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Biography

Elina Mantrali
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Elina Mantrali

Counsel | Funds & Regulatory | Cyprus
+357 25 820020 elina.mantrali@harneys.com
Biography

Elina Mantrali is a member of our Tax & Regulatory practice group within the Cyprus office specialising in financial services and data protection regulation. Elina regularly advises clients on regimes governing banks, investment firms, payment services providers / electronic money institutions, investment funds, digital assets, insurance firms, securitisation structures, and fiduciaries. Her financial services practice also includes advising on EU/Cyprus economic sanctions regimes, anti-money laundering and the automatic exchange of tax information. Elina also has in-depth operational experience in matters relating to European data prot ...

Elina Mantrali is a member of our Tax & Regulatory practice group within the Cyprus office specialising in financial services and data protection regulation.

Elina regularly advises clients on regimes governing banks, investment firms, payment services providers / electronic money institutions, investment funds, digital assets, insurance firms, securitisation structures, and fiduciaries. Her financial services practice also includes advising on EU/Cyprus economic sanctions regimes, anti-money laundering and the automatic exchange of tax information.

Elina also has in-depth operational experience in matters relating to European data protection regulation, with a particular interest in international data transfers, vendor management solutions and data protection compliance for emerging technologies. She has a particular interest in the management of customer-facing online products.

Elina is an integral member of our Regulatory team assisting UK/US top tier and magic circle law firms and global investment houses across the full range of regimes impacting financial services and digital business models. She is also a regular contributor to our Regulatory Blog.

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Advising one of the world’s premier investment managers on the bidding process for the potential purchase of a €5.7 billion portfolio of medium and large-size NPL exposures of one of the largest banks in Cyprus.

Acting for and providing advice on Cypriot law matters to The Brink’s Company in connection to its acquisition of the majority of G4S plc’s cash operations for US$860 million.

Advising on the Cyprus law regulatory and tax aspects of the placing and sale of global depository receipts representing interests in class A shares in TCS Group Holding PLC (the parent company of Tinkoff Bank) by Altoville Holdings Limited, the joint-controlling shareholder of Russian consumer lender TCS Group, to raise US$150 million.

Cyprus
2014

Kings College London (LLB)
2013

Authored by Elina

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