Our firm

About us

A Cyprus-based corporate law firm with a focus on delivering high-quality advice and practical solutions for our clients.

Our goal is simple — to support clients as they grow and succeed in the Cypriot market and internationally. Drawing on our experience in advising some of the world’s most prominent corporations, we help clients to close deals, solve problems, and protect their interests.

And while the challenges our clients bring us may vary, we approach and resolve each one with the same single-minded commitment: finding the most direct, cost-effective route to the outcome that matters.

Our approach

How we work.

Dual-qualified expertise

Our lawyers are qualified in both Cyprus and England & Wales, bringing an internationally-recognised standard of legal practice to every client relationship and allowing us to advise seamlessly across common law and civil law systems.

International experience

We bring direct experience from advising multinational corporations, investment funds, and major financial institutions on complex cross-border transactions and disputes across industries and legal disciplines.

Boutique by design

We deliberately keep our practice focused — combining the depth and standards of a major law firm with the responsiveness, direct partner access, and cost-efficiency that only a specialist boutique can deliver.

Our experience

Selected matters.

Our lawyers have acted for some of the world’s most prominent businesses across a broad range of sectors and jurisdictions.

SSEEnergy
Joint venture with TotalEnergies in relation to the development and operation of EV charging hubs for electric vehicles in the UK and Ireland.
HSBCFinancial Services
Sale of its Armenian business to Ardshinbank as part of an auction sale process.
Halma plcHealth & Safety
Cross-border acquisition of Cyprus-based FirePro by the FTSE 100 constituent.
BNP ParibasFinancial Services
Acquisition of Kantox, a leading fintech platform for the automation of currency risk management.
Motor Oil HellasEnergy
Joint venture with GEK Terna in relation to the combination of their electricity, gas supply and thermal generation businesses.
Zurich InsuranceInsurance
Investment in digital insurance provider Ominimo Insurance.
Nash SquaredTechnology
Strategic divestment of the NashTech business to PAG.
LDCPrivate Equity
Investment by Lloyds Bank’s investment arm into Creative ITC, a cloud computing service provider.
Telekom SrbijaMedia & Telecoms
Acquisition of Eon TV International Ltd, the direct-to-home business trading as EoNSat and Total TV in Serbia and North Macedonia.
European asset managerAsset Management
Emergency refinancing of portfolio companies from a consortium of finance providers.
Cirrus InnsHospitality
Reorganisation and business combination with PE-backed Liberation Group.
Blixt GroupPrivate Equity
Investment in regulated professional services group Duncan & Toplis.
Terra FirmaPrivate Equity
Acquisition of leading East Anglian housebuilder Hopkins Homes.
SolvayChemicals
Disposal of the amphoteric surfactants business to private equity firm OpenGate Capital.
Founding partner
Ioannis Yiasemis

Ioannis Yiasemis

T(+357) 99 385227
Eioannis.yiasemis@yiasemis.law
AdmittedEngland & Wales (Solicitor)  ·  Cyprus (Advocate) EducationLLB (Law), King’s College London  ·  LPC, BPP University

Ioannis specialises in corporate and commercial transactional work, with a focus on M&A, investments and restructurings, as well as general contract matters — including joint ventures, partnerships, and commercial agreements. Drawing on his extensive commercial experience, he has also developed the firm’s dispute resolution practice, which focuses on complex business law matters under Cyprus law.

Ioannis is dual-qualified as an Advocate in Cyprus and a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales — a combination that allows him to advise clients on transactions with a cross-border dimension with particular effectiveness. Before founding Yiasemis LLC, he worked as a corporate finance lawyer in the London office of Addleshaw Goddard, where he advised prominent global businesses and individuals on market-leading transactions across a broad range of industries and jurisdictions.

Our values

A collaborative firm.

Drawing on our experience from working with some of the world’s most progressive organisations, at Yiasemis LLC we have built a culture of respect, support and inclusion for our colleagues and clients around the world.

We believe that people can only reach their full potential in a collaborative and supportive environment, and we strive to reflect that belief in the way we work every day.

Responsible business

We care about the way we do business and we are committed to giving back to our communities and stakeholders through our legal pro bono programme, which focuses on supporting low-income entrepreneurs, start-ups and small businesses with free legal advice.

Our pro bono work →