Zepos and Yannopoulos advised Asso Group, a leading Greek group specialising in submarine cable installation, protection, repair, and support operations, with a continuously expanding track record of participation in worldwide projects, on the acquisition (through a company of its interests) of 100% of the shares of a Greek maritime services company.
The acquisition concerns a Piraeus-based company operating across shipbuilding and repair, vessel management, logistics, marine environmental services, and waste management. The company also holds significant real estate assets in Elefsina, Attica, with substantial development potential across logistics, transit, and mixed-use applications. The acquisition represents a strategic investment by Asso Group, enabling it to expand and diversify its infrastructure portfolio while broadening its project pipeline into new sectors.
Our firm acted as legal adviser to the buyer, advising on due diligence, the share purchase agreement, and the successful completion of the transaction. Our deal team comprised Stefanos Charaktiniotis, head of M&A, Danai Falconaki, partner, and Elia Bastali, associate. Maria Zoupa, head of Corporate Tax Advisory & Compliance, Diana Tsourapa and Ioanna Tapeinou, partners, advised on key tax matters. The due diligence team included Sonia Melegou, head of Real Estate, George Louizos, senior associate, Eleftheria Fourtouni and Iordanis-Alkinoos Papadopoulos, associates, for real estate matters, Nikos Koukos, senior associate, and Foteini Nour Ampntel Salam Oikonomou, associate, for regulatory matters, Georgia Voutsa, partner, Konstantinos Gialamas, director, Marianna Vagia Mourtzinou, senior associate, Sotiria Christina Kalyva, associate, and Alina Tsempotarou, associate, for tax and accounting matters.