Alina is a shipping and finance lawyer and she specialises in the shipping, banking and financial sectors. She is very experienced in newbuilding and second hand sale and purchase agreements, finance transactions and bond issuance and loan restructurings. She is a partner of our firm.
Academic Background
- University of Southampton, LL.M. on Maritime Law.
- Athens University, LL.B.
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Professional Memberships
- Partner in Sioufas & Partners Law Offices.
- Member of Athens Bar Association, qualified to appear before the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal in Greece.
Selected Transactions
- Advised Greek financial institution in the restructuring of a number of outstanding loans.
- Advised a private equity fund in investing $700m to a joint venture with a major shipping company in Greece.
- Acted for a Greek financial institution in the transfer of part of its shipping loans portfolio to private equity funds.
- Acted for a number of ship owners in the negotiations, preparation and/or review of the respective documentation and represented them at the closings for the sale or purchase of ocean-going vessels and newbuildings.
- Acted for a Greek shipowning company in several syndicated multicurrency loan agreements, relating to the financing of over five newbuildings and the restructuring of the above loan agreements.
- Acted for Greek financial institutions in the transfer of part of their shipping loans portfolio.
- Acted for Greek financial institutions in the acquisition of part of the shipping loans portfolio.
