BOUTIQUE COMPETITION LAW PRACTICE · ATHENS

Competition, FDI and transactional counsel for your deals in Greece.

Supporting sponsors, corporations and their counsel from due diligence to closing.

  • Stadiou 33, Athens
  • ATHENS
  • ADMITTED IN ATHENS · BRUSSELS · NEW YORK
SCROLL
  • Merger control
  • FDI screening
  • Cartels & leniency
  • Abuse of dominance
  • EU State aid
  • Digital Markets Act
  • AI Act
  • Distribution agreements
  • Competition litigation
1 THE FIRM

Who we are.

Vinis & Partners is a boutique competition law practice based in Athens. We bring the standards of leading international law firms to Greek transactions, supporting sponsors, corporations and their counsel from due diligence to closing.

STADIOU 33 · 105 64 ATHENS

  1. International standards, boutique attention

    Expert advice on every matter, with a deep understanding of sophisticated client needs.

  2. Rooted in Athens, fluent internationally

    Know-how with Greek authorities and procedures, with strong experience before the European Commission and the EU Courts.

  3. One counsel for every regulatory track

    Merger control, FDI screening and other filings coordinated as one workstream.

2 TRANSACTIONS

One team for the full lifecycle of a Greek deal.

From the first diligence call to closing, competition and regulatory risk is identified, allocated and managed by the same team.

  1. STAGE 01

    Due diligence

    Regulatory red flags identified early in the deal.

    • Antitrust and regulatory red flags in the target
    • Early mapping of merger control and FDI filings
    • Gun-jumping and compliance exposure
  2. STAGE 02

    SPA review

    Regulatory risk allocated in the transaction documents.

    • Regulatory conditions and long-stop dates
    • Efforts and risk-allocation covenants
    • Interim covenants
  3. STAGE 03

    Financing

    Financing structures reviewed from a regulatory perspective.

    • Regulatory review of financing structures
    • Exposure assessment of lender and co-investor rights
    • State aid considerations
  4. STAGE 04

    Greek FDI

    Filing strategy under Greece’s foreign direct investment screening regime.

    • Filing assessment and strategy
    • Attention to sector-specific legislation and approvals
    • Early engagement with authorities
  5. STAGE 05

    Merger control & other filings

    Representation in Athens, coordinated with lead international counsel.

    • Representation before the Hellenic Competition Commission
    • Coordination with lead international counsel on securing timely approval

From first diligence call to closing.

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