11 Nov 2025

Koutalidis and Sardelas Petsa Advise Alpha Bank on EUR 500 Million Green Bond Issuance

"Koutalidis, with Allen Overy Shearman Sterling, advised Alpha Bank on a EUR 500 million issuance of fixed‑rate reset green senior preferred notes due 2031 under its EUR 15 billion EMTN programme. Sardelas Petsa, with Clifford Chance, advised joint lead managers BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole CIB, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley Europe and UniCredit. Notes listed on Luxembourg Euro MTF; rated Baa2; demand EUR 3 billion."

Koutalidis, together with Allen Overy Shearman Sterling, advised Alpha Bank, and Sardelas Petsa, together with Clifford Chance, advised the joint lead managers BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole CIB, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley Europe and UniCredit. The transaction comprised the issuance of EUR 500 million fixed-rate reset green senior preferred notes due 2031, issued under Alpha Bank’s EUR 15 billion euro medium-term note (EMTN) programme. The notes were listed and admitted to trading on the Euro MTF market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. This issuance marked Alpha Bank’s first full investment-grade transaction in recent years and its first green senior preferred issuance. The offering was rated Baa2 by Moody’s and attracted strong investor interest, with demand reaching EUR 3 billion, equivalent to a six-times oversubscription. Koutalidis represented Alpha Bank with a team composed by: Partners Ioannis Kaptanis and George Naskaris, Senior Associate Evi Koutsioumpa, and Associates Nike Konidaris, Marina Angoura, and Gerasimos Siokos. Sardelas Petsa represented the joint lead managers BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole CIB, HSBC, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley Europe and UniCredit with a team composed by: Managing Partner Notis Sardelas and Partner Matina Kagkelari.
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