Isabella Roberts
Associate Paris
ISABELLA IS AN ASSOCIATE IN THE FINANCE GROUP.
She specialises in the aviation, maritime and rail sectors and regularly advises banks, ECAs, financial institutions, owners and operators on all aspects of loan and security documentation.
Isabella works on a wide range of cross-border and multi-jurisdictional finance transactions, including restructurings, JOLCOs, operating and finance leasing and ECA-backed financings.
Isabella trained in the London office before qualifying into the Paris office. She has also worked in the firm’s Bangkok office. She speaks fluent French and has a competent understanding of Italian.
- Advising Crédit Industriel et Commercial, La Banque Postale and Banque Palatine in respect of the JOLCO financing of up to 4 x A320 NEO aircraft for Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark Norway Sweden (“SAS"). This deal was named “JOLCO Finance Deal of the Year 2018 – Europe".
- Advising HSBC and syndicate on US$123m three vessel Sinosure-backed financing.
- Advising BNP Paribas as coordinating bank and a syndicate of four other banks in connection with SINOSURE backed financing of 96 scrubbers to be made to the MSC group.
Education
- 2016 – 2017 BPP Law School: Legal Practice Course
- 2015 – 2016 BPP Law School: Graduate Diploma in Law
- 2011 – 2015 University of Bristol: B.A Hons French and Italian
Memberships and associations
- Law Society of England and Wales
- PressWFW advises lenders on ECA-backed NCLH cruise vessel financing
- PressWFW advises CACIB on US$65m multi-tranche term syndicated term loan for FINAV
- PressWFW advises RIVE Private Investment, LCI and Turning Rock Partners on acquisition of 19 helicopters
- PressWFW advises group of core creditors on Bourbon Maritime debt restructuring
Isabella est collaboratrice dans le département de financement.
Elle est spécialisée dans les secteurs de l’aviation, du maritime et du ferroviaire et intervient régulièrement pour le compte de banques, d’agence de crédit export, d’institutions financières, de propriétaires et d’opérateurs sur tous les aspects de la documentation relative aux prêts et aux garanties.
Isabella travaille sur un large éventail de transactions financières transfrontalières et multi-juridictionnelles, y compris les restructurations, les JOLCOs, le leasing opérationnel et financier et en matière de financement export.
Isabella a été formée au bureau de Londres avant de rejoindre le bureau de Paris en tant que solicitor. Elle a également travaillé au bureau de Bangkok. Elle parle couramment le français et a une bonne compréhension de l’italien.
Formation
- 2016 – 2017 BPP Law School: Legal Practice Course
- 2015 – 2016 BPP Law School: Graduate Diploma in Law
- 2011 – 2015 Université de Bristol: Licence de français et d’italien
Associations professionnelles
- Solicitor inscrite au registre d’Angleterre et du Pays de Galles
- PressWFW advises lenders on ECA-backed NCLH cruise vessel financing
- PressWFW conseille CACIB sur un prêt syndiqué de 65 millions de dollars US pour FINAV
- PressWatson Farley & Williams conseille RIVE Private Investment, LCI et Turning Rock Partners sur l’acquisition de 19 hélicoptères
- PressWatson Farley & Williams conseille les principaux créanciers sur la restructuration financière de Bourbon Maritime