Corporate and Commercial Law & Corporate Governance

Christina Agapiou & Co LLC provides expert legal services for businesses of all sizes, both local and international, with a focus on corporate structuring and operations in Cyprus and beyond. Incorporating a business can provide significant advantages, particularly in limiting shareholder liability, and the firm’s experienced team is ready to guide clients through the complexities of creating, managing, and expanding their corporate entities.

The firm offers a wide range of services, including but not limited to:

• Company Registration & Acquisition: Assisting with the creation and registration of companies in Cyprus and abroad, ensuring compliance with local laws and regulations.

• Corporate Reorganization & Reconstruction: Providing strategic advice on restructuring or reorganizing corporate entities to improve efficiency or meet changing business needs.

• Corporate Governance: Offering counsel on best practices for corporate governance to ensure that companies are managed effectively and in compliance with applicable regulations.

• Mergers & Acquisitions: Advising on the structuring and execution of mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate transactions, including due diligence and post-transaction integration.

• Corporate Management & Governance: Supporting the implementation of corporate management structures and governance policies.

• Domiciliation Services: Providing services for establishing a registered office and managing the domicile of companies.

• Partnership Formation & Dissolution: Offering legal assistance in forming or dissolving partnerships, ensuring compliance with Cyprus’ partnership laws.

• Joint Ventures & Co-operation Agreements: Drafting and negotiating joint venture agreements, co-operation agreements, and strategic alliances.

• Insolvency & Restructuring: Offering advice and support on insolvency proceedings, restructuring plans, and turnaround strategies.

• Agency & Distributorship Agreements: Drafting and negotiating contracts for agency and distributorship arrangements.

• Formation & Use of Trusts: Assisting with the formation and management of trusts, ensuring compliance with Cypriot law and international best practices.

• Nominee Services, Secretarial Services & Registered Office Services: Providing nominee directors, company secretarial services, and a registered office for legal purposes.

• Contractual Advice & Negotiation: Offering guidance on all aspects of contractual issues, including assessment, negotiation, and drafting of contracts.

• Share Purchase Agreements: Advising on the drafting, negotiation, and execution of share purchase agreements.

• Shareholders’ Agreements: Assisting in the creation of shareholders’ agreements to govern relationships among shareholders and protect their interests.

• Confidentiality Agreements: Drafting non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements to protect sensitive business information.

• Loan & Financing Agreements: Offering advice on the structuring and negotiation of loan agreements and other financing arrangements.
• Anti-Money Laundering & Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring that businesses comply with anti-money laundering (AML) regulations and other relevant legal requirements.