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She specialises in bilateral and syndicated lending, debt restructurings and work outs, intercreditor/subordination arrangements, sale and purchase transactions, refinancing arrangements and financing of newbuildings.</p> <p>Sofia is dually qualified in England & Wales and Greece.</p> </div> </div> <a class="people_related_areas_toggle_mob button_outline" href="en">Show key areas</a> <div class="people_related_mask" id="people_related_en"> <ul class="people_related_areas clearfix"><li><a href="https://www.wfw.com/services/finance/asset-finance/">Asset Finance and Leasing</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wfw.com/services/finance/asset-finance/">Finance</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wfw.com/sectors/transport/maritime/">Maritime</a></li></ul> </div> <p class="people_related_areas_toggle"><a href="en" class="button_outline">Show key areas</a></p> </div> <div class="people_reveal" id="people_experience_en"> <ul class="people_reveal_list"> <li class="people_experience_link"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/awards/wfw-advises-deutsche-bank-on-structured-finance-deal-of-the-year-2022-turkey/ " target="">Advising Deutsche Bank as mandated lead arranger and lender as well as a large syndicate of lenders on the US$250m refinancing of the 470 MW KPS Powership Osman Khan (KPS 12). This deal won “Structured Finance Deal of the Year 2022” at the Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Turkey Awards. </a></li> <li class="people_experience_link"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/press/wfw-advises-goldman-sachs-on-financing-of-eip-acquisition-of-stake-in-wikinger-offshore-wind-farm/" target="">Advising Goldman Sachs as mandated lead arranger on the €400m financing of Energy Infrastructure Partners’ acquisition of a 49% share in the Wikinger offshore wind farm, Germany, from Iberdrola.</a></li> <li class="people_experience_link"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/press/wfw-advises-berenberg-on-structured-finance-deal-of-the-year/" target="">Advising Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG as lead counsel on a $135 million Fund Level Facility for the purpose of re-financing sale-and-lease-back ship transactions concluded by a subsidiary of fund managed by Meerbaum Capital Solutions. This deal won Structured Finance Deal of the Year 2020, Marine Money.</a></li> <li class="people_experience_link"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/press/wfw-advises-kfw-ipex-bank-on-e1bn-railpool-debt-financing/ " target="">Advising a syndicate of lenders and noteholders led by KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH on a €1.07bn financing provided to rolling stock lessor Railpool in a combination of secured bank debt and European private placement notes within its existing common terms financing platform. This deal won the “Refinancing Deal of the Year – Rolling Stock – Europe” 2022 Award. </a></li> <li class="people_experience_link"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/press/wfw-advises-hcob-on-us180m-bank-facility-for-mpcc/ " target="">Advising Hamburg Commercial Bank on a US$180m bank facility provided to an intermediate holding company of MPC Container Ships ASA. </a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="people_reveal_background people_reveal" id="people_background_en"> <div class="people_background_block"> <h2>Education</h2> <p>1999 – 2002 · University of East Anglia – LL.B. (Hons) Law with European Legal Systems<br /> 2003 – 2003 · University of Trier, Germany – Magisters der Rechte (LL.M.)<br /> 2003 – 2004 · University of East Anglia – LL.M. International Commercial & Business Law</p> </div> <div class="people_background_block"> <h2>memberships & associations</h2> <p>Law Society of England & Wales – Solicitor<br /> Athens Bar Association</p> </div> </div> <div class="people_reveal" id="people_insights_en"> <ul class="people_reveal_list"><li class="people_experience_link clearfix"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/press/wfw-advises-cacib-on-k-sure-backed-us102m-eca-loan-facility/"><strong>Press</strong><span>WFW advises CACIB on K-Sure backed US$102m ECA loan facility</span></a></li><li class="people_experience_link clearfix"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/awards/wfw-deals-win-big-at-ijglobal-deal-of-the-year-awards-2022/"><strong>Award</strong><span>WFW deals win big at IJGlobal Deal of the Year Awards 2022</span></a></li><li class="people_experience_link clearfix"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/awards/wfw-advises-deutsche-bank-on-structured-finance-deal-of-the-year-2022-turkey/"><strong>Award</strong><span>WFW advises Deutsche Bank on Structured Finance Deal of the Year 2022 Turkey</span></a></li><li class="people_experience_link clearfix"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/press/wfw-advises-goldman-sachs-on-financing-of-eip-acquisition-of-stake-in-wikinger-offshore-wind-farm/"><strong>Press</strong><span>WFW advises Goldman Sachs on financing of EIP acquisition of stake in Wikinger offshore wind farm</span></a></li><li class="people_experience_link clearfix"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/press/wfw-advises-kfw-ipex-bank-on-e1bn-railpool-debt-financing/"><strong>Press</strong><span>WFW advises KfW IPEX-Bank on €1bn+ Railpool debt financing</span></a></li></ul><p class="people_news_more"><a href="/insights/?