Recently merged with Kakkouras & Panayides LLC, Varteni Kasapian and George Panayides lead Christos Patsalides L.L.C.‘s corporate team, advising international corporations and high-net-worth individuals, particularly in the construction, real estate and energy sectors.

EMILY A. LEMONIATI LLC advises multinational corporations, NGOs and individuals on cross-border M&A, corporate structuring, joint ventures and corporate advisory and compliance services. Emily Lemoniati and Maria Stefanou lead the corporate, commercial and M&A team.

Praised by clients for her ‘sharp legal expertise with clear, practical advice’, Michaella Pillakouri leads ENALIAN CONSULTING‘s corporate, commercial and M&A team alongside Katerina Papageorgiou and Christos Kafouris. The firm has a growing practice that specialises in restructurings, cross-border mergers, strategic exits and investor-led reorganisations.

A part of the larger international network of KPMG firms, KPMG Law Cyprus, set up on the island in 2022, is led by Panayiota Georgiou, noted by clients for being ‘highly experienced and exceptionally knowledgeable’ and specialising in the TMT and real estate sectors, and restructuring and insolvency.

Noted by clients as a ‘brilliant lawyer’ who combines ‘pragmatism and technical excellence’, Margarita Hadjitofi, the founding partner of M. Hadjitofi LLC and team lead of the firm’s commercial, corporate and M&A practice, specialises in joint ventures, corporate restructurings, cross-border investments and the tech, fintech and gaming sectors.

Veteran corporate lawyer Stelios Triantafyllides, with experience representing major multinational clients on IPOs, private placements and share listings on various exchanges, leads Antis Triantafyllides & Sons LLC‘s corporate, commercial and M&A team. From formation, acquisitions and sales of Cypriot companies to shareholder agreements, corporate governance issues and capital-raising transactions, the team is a standout in the financial services, insurance, media, tech, transportation and pharma sectors. Other areas of expertise include securities law compliance, local and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, management buy-outs and earn-outs and re-domiciliation of companies in and out of Cyprus.

Chrysostomides Advocates & Legal Consultants‘ commercial, corporate and M&A team advises on some of the largest-scale M&A and spin-offs, purchases and sales of assets, businesses and securities, joint ventures, corporate seat transfers and conversions, issuances and listings of securities, and tender offers and recapitalisations. Chryso Pitsilli-Dekatris, the team’s leader, has extensive experience in the practice, with expertise in corporate law, capital injections, directors’ duties and liabilities, shareholders’ rights and disputes. Artemis Amalia Metaxa and Christia-Lydia Kastellani are standout practitioners on corporate matters, from incorporation to liquidation proceedings.

Chrysses Demetriades & Co Law Office‘s corporate, commercial and M&A team has strong experience in acquisitions, reorganisations and mergers for both domestic and international corporations. Alongside recent growth in acting for tech companies coming to Cyprus, the team has a burgeoning ability of acting for equity funds for fintech clients, securing venture capital and private equity investments. Michaela Hadjihambi, a cross-border M&A, joint ventures and reorganisations specialist, and Demosthenes Mavrellis, a capital markets expert, lead the team from Limassol. Chrysses Demetriades supports the team’s wider financing ability, acting for some of the biggest international credit institutions.

Specialising in public and private M&A, restructuring, daily regulatory advisory services and cross-border financings, Elias Neocleous & Co LLC boasts one of the oldest and largest corporate, commercial and M&A teams in Cyprus. Across the hospitality, banking and finance, consumer brands, energy and tech sectors, the team acts for several major clients operating on the island. At the helm of the team is veteran practitioner Elias Neocleous, who has extensive experience in cross-border transactions and corporate law, and Andrea Kallis Parparinou, an expert in the TMT sector and corporate, banking and finance and employment law. Demetris Roti is a key contact for international law firms, institutional financiers, credit agencies and international commercial and development banks.

