ARETI CHARIDEMOU& Associates LLC

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21 Vasili Michailidi, Limassol 3026, Cyprus

+357 25 50 80 00

+357 25 50 80 32

info@aretilaw.com

www.aretilaw.com

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OUR VISIONTo serve through Legal Integrity,

Professionalism and RESPECT.

ABOUTARETI CHARIDEMOU &

ASSOCIATES LLC WAS

ESTABLISHED IN 1990 WITH

A VISION OF CREATING A

WELL RESPECTED DIVERSE

PORTFOLIO OF INTERNATIONAL

CLIENTELE. THROUGH

HARD WORK, INTEGRITY

AND PROFESSIONALISM

IN COMMERCIAL LEGAL

CONSULTATION THEY HAVE

ACHIEVED OVER 2 DECADES

OF SUCCESS.

From the most modest of beginnings, Areti Charidemou & Associates LLC revolutionised

the industry, through their commitment to helping clients achieve their goals by providing

commercially focused legal advice that consistently exceeded client expectations.

Over the years and through client

recommendation, the law firm grew and kept

growing until in 2009 the team’s achievements

were reflected in their new purpose built,

head offices in Limassol that were capable of

housing all the legal departments and reflecting

the high quality services offered by the firm.

LOCAL EXPERTISE,GLOBAL STANDARDS

IN ORDER TO LEAD THE WAY

IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION YOU

MUST LOOK TO THE FUTURE,

MAINTAIN A WILLINGNESS TO

DISCUSS IDEAS AND HAVE

THE COURAGE TO LET PEOPLE

HEAR YOUR VOICE ON ISSUES

OF IMPORTANCE. AT ARETI

CHARIDEMOU & ASSOCIATES LLC,

WE HAVE THE THOUGHTS AND

IMAGINATION TO EXPAND THE

BOUNDARIES OF CONFORMITY.

Through the combination of the highest Global

Standards of business law and local excellence of

service our firm ensures that our clients benefit

from the best legal and corporate advice and

representation.

We are committed to maintaining depth, quality

and scale of resources necessary to meet and

exceed client’s expectations, wherever and

whenever they arise.

LOCATIONSTRATEGICALLY LOCATED AT THE

HUB OF THE EUROPEAN, ASIAN

AND AFRICAN CONTINENTS.

CYPRUS OFFERS A UNIQUE

AND CONVENIENT EUROPEAN

BUSINESS CENTRE TO BASE

YOUR OPERATIONS FROM.

Cyprus encourages foreign investment. This is apparent through its laws, regulations,

international conventions and treaties. The safe environment with an extremely low crime rate

along with the great weather the region enjoys, makes the island the preferred choice to base

commercial operations from.

Add to this the highly educated workforce, friendly natured, local people and a well-

established English based legal system and you will discover why business investment is so high. Of course the enticing taxation

laws, highly developed international standard telecommunications, air transportation and

shipping infrastructure serve as an added bonus.

SERVICES

• CORPORATE &COMMERCIAL LAW

Our core corporate capabilities extend from Cyprus to internationally and include M&A (joint ventures, acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, reorganisations, spin-offs, strategic alliances and other business combinations), capital markets, private equity and financial services regulation, corporate, commercial and tax advice. We provide a whole range of corporate law services — formation of corporate entities and tax effective structures, regulation of rights and obligations of shareholders and management structures. We can also advise on a broad range of commercial contracts. The experience of our lawyers working in this area covers all aspects from review of corporate, securities, environmental, intellectual property, labour and other relevant considerations, to due diligence and negotiation of documentation, compliance with regulatory requirements and all other ancillary matters.

• SHIPPING & ADMIRALTY

At Areti Charidemou & Associates LLC we provide seasoned professional advice in the field of admiralty and shipping law. Our firm advises owners, managers, charterers, freight forwarders and their respective insurers in order to avert commercial and legal problems related to the industry.

• CREATION & ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS

We provide clients with innovative structuring solutions, which draw upon over twenty years’ of private investment fund experience. Our experience covers a range of asset categories. We have experience structuring investment vehicles and fund products which take advantage of Cyprus’s extensive network of dual taxation treaties, including listed debt securities, offshore SPVs and regulated funds.

• INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Our team of professionals can offer sound advice to help manage, enforce and protect IP assets even in the most complicated of cases, either in Cyprus, in the European Community or worldwide. The favourable taxation scheme for royalties’ income renders Cyprus one of the key players in the Industry.

• STRUCTURING & ADVICE ON IPO’S

Our services include conducting the legal due diligence process, advising on the legal aspects of the issue and producing the legal documentation. We also assist the directors in the verification of the admission document and provide guidance for the directors as to the nature of their responsibilities and obligations.

• LITIGATION

Our litigation department supports our clients to effectively resolve disputes promptly and in a professional manner. Our team of litigators serve clients in all industry sectors. We handle a wide array of complex disputes in District and High Courts. Sound legal advice, constructive negotiation and creative economic dispute resolutions often avoid lengthy court actions. Should the need arise, however, we have the resources and experience to handle full scale litigation procedures, including but not limited to corporate and commercial law, banking law, criminal law, matrimonial disputes, property disputes, employment disputes, insurance coverage, intellectual property and technology, rent control disputes, environmental, health care, sports law, and high profile litigation involving issues of public concern. We also participate actively in pre-litigation counseling, mediation, and alternative dispute resolution to help our clients avoid, where appropriate, the burden of litigation.

