Stella Stathis
Associate London
Stella is an Associate in the Assets & Structured Finance group.
Stella advises banks, financial institutions, owners and operators on all aspects of financing and commercial activities within the maritime, aviation and rail sectors. She also advises buyers and sellers on sale and purchase transactions.
Since joining the firm, Stella has worked in the firm’s London and Athens offices.
- Acted for longstanding client Precious Shipping Public Co., Ltd on a series of complex ongoing disputes over 11 ultramax bulk carrier newbuilding contracts with Jiangsu Guoxin Corporation Ltd., previously Sainty Marine Corporation Ltd.
- Acted for Viking River Cruises AG as borrower on five facilities backed by a European ECA. Advising on a debt holiday scheme and assisting the borrower in deferring the scheduled payments due under the facilities for one year.
- Advised ABN AMRO Bank N.V. on a US$15m sustainability-linked receivables financing made available to Ardmore MR Pool LLC.
- Advised Oak Hill Advisors on its acquisition of a portfolio of over 110,000 containers from Aves One AG. The portfolio is valued at c. US$182.5m and the structure involved both asset and debt elements between the parties.
Education
2017-2018 BPP Law School: Legal Practice Course, Distinction
2016-2017 BPP Law School: Graduate Diploma in Law, Distinction
2007-2012 National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Law School: LLB
memberships & associations
The Law Society of England and Wales
- PressWFW advises Citibank and HSBC on first of their kind ECA-backed JOLCOs for Seaspan
- PressWFW advises Oak Hill on acquisition of US$182.5m container portfolio
- PressWFW client Precious Shipping successfully settles long-running bulker dispute for US$40.5m
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