Ntiana (also known as Anna) advises on a wide range of finance and corporate work within the shipping and energy sectors. This includes the drafting and negotiation of terms and revolving facilities and shareholders’ agreements.
She also advises international borrowers, banks and private equity firms on new transactions as well as in connection with restructurings and enforcement situations. Her work includes acting for buyers and sellers on asset sale and purchase transactions.
Having spent the earlier part of her career in funds, she also has expertise in advising funds on their setting up as well as capital raising and investments.
Anna is qualified in England and Wales. She speaks fluent English and Greek.
Expertise
- Debt or equity finance
- Shareholders’ agreements
- Loan enforcement
- Ship sale and purchase
- Fund setting up and capital raising
- Restructuring
Experience
Shipping
- Advised European shipping companies on their vessel building and acquisition financings with European financiers.
- Advised on the security review and restructuring of the financial obligations of a European shipping group.
- Advised a Monaco-based shipping company on its joint venture and acquisition arrangements with a US group.
- Acted for a Dutch towage and terminal operations company on the establishment of its joint ventures with local operators.
Energy & Natural Resources
- Acted for groups of bondholders on the restructurings of oil & gas companies in the UK and emerging markets.
- Reviewed local legal frameworks in a number of African countries so as to assist an operator’s compliance with local laws.
- Reviewed agreements for European oil trading houses including agreements with operators and supply agreements.
- Acted for contractors with respect to reviewing drilling contracts and advising on issues such as payment, force majeure and contractual obligations.
- Advised a UK company on its acquisition of oil and gas rights in Africa and existing contracts for sale.
Restructuring and Insolvency
- Reviewed creditors’ security in connection with its potential enforcement as well as assisting in locating and evaluating assets.
- Advised noteholders on the refinancing and restructuring of their investment in a UK company.
- Advised unsecured creditors on their rights in respect of the restructuring of a large international corporate.
- Advised secured creditors on the transfer of assets to companies owned by them.
- Advised banks on the amendments to existing security in respect of the restructuring of a shipping company.
Banking and Finance
- Advised on the issuance of private placement notes by UK companies.
- Advised creditor banks on the corporate elements of a restructuring of an international drilling company.
- Represented a Swedish financier on a revolving credit facility extended to a Dutch company.
- Advised a US listed company on the corporate and finance aspects of several loan and leaseback deals.Advised a US private equity group on its $3 billion acquisition of non-performing loans from a German financier.
- Acted for groups of bondholders on the restructurings of oil & gas companies in the UK and emerging markets.
- Drafted loan facility, security and guarantee documentation for the financing and re-financing of a large movie production company.
Corporate
- Advised a Monaco-based shipping company on its joint venture and acquisition arrangements with a US group.
- Acted for a Dutch towage and terminal operations company on the establishment of its joint ventures with local operators.
- Assisted funds with the drafting and negotiating of their internal and external contracts.
- Assisted a large conglomerate with selling part of its UK business to another group.
Funds
- Acted for private equity firms on the sale and acquisition of companies.
- Assisted investment managers on the launch of their funds, including the launch of one of the largest funds at the time.
- Worked with local counsel in multiple jurisdictions on the regulatory aspects of capital raising in other jurisdictions.
- Advised private equity firms on their investments in operators and assets.
- Advised investment managers on their regulatory obligations under AIFMD, MiFID and insider dealing.
Greece
- Advised a Greek shipping company on its sale and leaseback arrangements with a Chinese financier.
- Advised a UK financier on several senior secured facilities provided to the Greek market.
- Acted for a major European bank on a $100 million secured term loan provided to one of the largest Greek companies.
- Advised Greek shipping companies on their joint ventures with other shipping companies.
- Advised numerous Greek shipping companies on their S&P activity.
Career
Anna qualified as a solicitor in 2017. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2023, she worked at the following firms:
- HFW
- Watson Farley & Williams
- Akin Gump