We are pleased to announce that Karatzas & Partners advised Recipe Unlimited Corporation, Canada’s leading full service restaurant company, in connection with its acquisition of 100% of Evergood, the owner of some of Greece’s most iconic restaurant brands, including Goody’s, Everest, Flocafe and Jackaroo. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions.

The transaction marks a significant development for the Greek food service industry, bringing together a well-established Greek restaurant group and an international player with a strong global presence in the restaurant and food service sector.

Our team advised Recipe Unlimited Corporation throughout the transaction, providing comprehensive legal support across all stages of the process, including legal due diligence, the drafting and negotiation of the transaction documentation, advice on the transaction’s complex financing structure and the resolution of complex Greek law matters.

Our team was led by Vassiliki Salaka with Ilia Polyzoidi coordinating and supervising the legal due diligence and leading the negotiation of the SPA. Stergios Zygouras advised on the transaction structure, while Argyro Vagia coordinated the review of the extensive lease portfolio of Evergood and its subsidiaries.

Michalis Chatzakis, Nikos Papadopoulos, Dimitra Strompola, Evgenia Bali, Vasiliki Christofilopoulou advised on corporate law matters;
Athena Economou, Katerina Toumpanou, Mara Skiada, Kleoniki Pappa and Nikos Stavros on lease agreement matters;
Ilias Kyriazopoulos on litigation matters;
Anna Manda, Anastasia Stavropoulou and Venetia Lazaratou on competition law matters;
Anna Pechlivanidi and Stergiani Tsianta advised on employment matters;
Eleonora Ligoutsikou on real estate and tax matters;
Ioanna Exarchou on financial matters;
Dimitra Karampela, Panagiotis Kontizas and Georgia Patiri on IP and data protection matters.

We would like to thank everyone involved for their outstanding contribution, commitment and collaboration in achieving this important milestone.
Congratulations to all involved!