Nike’s area of focus is Financial Law and Regulation as well as Corporate and Securities Law.

She has provided legal counsel to banks, investment firms and credit rating agencies, on matters such as securitisation of NPLs, digital onboarding and the provision of financial services. Nike is member of the Banking and Finance Practice of our Firm.

Academic Background

  • London School of Economics and Political Science (LL.M., 2023)
  • Deree – The American College of Greece, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences (BA Philosophy, 2022)
  • National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Law (LL.B., 2021)

Languages

  • Greek
  • English

Professional Memberships

  • Member of the Athens Bar Association

Career Highlights

Recent work includes advice to:

  • Alpha Bank in relation to the issuance of €750,000,000 Fixed Rate Reset Senior Preferred Notes due 2033 under its €15,000,000,000 EMTN Programme, listed on the Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, and the voluntary tender offer for the purchase of its outstanding €450,000,000 Fixed Rate Reset Senior Preferred Notes due 2027 for cash, as part of its active liability management strategy.
  • Alpha Bank S.A. in relation to the issuance of €500,000,000 Fixed Rate Reset Green Senior Preferred Notes under its €15,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme, which are listed and admitted to trading on the Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE), 
  • Piraeus Bank as sole lender under its existing secured bond loan of up to €275 million to Aktor Concessions S.A., in connection with the completion of the sale of 100% of the shares of Aktor Concessions SA by ELLAKTOR GROUP S.A. to Aktor Special Concessions and PPP Projects S.M.S.A.
  • Alpha Bank S.A. on its reverse merger by absorption of its parent entity, Alpha Services and Holdings S.A. and the subsequent listing of Alpha Bank’s new shares on the Main Market of the Athens Exchange,
  • Alpha Bank S.A. on the update of its EUR 15,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme, pursuant to which Alpha Services and Holdings S.A. is substituted by Alpha Bank by operation of law and by way of universal succession, following the reverse merger by absorption of Alpha Services and Holdings S.A. by Alpha Bank S.A.,
  • Alpha Services and Holdings S.A. (now absorbed by Alpha Bank S.A.), on its issuance of €300,000,000 Fixed Rate Reset Additional Tier 1 Perpetual Contingent Temporary Write-Down Notes,
  • Alpha Services and Holdings S.A. (now absorbed by Alpha Bank S.A.), on its issuance of €500,000,000 Fixed Rate Reset Tier 2 Notes due 2034 pursuant to the EUR 15,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme established by it,
  • Piraeus Bank S.A. on the issuance by Aktor Concessions S.M.S.A. of a secured bond loan of up to €275 million, the proceeds from which are to be directed towards the refinancing of Aktor Concessions’ existing debt and for the coverage of general corporate purposes,
  • Advising Alpha Bank S.A. on an €806 million secured bond loan for the Athens International Airport (AIA) expansion projects under the Airport Development Agreement, advising also the Greek systemic banks’ syndicate on the required amendment and restatement of four major bond loans issued by AIA in 2019, 2022, and 2024,
  • Advising a consortium of all Greek Systemic Banks in connection with (a) an up to circa €35 million bond loan to the Athens International Airport (AIA) for the financing of its initiative to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2025, for the installation of PV stations with battery energy storage system and heat pumps, including RRF financing and (b) a €105 million secured bond loan for the financing of corporate purposes of AIA,
  • Advising Aegean Motorway S.A. (the concessionaire of the Maliakos Kleidi section of PATHE Motorway) on the refinancing of its existing senior and subordinated debt financing and financing of the senior debt service reserve by National Bank of Greece S.A., Piraeus Bank S.A., Alpha Bank S.A. and Eurobank S.A., i.e. all Greek systemic Banks up to amount of circa €419 million,
  • Advising HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions GmbH on the sale of its 17% equity stake in the Olympia Odos motorway concessionaire and operator to VINCI Concessions, AVAX Concessions, AKTOR Concessions, and GEK TERNA.
  • J.P. Morgan SE, Goldman Sachs Investment Banking Europe SE, Morgan Stanley Europe SE, UBS Europe SE, Bank of America Business Securities Europe SA, AXIA Ventures Group Limited and Euroxx Securities SA, in relation to the offering by the HFSF of common shares, representing a participation stake of 22% in National Bank of Greece S.A., in the context of its divestment policy;
  • Piraeus Bank S.A. on financing provided to Vivartia Holdings S.M.S.A. for the acquisition of stakes in SI FOODS Holdings Ltd and Dodoni S.A.;
  • Eurobank and National Bank of Greece, in implementation of the framework agreement with HELLENiQ RENEWABLES, on the issuance by HELLENiQ RENEWABLES Wind Parks of Evia S.M.S.A. of a secured bond loan of an amount up to €86,294,000 and on the issuance by KOZILIO ENA S.M.S.A. of a secured bond loan of an amount up to € 133,400,000;
  • Piraeus Bank and Eurobank with regards to the provision of financing (along with Recovery and Resilience Facility funds by the Greek State) of an overall amount of €195,137,666 to the Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator for the implementation of its eligible investment plan, being the installation of smart meters;
  • A syndicate of all Greek systemic banks on the financing of Athens International Airport S.A. (“AIA”) for its capital expenditure projects.

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