FDI Breakfast | The new screening mechanism for foreign direct investments in Greece

As cross-border transactions face increasing regulatory scrutiny, foreign direct investments (FDI) in Greece enter a new chapter shaped by Law 5202/2025 and its national screening framework.

At this week’s Breakfast on the new FDI screening mechanism, held at our offices, our speakers, Stefanos Charaktiniotis, head of M&A, Stamatis Drakakakis, head of Antitrust & Competition, and partners Stathis Orfanoudakis, and Violeta Panagiotopoulou, discussed the implications of the new regime for investors and dealmakers, covering sector-specific application triggers, control structure matters, regulatory timelines, and transactional impacts.

As Greece’s FDI landscape evolves, understanding how the new screening mechanism may reshape deal timelines, closing certainty and investment strategy will be central to navigating this emerging regulatory environment.