_sfm_post_people=20003" class="button_outline">View more</a></p> </div> </div> <div id="people_right_de" class="people_right_holder"> <div class="people_reveal_bio people_reveal people_reveal_active" id="people_bio_de"> <div class="people_bio_mask" id="people_bio_mask_de"> <div class="post_wysiwyg"><h4><strong>Sofia Tzanaki ist Managing Associate in der Assets & Structured Finance Group.</strong></h4> <p>Sofia Tzanaki verfügt über umfangreiche Erfahrung in der Beratung einer Vielzahl von Mandanten aus der globalen Schifffahrtsbranche (einschließlich großer internationaler Banken, Private-Equity-Fonds und anderer Finanzinstitute) zu allen Aspekten der Schiffsfinanzierung. Sie ist spezialisiert auf bilaterale und Konsortialkredite, Restrukturierungen und Work Outs, Intercreditor- / Nachrangigkeitsvereinbarungen, Verkaufs- und Kauftransaktionen, Refinanzierungsvereinbarungen und Finanzierung von Neubauten.</p> <p>Sofia Tzanaki ist qualifiziert in England & Wales und Griechenland.</p> </div> </div> <a class="people_related_areas_toggle_mob button_outline" href="de">Show key areas</a> <div class="people_related_mask" id="people_related_de"> <ul class="people_related_areas clearfix"><li><a href="https://www.wfw.com/services/finance/asset-finance/">Asset Finance and Leasing</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wfw.com/services/finance/asset-finance/">Finance</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wfw.com/sectors/transport/maritime/">Maritime</a></li></ul> </div> <p class="people_related_areas_toggle"><a href="de" class="button_outline">Show key areas</a></p> </div> <div class="people_reveal" id="people_experience_de"> <ul class="people_reveal_list"> <li class="people_experience_link"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/awards/wfw-advises-deutsche-bank-on-structured-finance-deal-of-the-year-2022-turkey/ " target="">Beratung von Deutsche Bank als Mandated Lead Arranger und Kreditgeber sowie der weiteren Kreditgeber bei der USD 250 Mio. Refinanzierung des 470 MW KPS Powership Osman Khan (KPS 12). Dieser Deal gewann „Structured Finance Deal of the Year 2022” bei den Bonds, Loans & Sukuk Turkey Awards 2022.</a></li> <li class="people_experience_link"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/press/wfw-advises-goldman-sachs-on-financing-of-eip-acquisition-of-stake-in-wikinger-offshore-wind-farm/?l=de" target="">Beratung von Goldman Sachs als Arrangeur bei der EUR 400 Millionen Finanzierung des Erwerbs von 49 Prozent der Anteile am Offshore-Windpark Wikinger von Iberdrola durch Energy Infrastructure Partners.</a></li> <li class="people_experience_link"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/press/wfw-advises-berenberg-on-structured-finance-deal-of-the-year/" target="">Beratung von Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG als Lead Counsel bei einer Fondsfazilität in Höhe von USD 135 Mio. zur Refinanzierung von Sale-and-lease-back-Schiffstransaktionen, die von einer Tochtergesellschaft eines von Meerbaum Capital Solutions verwalteten Fonds abgeschlossen wurden. Dieser Deal gewann den “Structured Finance Deal of the Year 2020, Marine Money Award”.</a></li> <li class="people_experience_link"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/press/wfw-advises-kfw-ipex-bank-on-e1bn-railpool-debt-financing/?l=de" target="">Beratung eines Konsortiums von Kreditgebern und Anleihegläubigern unter der Führung der KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH bei einer Finanzierung in Höhe von 1,07 Milliarden Euro für Railpool, einem Vermieter von Schienenfahrzeugen. Dieser Deal gewann den „Refinancing Deal of the Year – Rolling Stock – Europe” 2022 Award.</a></li> <li class="people_experience_link"><a href="https://www.wfw.com/press/wfw-advises-hcob-on-us180m-bank-facility-for-mpcc/ " target="">Beratung der Hamburg Commercial Bank bei einer neuen Bankfazilität in Höhe von 180 Mio. US$ für eine Zwischenholding von MPC Container Ships ASA. </a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="people_reveal_background people_reveal" id="people_background_de"> <div class="people_background_block"> <h2>formation</h2> <p>1999 – 2002 · University of East Anglia – LL.B. (Hons) Law with European Legal Systems<br /> 2003 – 2003 · University of Trier, Germany – Magisters der Rechte (LL.M.)<br /> 2003 – 2004 · University of East Anglia – LL.M. 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