- Acted as co-counsel for a major Czech mobile gaming developer, Beresnev s.r.o., in a landmark Cyprus court decision which ordered the return of a game’s bundle ID with over 100 million active users to our client. The dispute involved urgent injunctive relief and required deep industry-specific knowledge to accurately assess the technical and commercial dynamics of the mobile gaming market. The full judgment can be accessed via the following link https://www.cylaw.org/cgi-bin/open.pl?file=/apofaseised/pol/2025/4120250153.htm;
- Advised a significant investor in mobile gaming applications headquartered in Cyprus, on the structuring and negotiation of complex shareholder agreements relating to its investments in game development projects. The firm’s advice covered deal structuring with developers, alignment of commercial interests, and governance protections;
- Advised Oikos Hospitality Limited on its contractual arrangements with international hotel brands Best Western and Wyndham, including the negotiation and review of franchise and management agreements;
- Advised a leading Czech internet portal and search engine on a complex group restructuring involving cross-border mergers and the redomiciliation of multiple entities across jurisdictions including the Czech Republic and Switzerland;
- Advised an investment company which is active in the technology start-up space, on a range of corporate, transaction and commercial matters related to early-stage investments;
- Closed a deal of Euro 4.5 million for the acquisition of two commercial plots owned by two major international companies in the hospitality and beverage sectors;
- Assisted an investor in fintech companies in emerging countries with respect to its exit in a leading international payment service provider;
- Successfully completed multiple cross-border mergers, including upstream, downstream, and sister-company mergers. Noteworthy to mention, the cross-border merger (upstream) between an Icelandic company and Cypriot company, which was first ever completed between the two jurisdictions. Iceland is not a member of the EU but a member of the European Economic Area;
- Provided advice and legal assistance on the implementation of cross-border mergers conducted in accordance to the newly-implemented EU Mobility Directive;
- Implemented inbound and outbound transfers of seat (re-domiciliation) to and from third countries and EU conversions to and from EU countries (in accordance to the newly implemented EU Mobility Directive);
- Acted as lead counsel in several multi-million-euro banking and finance transactions;
- Closed the largest deal (of that year) in the alcoholic beverages industry in the acquisition of the majority shares in Cavaway by the Alexandrion Group being one of the largest producers and exporters of alcoholic spirits and wines in Romania which also involved anti-monopoly submissions to the Cyprus Competition Authority;
- Successfully completed a scheme of arrangement (de-merger) under sections 198-200 of the Companies Law Cap.113. The total value of the assets separated pursuant to the scheme of arrangement was USD 300 million. The transaction also involved a de-merger of the Cypriot company’s subsidiary;
- Acted as co- counsel in a pharmaceutical dispute which involved contesting injunctions issued in Cyprus on a Cypriot pharma with foreign interests;
- Advised in a shareholder dispute for one of the largest medical centres located in Cyprus;
- Acted as legal counsel to Registered Alternative Investment Funds;
- Acted as local counsel on behalf of one of the major private banks in the Czech market and provided high-level structuring advice in connection with the ringfencing of a Czech-based bank;
- Advised on selected Cyprus law issues in connection with the issuance of additional shares by a Cyprus public limited company listed on the Emerging Companies Market of the Cyprus Stock Exchange.