Harneys‘ corporate, commercial and M&A team has a long history of representing large multinational corporations in cross-border and private equity transactions. The team assists with stock exchange rules, squeeze-out provisions, takeover bids and dual listings, in addition to acting as a key adviser for capital markets and securities legislation. Nancy Erotocritou leads the team, specialising in dual listings and capital markets. Demetris Loizides, an expert in companies, corporate and commercial law, and Sonia Hamshaw, who bolsters the team’s ability in restructuring, joint ventures and shareholder disputes, are standout practitioners.

Regarded by clients as ‘the epitome of excellence’, Pambos Ioannides, Andrew Demetriou, Christina Ioannidou, Katerina Hadjichristofi and Zoe Christou lead Ioannides Demetriou LLC‘s commercial, corporate and M&A team from Nicosia. Semi-governmental organisations, major banking institutions, insurance companies and financial service companies all choose the team for advice across large-scale M&A, concession agreements, forced sales, shareholder arrangements, financings and daily commercial advisory services. Ioannides, key counsel in major local and international commercial transactions, and Demetriou, a specialist in transactions related to energy and public bodies, are the firm’s founders. Hadjichristofi and Christou are standout practitioners in capital markets and cross-border M&A. Evie Constantinou is a key practitioner on large-scale and complex M&A.

Across the healthcare, finance, software, hospitality, infrastructure and, particularly, the shipping and transport sectors, Michael Kyprianou & Co. LLC‘s commercial, corporate and M&A team is versed in corporate structures and commercial agreements, acquisitions, restructurings and financing arrangements. Noted for its ‘high level of collaboration’, the team also boasts the ability to advise international and domestic firms alike on corporate matters. Tonia Antoniou, a banking and finance, shipping and real estate specialist, leads the team alongside Lambros Soteriou, who bolsters the team’s restructuring, taxation and finance offering, and the ‘exceptional’ Ioanna Solomou, capable across capital markets and regulatory mandates.

At the helm of Patrikios Legal‘s commercial, corporate and M&A team is the ‘exceptional’ Stella Strati, a key adviser to high-net-worth individuals and international corporations on corporate matters, and Stavros Pavlou, a veteran in corporate mandates and commercial litigation. Among the team’s expertise is advising local and international clients on cross-border M&A, restructurings, re-domicilliations and cross-border conversions, liquidations, trust settlements and corporate governance advisory. The team is particularly active throughout the energy and natural resources, insurance, real estate, retail, pharma and tech sectors.

Large-scale restructurings, corporate advisory, high-value commercial real estate acquisitions, advising on the corporate aspects of establishing investment firms and drafting international trusts for high-net-worth individuals all fall under the ambit of A.G Erotocritou LLC‘s commercial, corporate and M&A team’s ability. Led by Alexis Erotocritou, an expert in corporate restructurings, transactions and the real estate sector, the team regularly advises international law firms, large corporations and conglomerates and domestic and international banks. Dafni Loizou is a key team member for private equity and M&A work.

From structuring M&A, international company formations, contract drafting and liquidations and strike-offs to re-domicilliations and branch registrations and legal and financial due diligence, AGPLAW | A.G. Paphitis & Co. LLC advises clients on the full spectrum of commercial, corporate and M&A mandates. Leading the team is Angelos Paphitis, bringing extensive experience in multi-jurisdictional transactions and corporate structuring; Elias Economou, a go-to for project finance work; Myrianthi Papagianni, capable in complex transactions and compliance; and the London-based Timothy Frith. Lia Iordanou Theodoulou boosts the team’s ability in transport finance.

Cross-border and international mandates for clients across banking and financial institutions, international law firms and international conglomerates are Alexandros Economou LLC‘s corporate, commercial and M&A team’s speciality. From financing and refinancing and large-scale transactions to re-domicilliations and cross-border mergers, the team is also versed in advising clients on the corporate aspects of IP, data protection law, compliance and competition matters. The ‘outstanding’ Alexandros Economou, the firm’s founder and managing partner, leads the team specialising in corporate M&A, joint ventures, restructurings and reorganisations. Maria Katsikidou is noted for her ability in IP matters, in addition to general corporate compliance mandates.