• ENERGY

At Areti Charidemou & Associates LLC we offer our client’s unmatched services for oil and gas industries regardless of scale and location. We can advise on agreements associated with the purchase, sale and financing of energy including pipeline and gathering facilities, storage, distribution and refining process facilities and LNG. As this is a new sector in Cyprus, our team consists of a wide international network of experienced and reputable Energy Lawyers while our local team is being educated on the particular areas.

• REAL ESTATE

Through an expert team of legal professionals, we are able to confidentially manage and optimise client’s property portfolios advising and drawing up contracts of purchase or sale that avoid the pitfalls of transactions and unnecessary litigation processes that could arise.

• IMMIGRATION

We advise and assist in obtaining permanent and temporary resident permits for non EU nationals, with right or without right to work, long term residence permits, Cyprus citizenship, including Cyprus Citizenship by Investment, as well as registration of EU citizens in Cyprus. We also assist our clients in obtaining different types of visas in Cyprus Embassies/ Consulates around the world.

• PROBATE

Inheritance is a crucial legal issue that everyone must consider at one time or another. At Areti Charidemou & Associates LLC we are experienced in addressing the issues many people are reluctant to consider. We will guide you through the planning phase, estate duties, Will creation, estate administration procedures and estate planning in accordance with local laws.

• TAX CONSULTANCY

The business and legal intricacies demand a highly complex ability to design, implement and defend tax planning structures in order to achieve efficiency and avoid tax disputes, safeguarding clients’ interests.

• BANKING & FINANCE

At Areti Charidemou & Associates LLC we provide seasoned professional advice in the field of admiralty and shipping law. Our firm advises owners, managers, charterers, freight forwarders and their respective insurers in order to avert commercial and legal problems related to the industry.

• EMPLOYMENT LAW

Through our experience to plan and implement locally compliant labour strategies, we help our clients successfully nurture a diverse and effective workforce.

• MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Areti Charidemou & Associates LLC counsels private and public companies of all sizes through the accumulation of decades of experience in the field of Mergers and Acquisitions. Understanding both sides of the transaction and through our expertise to complete truly successful deals, we provide an approach that delivers success.

• TRUST & TRUSTEE SERVICES

For over 20 years, businesses, families and individuals have relied on Areti Charidemou & Associates LLC to advise and provide creative, efficient solutions to setting up trusts and estates.

ARETI CHARIDEMOU& Associates LLC

OUR PROMISEAT ARETI CHARIDEMOU &

ASSOCIATES LLC, WE TAKE

AN INTEGRATED FULL SERVICE

APPROACH TO OUR WORK WHICH

SPANS CONTINENTS, PRACTICE

AREAS AND INDUSTRY SECTORS.

WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON FINDING

OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS TO COMPLEX

BUSINESS ISSUES, WORKING

TOGETHER WITH OUR CLIENTS.

We pride ourselves on our creative way of thinking.

No matter how complicated or challenging the task

ahead, we are not satisfied until we have delivered

the highest quality, and the most commercially viable

solution.

Through our leadership programme we engage our

senior lawyers with those responsible for setting the

political and economic agenda, maintaining focused

support anytime, anywhere.

INVESTING INTALENT

AS A LAW FIRM, WE LOOK TO

THE FUTURE RATHER THAN THE

PAST. WE BELIEVE IN CREATIVITY

AND A FRESH MINDSET. THE NEW

WORLD COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPE

DEMANDS NEW LEGAL THINKING

AND NEW FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS.

At Areti Charidemou & Associates LLC, we deliver what we promise to our clients. We recruit and

train the best people within our industry. Our philosophy has attracted the highest professionally

qualified personnel in the market, whilst their young, energetic, eager and charismatic

personalities have become synonymous with our firms character and commitment to excellence.

At Areti Charidemou & Associates LLC we combine this young fresh and energetic passion

with seasoned senior highly experienced professionals to offer the ultimate combination of

knowledge and expertise to our clients.

MANAGING YOUR NEEDS

ANTICIPATING CLIENT

NEEDS IS NOT ONLY ABOUT

UNDERSTANDING FUTURE

CLIENT SERVICES, BUT HOW

OUR CLIENTS WILL WANT

THESE SERVICES DELIVERED.

AT ARETI CHARIDEMOU &

ASSOCIATES LLC, WE HAVE

BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT

OF REVOLUTIONIZING THE

MANAGEMENT AND DELIVERY

OF OUR FIRMS SERVICES.

Through our commitment to excel, we have

introduced IT systems and sophisticated

document management processes in order

to successfully implement efficient and cost

effective offshore legal support and administrative

business information to our clientele.

It is of paramount importance that we keep our

clients up to date with the status of their case

and are available at any time to discuss and

advise as to the best way forward.

COMMUNITY FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OUR

COMPANY WAS ESTABLISHED

TO HELP PEOPLE. OUR SUCCESS

HAS ALLOWED US TO EXPAND

THIS PHILOSOPHY BEYOND THE

BOUNDARIES OF THE LEGAL

SYSTEM AND EXTEND A HELPING

HAND TO OUR COMMUNITY. THIS

MAKES US EXTREMELY HAPPY.

At Areti Charidemou & Associates LLC, we understand the importance of making a positive

impact on people’s lives. It is for this reason that our approach goes way beyond the legal realms of

our firms abilities.

Through the Helping Hands Foundation, we are able to support and offer funding to children or families

with special needs or to someone who has fallen down in life and just needs a friendly hand to help

them re-establish a balance in their lives.