Corporate, Commercial and M&A

Corporate, Commercial and M&A

GZG Law is a “go-to full-service law firm in Cyprus” for complex local and cross-border transactions, M&A, corporate and loan restructurings and insolvency, business establishment, re-domiciliation and company relocation services.

Our corporate lawyers apply their knowledge and experience to guide clients through both day-to-day business and broader strategy. Services include support establishing a company, corporate agreements, due diligence, compliance and regulatory matters, as well as advice on the extensive network of international double tax treaties that Cyprus has in place. The team further provides strategic advice on international disputes and is well versed in handling contentious matters.

In cooperation with Velocity, a high-end boutique advisory firm, the team offers counsel on financial structuring, family offices, operational optimisation and project management, and investment and commercial opportunities in a broad range of industry sectors. We are adept at navigating through the most important innovations and advances in technology, including fintech, DLTs, the internet of things, e-commerce, crypto-assets, blockchain, security and artificial intelligence.

As the sole Cypriot member of Ius Laboris and GALA, and as a member of INATBA and a number of other associations, our top-ranked team of dedicated and experienced, specialist lawyers, arbitrators, mediators and legal consultants (including former judges), is at the forefront of legislative trends, providing prompt and fully coordinated legal advice on most areas of law.

Services

  • M&A transactions
  • Advice and assistance with the formation of corporate entities and trusts
  • Regulatory licensing
  • Drafting tailored Articles of Association in line with clients’ needs and shareholders agreements
  • Re-organisations
  • Coordinated advice on transaction structuring
  • Providing jurisdictional analysis and regulatory advice
  • Negotiating and drafting corporate and commercial transactional agreements
  • Drafting and reviewing loan agreements and related security documentation
  • Providing legal opinions to local and foreign financial institutions on local and cross-border financing transactions
  • Due diligence and capacity advice and opinion
  • Outsourcing matters
  • Agency and Distribution agreements
  • Standard terms of business across a variety of industry sectors
  • Consultancy and professional services agreements
  • Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
  • Advertising agreements (online and offline)
  • Business Advisory
  • Commercial Dispute Resolution

Insights

Key Contacts

Ted Auld

Solicitor England & Wales, Partner - Head of Trusts

Vasilis Ch. Charalambous

Senior Lawyer - Head of Tech

Polina Christodoulou

Partner - Head of Commercial

Dan Gardener

Solicitor England & Wales - Partner