the start of her career, Christina has focused on transactions with an international dimension, representing major players operating in Greece, such as international investment banks, systemic banks, and large-cap international investors.