We are geared up to be able to handle large or small transactions, with a flexible team which can handle smaller transactions as well as the larger transactions.
More than just legal advice
Mylonas Law is proud to be the Cyprus law firm of Primerus, a society of the world’s finest independent, boutique law firms. With nearly 200 member firms in 40 countries, Primerus provides clients easy access to the right lawyer, with the right skills, in the right location, and at the right cost. The vetting process ensures that all firms are of the highest quality and share the highest ethical values when it comes to client service.
What our corporate lawyers do:
Our firm helps newly and long-established companies with corporate matters such as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and disposals.
Our corporate lawyers work together with clients to achieve short-term objectives, while also advising the clients for long-term strategic advantage. We structure, negotiate and close deals for businesses of all sizes and in a range of sectors, giving particular emphasis in private equity, financial services, renewable energy, technology, life sciences, and real estate.
- Shareholders agreements and transactions
- Corporate governance
- Legal due diligence
- Setting up joint venture entities, group company structures, and alliances
- Management buyouts
- Advising upon and setting up distributorships and franchise
- Due diligence prior to the sale or purchase of business and assets
- Setting up offshore companies
- Advising upon the suitability of charities and companies limited by guarantee.
- Establishing private companies and structuring for management of liability and risk
- Employment and industrial relations
- Securing property interests
- Employee incentive plans
- Demergers and restructuring companies.
Mergers & acquisitions
We have extensive experience representing both sellers and buyers of businesses, which allows us to bring efficiency, focus, and a high degree of skill to the transaction process. Our continuous transaction flow enables us to retain cutting-edge knowledge of “what is market” in the negotiation of the deal terms and management of the process. We ensure that when working with our clients each team understands and addresses the underlying tax, accounting, and financial objectives of our clients, which often drive each partnership. Since we regularly work with some of the largest global corporations, we respect the relationship between in-house counsel and their internal clients, providing additional resources and in-depth experience as requested to facilitate in-house counsel in fulfilling their mission.
Our corporate lawyers are frequently engaged in acquisitions and dispositions of all types, for private and public companies located throughout the world, involving:
- Asset purchases and sales
- Stock purchases and sales
- Taxable and non-taxable mergers
- Leveraged and management buyout
- Spin-offs of subsidiaries or divisions of companies
Commercial contracts
- Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS)
- Group reorganizations and share capital reconstructions.
- Intellectual property
- Joint ventures
- Private equity transactions
- Structured finance
- Venture Capital trusts
Some recent work in the area handled by the firm includes:
- We have been engaged as Legal Advisors of foreign Investors regarding major investment in renewable Energy, Photovoltaics Parks in Cyprus.
- We have represented a Cyprus company on the acquisition and participation in Switzerland companies, owners of vessels and provide assistance with loan facility agreements and pledges.
- We have represented the Buyers on acquisition of Hotels in Greek islands and Athens.
- Acting on behalf of a Ship-owners group on a senior secured term loan facility, for the purpose of purchasing of a Vessels and on collateral assignment of earnings and mortgages.
- Successfully advice and acting on behalf of one of the biggest group of companies in the sector of food & beverages with more than 40 companies and businesses in Athens, Greece.
- Acting for foreign Entrepreneurs heavily involved in a Joint Venture between Cyprus and United Kingdom companies regarding cooperation in the industry of food & beverages beverages in London, assisting on commercial arrangements, structuring, tax advice and transactions.