A boutique firm that advises clients across the CIS, US, UK, CEE, Balkans and Middle East, Clerides, Anastassiou, Neophytou LLC‘s commercial, corporate and M&A team offers clients expertise in PE and venture capital transactions, funds and investment structures, regulatory work and energy and infrastructure projects. Bringing extensive experience on cross-border deals, project financing, PE and VC, Effie Anastassiou leads the team alongside veteran practitioner and structuring and restructuring, IP and M&A expert Stavros Clerides and Andri Stylianou, who bolsters the team’s ability with blue-chips, international law firms and high net worth individuals.

Hadjianastassiou, Ioannides LLC advises clients on the full spectrum of corporate matters, from acquisitions and purchaser due diligence to regulatory compliance and data protection mandates. Kypros Ioannides, the firm’s founder, specialising in corporate law, M&A and corporate litigation, leads the team. Calliopi Nicolaidou, a key name for public and private M&A and international financing mandates, and Natalie Kyprianou, who focuses on corporate reorganisations, demergers, company migrations and joint ventures, are standout practitioners.

After merging with Prountzos & Prountzos LLC  in January 2025, PYRGOU VAKIS LAW FIRM‘s corporate, commercial and M&A team has significantly bolstered its offering across cross-border M&A, private equity investments and special situation restructurings. Leading the team are ‘stand-out’ practitioners Demetris Vakis, a key adviser to international clients on restructuring, IPOs and high-value M&A, and Georgia Papa, an expert in private equity mandates, cross-border M&A, sanctions compliance and the tech sector.

Local and international companies alike choose Scordis, Papapetrou & Co LLC for its ability in M&A, corporate advisory and a competent team of practitioners that includes chartered accountants, tax advisers and regulated investment advisers. The team regularly advises on high-value direct investment mandates and large-scale demergers and restructurings. From Nicosia, Kyriacos Scordis, Christos Scordis, Makis Chrysomilas and Matheos Papapetrou co-lead the team. In Limassol, Constantinos Adamides and Andreas Michaelides are the lead contacts and co-head the practice.

Andreas Coucounis & Co LLC‘s corporate, commercial and M&A team is engaged by international clients for its ability in corporate advisory matters, restructurings and acquisitions. The practice also offers administrative services to holding and trading companies operating on the island. The team has longstanding relationships with international tech companies, biomedical services, telecoms providers and investment firms. Dimitria Coucouni handles the team in Nicosia, while Tasos Coucounis and Alexandros-Marios Coucounis lead the Larnaca team.

Cross-border transactions, M&A, corporate and loan restructurings and insolvency, IPOs and contentious matters from regulatory to reputational disputes are what George Z. Georgiou & Associates LLC‘s commercial, corporate and M&A excels at. Working ‘like a support system with confidence’, George Z. Georgiou, the firm’s managing partner and experienced litigator and arbitrator, leads the team alongside Polina Christodoulou and Dan Gardener in Nicosia. Ted Auld leads the Limassol-based group.

Domestic and international clients alike choose Georgiades & Pelides LLC’s commercial, corporate and M&A team for its ability across joint ventures, restructurings, cross-border mergers, schemes of arrangement, private and public takeovers, shareholders' rights disputes, IPOs and GDR listings on international exchanges. An expert in M&A, competition and merger control, takeovers and public offers and listings, Marios Pelides leads the team from Nicosia. Dual-qualified in England and Wales and Cyprus, Marcos Georgiades and Dominique Pelides support the team’s transactional, international M&A and merger control ability.

International clients and law firms alike choose Harris Kyriakides for its ability on cross-border transactions and acquisitions, risk mitigation, contractual advising, negotiation structuring and support and its growing offering in the tech and energy sectors and ESG-related mandates. Demonstrating a ‘consistency of excellence’ across high-value M&A and corporate disputes, Michael Kyriakides co-leads the practice. Alongside him as co-heads are Eleni Neoptolemou and Andrea Newton, who add to the team’s abilities on high-value acquisitions, regulatory compliance, joint ventures and corporate vehicle structuring.

