EU & Competition

• Merger control notifications before the Commission for the Protection of Competition
• Antitrust compliance, investigations and distribution or vertical restraint issues
• State aid and general EU law advice

Foreign Direct Investment Screening

We advise investors and target companies on Cyprus's foreign direct investment screening regime under Law 194(I)/2025, aligned with Regulation (EU) 2019/452, including assessing whether a transaction is notifiable, preparing notifications to the competent authority and managing the review process alongside deal timetables.

Regulatory Compliance

• Anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance
• Licensing and regulatory perimeter advice for regulated entities and administrative service providers
• Regulatory transitions and dealings with supervisory authorities

Structuring and Tax Coordination

Tax opinions, computations and filings are provided by the tax advisers and auditors with whom we work. Our role is the legal side of the work, delivered in close coordination with them:

• Implementing corporate, holding and investment structures, including the legal documentation of arrangements developed with the client's tax advisers
• Legal aspects of reorganisations, mergers and divisions, including the corporate approvals, filings and Registrar formalities required
• Transaction documentation reflecting the agreed tax treatment, including warranties, indemnities and tax covenants
• Legal due diligence, including identifying matters requiring review by tax specialists
• Coordination with established tax advisers and auditors in Cyprus and abroad, so that clients receive a single, joined-up result