Vasso Kanellopoulou
Paralegal New York
Vasso is a paralegal in the Asset Finance group.
She deals with various aspects of ship financing and refinancing, and sale and purchase transactions in the international ship finance sector, including drafting finance and security documents and registration of vessels and mortgages under the relevant flag and mortgage discharges.
Vasso started at Watson Farley & Williams in Athens and in 2014, joined the finance team in New York.
- Representing SMFHI in respect of a US$115m Term Loan Facility secured by 26 Marshall Islands and US flag vessels. This deal won Marine Money Offshore West Lending Deal of the Year 2023.
- Sale of TerraFirma and RREEF to a consortium formed by Allianz Capital Partners, ADIA, Borealis and MEAG.
- Refinancing of its €1.45bn senior credit facilities by way of a common terms platform.
- Co-operation agreement with McDonald’s Deutschland.