According to Bernitsas, "Hellenic Petroleum and EKO issued common bond loans, under the guarantee of Helleniq Energy Holdings, to the Greek systemic banks for an aggregate amount of up to EUR 1.5 billion."

In 2023, Bernitsas advised Helleniq Energy Holdings on a EUR 400 million refinancing (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on December 1, 2023). Back in 2022, Bernitsas also advised Helleniq Energy Holdings on the EUR 33.5 million joint financing of its subsidiary Hellenic Petroleum Digital by Alpha Bank and the Recovery and Resilience Fund (as reported by CEE Legal Matters on November 23, 2022).

The Bernitsas team included Partner Athanasia Tsene and Associate Sildia Fotopoulou.

Bernitsas did not respond to our inquiry on the matter.