KINANIS LLC‘s ‘strategic, forward-thinking’ commercial, corporate and M&A team offers clients the full array of support, from reorganisations, structuring and securing financing transactions and capital reductions to inward and outward reconciliations, regulatory compliance, private offerings and sanctions advice. Andrea Ioakim, a practitioner focused on M&A and a key adviser to international law firms and clients, leads the team from Nicosia. Yiolanda Rotsides is another key member of the team, specialising in tax, data privacy, trusts, estate planning and IP matters.

Clients select Michael Damianos & Co LLC‘s commercial, corporate and M&A team for their ‘expertise and understanding of their clients needs’ on international and local M&A, private equity matters and data protection advisory work. The team often works with international law firms on high-value, cross-border corporate matters and is led by the ‘no nonsense’ Maria Papaefstathiou Damianos, specialising in employment issues, transactional work and energy and real estate projects. Michael Damianos left the firm in January 2024 to become the Minister of Health for Cyprus.

Mouaimis & Mouaimis LLC advises clients across the corporate and commercial spectrum, from drafting agreements, advising on reorganisation and setting up Cypriot tax resident companies, to providing administration services and acting as liquidators. The team often works with and alongside large international law firms. The Limassol-based Michalis P. Mouaimis, focused on company, banking and business law, leads the practice alongside Andriani Mouaimi, experienced in banking and finance, insolvency and tax law.

Noted by clients for being ‘technically excellent, extremely responsive and very commercial,’ Pittas + Koullouros LLC is a boutique commercial firm that has strong relationships with international law firms and international clients alike. The commercial, corporate and M&A team is led by Panayiotis Koullouros, an England and Wales and Cyprus-qualified specialist in acquisitions, joint ventures, consortiums, restructurings and corporate advisory matters.

Stelios Americanos, a veteran practitioner with extensive experience in corporate projects, M&A, joint ventures and corporate structuring, leads STELIOS AMERICANOS & CO LLC‘s commercial, corporate and M&A team. Cross-border restructuring, M&A transactional support and strategic investment advisory services across the hospitality, consumer goods, tech and finance sectors are among the team’s areas of expertise. Michalis Zambyrinis, a standout practitioner on the team, is an expert in shareholder agreements, corporate governance and transactional matters.

Christina McCollum, a dual-qualified practitioner in England and Wales and Cyprus, experienced in corporate restructurings, transactions, corporate governance law and a key adviser to PE houses and multinationals, leads Antoniou McCollum & Co. LLC‘s commercial, corporate and M&A team. Widely sought for its ability in the TMT sector, the team has experience acting for some of the world’s largest tech companies, manufacturers and high-net-worth individuals.

Athos Demetriou, a specialist in syndicated bank financings, M&A and venture capital investments, leads Athos Demetriou Associates LLC‘s commercial, corporate and M&A team alongside Valentina Loizou, bringing expertise in regulatory compliance, AML and transactional advisory services. The team is noted for its ‘attention to detail, responsiveness and tailored approach’, often advising leading Cyprus investment companies and alternative investment funds in annual operations advisory work, compliance, restructurings and dissolutions.

At the helm of E. Papandreou & Co LLC‘s commercial, corporate and M&A team is Elena Papandreou, a specialist corporate, commercial and banking and finance practitioner, recommended by clients for her ‘responsiveness and ability to resolve complex issues’. Re-domicilliations, cross-border mergers, funds work, liquidations, corporate legal opinions and the shipping sector are the team’s specialisms. Demetra Demetriadou, an expert in legal due diligence and voluntary liquidations, is a key practitioner on the team.

Private equity clients, international financial institutions, investment banks, high-net-worth individuals and growth-stage companies choose G.C.Hadjikyprianou & Associates LLC for combining ‘international standards with local insight’. The team has the ability to advise on matters spanning acquisitions, strategic exits, debt restructurings, leveraged finance and bespoke funds structuring. George C. Hadjikyprianou leads the team with a focus on PE transactions, corporate restructurings and fund advisory.

