Full Bio

Theodore Rakintzis is a partner of the firm with significant expertise on banking and finance, capital markets, M&A and real estate law.

Theodore has led KG’s practice during the last decade in breakthrough transactions with transnational elements including the relisting of Coca-Cola Hellenic to the LSE and the relocation of its seat from Athens to Switzerland, the relisting of Titan Group to Euronext Brussels and Paris and its secondary listing in ATHEX and the acquisition of various foreign companies in Turkey, the US, UAE and Europe by the Frigoglass Group.  He has also advised international and domestic groups in high profile restructurings as well as IPOs, rights issues and take over bids.  His banking and finance expertise includes representing banks and financial institutions as well as corporate borrowers in complex financing structures as well as NPL portfolio acquisitions.

Theodore is also a member of KG’s Private Wealth Structuring Practice Group. He has long established experience in advising family offices and individuals on various private law aspects, such as inheritance and succession planning, wealth structuring, asset transfer and asset protection and establishment of trusts and is further involved in many art-related projects.

Moreover, Theodore regularly advises certain prominent non-for-profit organizations, e.g. A.G. Leventis Foundation, DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art, Parnassos Literary Society, MDA Hellas and Aurora.

He has also published various articles in the international business legal press and is actively participating as key speaker in international conferences.

“Theodore Rakintzis is an amazing and tenacious leader.”

Chambers & Partners Europe, 2023
EDUCATION

University of Athens, Faculty of Law (LL.B.)
University of Cambridge (St. John’s College), Cambridge UK (LL.M.)

LANGUAGES

English, French, German and Greek

MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS

Member of the Athens Bar Association (2001)
Member of the International Bar Association

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