About
Managing Partner at POTAMITISVEKRIS, George Bersis is a specialist in banking and real estate law who contributed to redrafting the HFSF law that enabled the 2013 Greek bank recapitalisations and has advised on numerous bank mergers and consolidations. He advises primarily banks on syndicated loans, bond financings and restructurings, and has significant experience in capital markets (tender offers, rights issues), M&A, privatisations and real estate structuring and financings; he has also lectured on corporate governance and securities/derivatives.
Practice areas
Banking & FinanceCapital MarketsCorporate / M&ACommercialReal EstateConstructionProjects & Privatisation
Office
Expertise
Greek banking sectorBank recapitalisations & restructuringsSyndicated loans & bond financingsCapital markets, tender offers & rights issuesMergers & acquisitions (listed companies)PrivatisationsReal estate structuring & financingSecurities & derivatives (teaching)
Education
- New York University School of Law, LLM (1996)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, LLB Hons (1994)
Admissions
- Athens Bar Association (1998)
- New York Bar Association (1997)
Languages
GreekEnglishFrench