Elena Tang-Falzarano
Managing Associate
Elena is an expert in ship finance. She guides international banks, shipping companies and shipyards through high-value transactions with precision.
Managing Associate
Elena is an expert in ship finance. She guides international banks, shipping companies and shipyards through high-value transactions with precision.
Elena Tang-Falzarano specialises in ship finance. Her clients include prominent European and Asian banks, finance lessors, shipping companies and shipyards, who benefit from her extensive experience in the maritime sector when navigating complex cross-border transactions.
Elena's practice encompasses a wide range of services, from advising on loan facilities to facilitating debt restructuring. She is especially adept at handling secured lending, finance leases, export credit agency (ECA)-backed lending, sale and purchase of vessels, and shipbuilding projects. Her ability to craft bespoke legal documentation for "green" loans sets her apart, allowing clients to meet their unique financial and environmental goals.
Clients value Elena's pragmatic approach, her ability to act swiftly, and her commercial acumen when giving legal advice. Elena ensures that her clients' interests are safeguarded in every deal, making her an indispensable partner in shipping. Her role in significant deals, such as the US$1.88 billion leasing of a fleet of LNG vessels by a syndicate of three finance lessors to the affiliate of a major investment bank, highlights her reputation as a trusted adviser in the maritime finance sector.
Elena is the author of an article on a financing technique known as warehousing, which was published in a major publication in the transportation sector.
She is also an advocate of the use of legal technology and is a key contributor of the firm's innovation projects.
Ship and offshore finance
Advised on a K-SURE-backed loan to A.P. Moller – Maersk by a syndicate of banks led by Société Générale
Ship and offshore finance
Advised Global Chartering Limited, a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal, in relation to a US$30 million loan facility from BNP Paribas
Finance leasing
Leasing East Deal of the Year 2024 - Acted as global lessor counsel in the US$1.88 billion Global Meridian Holdings sale and leaseback of 14 LNG vessels chartered to QatarEnergy.
Sale and purchase of vessels and bareboat charters
Acted for a leading Nigerian shipping company on the renewal of their LNG fleet involving the sale of multiple vessels and the chartering in of modern newbuilds
Insolvency and Restructuring
Advised The Export-Import Bank of China as lender to Prosafe SE, a leading owner and operator of semi-submersible accommodation vessels, in a complex restructuring and recapitalisation.
