Nicolas Kokkinos

Nicolas Kokkinos focuses his practice on global taxation. Mr. Kokkinos advises clients on direct and indirect taxation matters in the areas of corporate M&A (with a focus on private equity), financial services and investment funds, securitisation and employee incentivisation and share schemes.

Mr. Kokkinos is listed as a ‘rising star’ in The Legal 500 UK for corporate tax.

Mr. Kokkinos is a Chartered Tax Adviser.

Ares Management Limited in connection with its provision of financing facilities to assist Epiris LLP in its acquisition of the Amber Taverns Group, a leading pub operator in the UK.
Bank Audi in connection with the sale of its 76.4 per cent. interest in the share capital of Odea Bank A.Ş., Bank Audi’s subsidiary in Türkiye.
Ares Management Limited in connection with its provision of financing facilities to refinance the H&MV Engineering Group.
Shareholders of QX Global Group in connection with a significant investment from Long Ridge Equity Partners.
Exiger Limited on the acquisition of Versed AI Ltd.
Ares Management Limited in connection with its provision of financing facilities to refinance the BigHand Group.
Warwick Capital Partners on its acquisition of a majority stake in Danforth Care Partners.
Estancia Capital Partners in connection with its cross-border minority investment in Flagstone, a UK-based fintech company.
GIC in connection with its investment in the Quantexa group.
Chiesi Farmaceutici in connection with its proposed US$1.48 billion acquisition of Amryt Pharma PLC by way of Scheme of Arrangement.
Ares Funds on the provision of financing to support Equistone's acquisition of the Nexus Vehicle Leasing Group.
Cerus Endovascular Limited (together with its sole subsidiary, Cerus) on its negotiated sale to Stryker Corporation, by way of a scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the United Kingdom Companies Act 2006.
Ares Management Limited on its provision of debt funding to support the acquisition of Butlins Skyline Limited by Zenit (Bidco) Limited, a newco formed by the Harris family.
Baring Asset Management Limited on its provision of funding to support the acquisition of the CitNOW Group by Livingbridge Private Equity alongside the reinvestment by Tenzing Private Equity.
Shawbrook Bank on a unitranche financing package provided to support Ambienta SGR S.p.A’s investment in the Collingwood Lighting Group.
Kartesia on its provision of a senior debt financing package to the Kallidus Group backed by Apse Capital, to provide for the continued growth and development of Kallidus and to support the acquisition of Sapling Inc.
Polar Capital Holdings Plc on the acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital of Dalton Capital (Holdings) Limited, the parent company of Dalton Strategic Partnership LLP.
Bentley Systems in connection with the acquisition of SRO Solutions Holdings Limited and the assets of DXSTRO Software LLP.
Bentley Systems in connection with the acquisition of Professional Construction Strategies Group Ltd, a UK-based digital built-environment consultancy.
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A (OTE) in connection with the sale of its stake in fixed telecommunications operator Telekom Romania to Orange Romania.
Judges Scientific plc on the acquisition of Heath Scientific Company Ltd (trading as Thermal Hazard Technology), a manufacturer of scientific instruments.
Investcorp, a leading global manager of alternative investments, and Tages, a leading European alternative asset management firm, in connection with a 50/50 joint venture and contribution of their subsequent merger of the Absolute Return businesses to create Investcorp-Tages Limited.
Barings Asset Management on a unitranche financing package to support the acquisition by a UK private equity house of an outsourcing business.
Share plc, the LSE listed holding company for The Share Centre, one of the UK's leading independent retail stockbrokers, on its £62 million takeover by Interactive Investor, the UK's second largest direct to consumer investment platform, which is majority owned by J.C. Flowers IV, L.P., a fund advised by J.C. Flowers & Co, LLC, a leading private investment firm.
A substantial family office as investor in a substantive venture investment in a UK ticketing and events hosting company.
Phenna Group on financing and tax matters relating to their MBO of the Phenna Group from Academy Association Inc., supported by a debt placement by CVC Credit Partners.
Quorn Foods (Marlow Foods) on a £123m senior unsecured financing package entered into with a syndicate of banks to refinance certain of Quorn’s existing financing arrangements.
One Equity Partners on the acquisition of the MERA group, a custom software developments services provider.
Ares Management Limited on the provision of a senior and PIK financing package to refinance the Daisy Group’s existing financing arrangements and fund the buyout of certain investors in the Daisy Group.
Quilvest Private Equity on the acquisition of global specialist recruitment firm Phaidon International.
Astorg on its acquisition of IGM Resins from Arsenal Capital Partners.
Ares on the proposed acquisition of HB Education Limited from Cox & Kings.
Encompass Digital Media (a portfolio company of Court Square Capital Partners) on their acquisition of Babcock Media Services Limited, a specialist telecommunications and satellite network services provider.
Shareholders of Albéa S.A. on the US$1.5 billion sale of Albéa S.A. to PAI Partners.

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- The University of Law, LPC, 2013
- Pembroke College, University of Oxford, B.A., 2012
- England and Wales
- Chartered Institute of Taxation
- The Worshipful Company of Tax Advisers