Ranked in The Legal 500 EMEA 2026 for Commercial, Corporate and M&A in Cyprus.
Most disputes between shareholders start as governance gaps that nobody addressed while the deal was being done.
Corporate and M&A lawyers in Cyprus
We advise buyers, sellers, founders and boards on transactions and on the governance that has to hold after closing. Our work is built around the questions that decide whether a deal performs: who controls what, how decisions are taken, and what happens when the parties no longer agree.
How we help
- Mergers, acquisitions and disposals, including due diligence and completion
- Joint ventures and shareholders' agreements
- Foreign direct investment screening in Cyprus
- Corporate governance, directors' duties and board advisory
- Group reorganisations, redomiciliation and cross-border mergers
- Company formation and ongoing corporate compliance
Selected experience
- Advised international investors on acquisitions of renewable energy projects of more than 50MW, including due diligence and contract negotiation
- Advised buyers on the acquisition of hospitality assets, including hotels in the Greek islands and Athens
- Assisted international entrepreneurs on cross-border joint ventures and commercial structuring between Cyprus and UK companies
- Advised financial technology companies on relocating and establishing their headquarters in Cyprus
Common questions
What should a shareholders' agreement in a Cyprus company cover?
At a minimum: how the board is appointed and how decisions are taken, reserved matters needing shareholder consent, transfers of shares, pre-emption, drag and tag rights, deadlock and exit, and how disputes are resolved. It should be reviewed whenever the business or the shareholders' roles change.
Are foreign investments in Cyprus subject to screening?
Certain foreign direct investments into Cyprus, particularly by investors from outside the EU in sensitive sectors, may be subject to screening by the competent Cyprus authorities. Whether a transaction is caught should be checked early in the timetable.
Your contact
Andreas Mylonas, Managing Partner, leads our corporate and M&A work, with senior-level involvement in every mandate. Talk to us before the term sheet is signed.
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.