Cross-border transactions, corporate structuring, governance, shareholder agreements, joint ventures and commercial agreements comprise core mandates that Frangos Law‘s commercial, corporate and M&A team advises on for local entrepreneurs, international investors and multinational corporations. The ‘highly experienced and trusted  Iosif Frangos and ‘highly knowledgeable’ Andriana Efstathiou lead the team from Larnaca. The team is adept throughout the financial services, energy, real estate, technology and hospitality sectors.

A boutique corporate law practice, Soteris Pittas & Co L.L.C‘s commercial, corporate and M&A team stands out to clients for its ability across corporate advisory, transactional work, issuing legal opinions and due diligence. Leading the ‘incredibly experienced team of outstanding professionals’ is Soteris Pittas, an expert in company, corporate and commercial law, M&A and litigation. Kyriakos Pittas supports the team’s wider M&A, conflict of laws and administrative and trust law offering.

AMG Mylonas & Associates, LLC‘s commercial, corporate and M&A team works across private equity, financial services, real estate investments and the renewable and traditional energy and tech sectors. Leading the team is Andreas Mylonas, the firm’s managing partner and a specialist on corporate and commercial transactions, digitalisation and fintech and tax law and corporate governance.

The ‘exceptional’ Alexandros Tsirides, a specialist in commercial, corporate and company law, trusts and civil fraud, leads COSTAS TSIRIDES & CO LLC‘s commercial, corporate and M&A team alongside Irina Loutchina, who bolsters the team’s ability in corporate and banking law. Local businesses, municipalities, semi-governmental organisations and international companies turn to the team for assistance across negotiation of shareholders’ agreements, articles of companies and corporate advisory services.

From corporate advisory, joint venture structuring and corporate reorganisations to domestic and cross-border M&A and re-domicilliations, the commercial, corporate and M&A team at E & G Economides LLC stand out to clients for its ‘technical precision’. Virginia Adamidou, highlighted by clients as being ‘approachable and supportive’ and specialising in acquisitions, shareholder agreements and corporate disputes, leads the team.

Giorgos Landas, the founder and managing partner of GIORGOS LANDAS LLC, leads the firm’s commercial, corporate and M&A team, specialising in cross-border transactions, corporate structuring, and advising high-net-worth individuals. The team has notable expertise in the real estate sector, advising some of the largest construction and development groups in Cyprus.

Loucas Haviaras, a specialist in transactional matters, cross-border acquisitions and joint ventures; Andreas Haviaras, the firm’s managing partner and a key contact for international law firms; and Lia Haviaras, a litigation and corporate expert, are at the helm of Haviaras & Philippou L.L.C.‘s corporate, commercial and M&A team. The team works across M&A, joint ventures, financing and refinancing, capital markets and private equity investments.

Advising on cross-border M&A, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, corporate advisory work and sanctions mandates, Kaimakliotis LLC‘s commercial, corporate and M&A team advises international corporations and international law firms alike. London-qualified and trained, Pavlos Kaimakliotis, the firm’s founder and managing partner, leads the team. Ioannis Yiasemis and Marietta Pitta are other stand-out practitioners in the team.

The commercial, corporate and M&A team at LLPO Law Firm is noted for its ability in corporate governance, regulatory compliance in acquisitions, private equity investments and venture financings for financial services and investment funds clients. Leading the emerging practice is Andreas Leonidou, with significant experience in transactions, corporate structuring and capital markets, George Polemidiotis, a tech industry specialist, and Christos Ioannides, an expert advising corporate, governmental and private clients on banking and corporate law.

Noted by clients as ‘hands on’ and having ‘great communication skills’, Marilou Pavlou, the founder and managing partner of Marilou Pavlou Christodoulides LLC, leads the team’s commercial, corporate and M&A team, with an expertise in corporate law, banking and finance and financial regulation issues. The team is capable across M&A, reorganisations, commercial projects and due diligence mandates, with a burgeoning focus on sanctions work.

A part of the larger REVERA network, REVERA Cyprus‘s Cyprus operations in the commercial, corporate and M&A sphere focuses on the tech, IP, venture capital and interactive entertainment sectors, advising clients on investments, IP structuring and commercial agreements. The team is led by Savvas Savva, an expert in real estate transactions and employment-migration issues.