Associate at Virtus Law*
Jamie is an Associate at Virtus Law with experience assisting in corporate and finance matters, and is adept at guiding clients through complex ship finance and banking transactions.
Languages - English
Jurisdiction - Singapore
Jamie specialises in ship finance and banking transactions, where she supports major shipping finance banks and shipowners and provides strategic advice on ship sale and purchase, refinancing, and sale and leaseback structures.
Jamie's client base extends to multinational corporations, whom she assists in restructuring debt facilities and advising on loan and security documentation. In addition to her maritime focus, Jamie has assisted in trade finance transactions, providing counsel to major banks on cross-border lending transactions involving multinational commodity trading companies. Her aviation finance work includes advising financiers and aircraft leasing companies on leasing and acquisition financing, showcasing her versatility across industries. Jamie's role in facilitating the re-domiciliation of foreign entities into Singapore further highlights her ability to assist in corporate matters.
Clients appreciate Jamie's ability to work seamlessly with foreign counsel on securities registration across jurisdictions like Panama, Marshall Islands, and Seychelles in addition to the Singapore Registry of Ships. Her contributions to publications such as the Thomson Reuters' guide to Shipping Finance in Singapore underscore her commitment to sharing knowledge and expertise in her field.
Virtus Law LLP (T13LL0339K) and Stephenson Harwood LLP (T13LL0821C) are registered as a Formal Law Alliance in Singapore under the name Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance. Both firms are registered in Singapore under the Limited Liability Partnership Act (Chapter 163A) with limited liability. The term "partner" is used to refer to a member in one of the constituent law firms.
Sale and Purchase of a Panama-flagged bulk carrier
Acted for the owners in the successful sale and deletion of a Panama-flagged bulk carrier to an SPV of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
KEB Hana Bank, Singapore Branch
Advised KEB Hana Bank on a US$675 million trade facility with a Singapore company for the acquisition of shares in another Singapore company.
CCB Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.
Acted for the financiers on a sale and leaseback transaction involving three Hong Kong flagged tankers to be reflagged in Liberia and bareboat charter registered in Singapore.
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited (London branch)
Assisted in a US$30 million uncommitted trade finance facility agreement with Trafigura Pte Ltd.
Re-domiciliation of a Bermuda company to Singapore
Advised on the transfer of registration of a Bermuda company to Singapore.
Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation
Helped with the refinancing of two vessels owned by AET Tankers (Suezmax) Pte. Ltd.