Lia Iordanou Theodoulou is a Partner at AGPLAW, specializing in corporate finance, M&A, and commercial law in general. With over 30 years of experience, she has built a strong reputation for advising multinational corporations, financial institutions, and high-net-worth individuals on structuring and executing sophisticated transactions and offering clients strategic solutions, tailored to their personal and business needs.
Lia has extensive experience in all types of financing transactions, including ship and aircraft finance, as well as financial law, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial law in general, including real estate, trusts and asset protection. Additionally, she is well-versed in EU sanctions compliance, ensuring that businesses operate within the strict regulatory framework imposed in the recent years.
Recognized as top-tier by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, and IFLR1000, Lia is consistently ranked among the leading lawyers in her field, particularly in Banking & Finance and Corporate/Commercial and M&A.
Lia is a regular contributor to leading legal publications and has co-authored chapters in internationally recognized legal guides, including PLC Finance Global Guide, Mondaq and Getting the Deal Through. She frequently speaks at industry conferences and webinars on finance, corporate and commercial matters.
She is fluent in Greek and English and intermediate knowledge in French and German.
Ranked in General Business Law
Recognized in Banking & Finance and Corporate, Commercial and M&A
Leading Individual in Banking & Finance and Corporate/M&A
Recognized in Banking & Finance and M&A
Highly Regarded Lawyer 2024
Women Leaders Category (Banking & M&A)
- Barrister, of Gray’s Inn (London, UK), 1987
- Trusts and Estates Practitioner (TEP), 2007
- Admitted to the English Bar, 1987
- Admitted to the Cyprus Bar, 1989
2024 Work Highlights
- Acted for an investment manager regulated by the DFSA in relation to a loan financing of GBP 10,000,000. Advised from a Cyprus law perspective, reviewed and commented on the senior term facility agreement; drafted and negotiated all the Cyprus security documents including share pledges, debentures and bank account charges and saw to the conditions subsequent being fulfilled.
- Assisted the lenders in a EUR100 million financing to a Belgian-based software development business in respect of the release of the security; we had also advised in the original financing. We provided advice, negotiated, commented on the global deed of release and drafted relevant Cyprus documentation for the release of the Cyprus security.
- Advising a Cyprus company from a corporate law, finance law and sanctions perspective in respect of the change of its company secretary, a designated/sanctioned entity; as well as the validity of security which was in place before the current sanctions regime.
- Engaged by one of UAE’s leading financial institutions and advising on corporate and finance matters and issuing a legal opinion in respect of corporate guarantees provided by a Cyprus company, member of a prestigious international contractor group operating in the oil and gas, energy and infrastructure sectors in the Middle East region.
- Advised along with a USA and a UK firm one of the largest digital exchange and trading platforms in its acquisition of a Cyprus investment firm; carrying out the legal and corporate due diligence, negotiating, reviewing, commenting and advising on the share sale and purchase agreement and other definitive agreements and documents, advising on all Cyprus law aspects and requirements, including corporate, tax and employment issues, supporting with documentation, and compiling due diligence reports and legal opinions.
- Advising a Cyprus company on the sale of its two wholly owned subsidiary EU companies, which jointly own another EU subsidiary, which itself owns a hotel in Vienna. Being involved in the negotiations of the SPA, the Escrow agreement and other relevant documentation, issued legal opinions and confirmations in respect of the authority of certain attorneys under a special proxy voting power of attorney and also advising the seller on all legal aspects of the acquisition from a Cyprus perspective.
- Provided legal advice to an investment and developing holding company concerning a pioneering resort development project in Limassol. We advised on the sale of the shares of the land-owning company. Negotiated and commented on the share sale and purchase agreement, and all other transaction documents.
- LL.B Law, University of East Anglia, UK (1986)
- BVC (Barrister), Bar Vocational Course, Council of Legal Education, Gray’s Inn
- Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn, London
- International Bar Association (IBA)
- English Bar Association
- Cyprus Bar Association (Vice President of the Environment & Energy Committee)
- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
- Cyprus Fiduciary Association
