John Tsigkounakis

Ioannis Tsigkounakis (born 1965) is a practicing lawyer specializing in Finance and Capital Markets law. In that capacity he has gained significant experience in all kind of financial instruments and related private and public issuances. He is also experienced in the M&A field and has skills in the negotiation of field acquisitions and in all aspects of legal due diligence.

In 1994 he joined the law firm of Vgenopoulos & Partners, one of the largest international practice firms in Greece and became a partner in 2006. In December 2013 he founded Ideal Law Firm specializing in Capital Markets and Financial law issues.

Mr. Tsigkounakis received his law degree from the National University of Athens and a master’s degree (DEA) in International and Banking Law from the University of Pantheon, Sorbonne I, France and he has attended various courses and related seminars. Since 2005, he has been a member of the Greek Legal Society of Banking and Capital Markets Law.

Mr. Tsigkounakis advises Greek issuers, brokers, investment firms, shipping companies and banking institutions on capital markets and lending and investment banking matters. He has been involved in finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, take-overs and buyouts, in Greece, London UK and in New York, including, inter alia,:(i) the acquisition through the Athens Exchange of a controlling interest in Proton Bank of Greece by IRF European Finance Investments Ltd., in May 2006, a company listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange (AIM), (ii) the public tender offer made by Laiki Bank Public Co. Ltd. of Cyprus to Egnatia Bank and Marfin Holdings of Greece, in September 2006, (iii) the acquisition of Links of London Ltd., in July 2006, (iv) the issuance of a bond loan by HSBC, Alfa Bank, Piraeus Bank, BNP Paribas and National Bank of Greece, (v) the listing of Navios and Seanergy in NYSE and Nasdaq respectively, (vi) the acquisition of HDFS by Dufry AG (circa 1b euros) and recently the issuance of a convertible bond loan of 250m euro by FFFG managed by Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley (London).