Natasha Seel
Associate Paris
Natasha is an Associate in the Finance group in Paris.
Natasha specialises in asset finance, notably aviation and shipping. She acts for and advises both French and international banks and financial institutions, aircraft manufacturers and shipping companies on loan and security documentation.
Natasha also has experience working in the oil & gas sector on international M&A transactions as well as on project-based financing work in the UK renewables market, including solar and wind.
Natasha qualified at the firm as a solicitor in 2017 after training in our London and Paris offices and she re-joined the Paris office in 2018. Natasha speaks French having studied it as part of her Master’s degree.
- Advising China Aircraft Leasing Company Ltd. in connection with the financing and leasing of two Airbus A320-214 aircraft leased to Pegasus Airlines by means of a Japanese Operating Lease with Call Option (JOLCO).
- Advising OMV AG on the sale of two wholly-owned subsidiaries comprising its upstream exploration and production business in Pakistan to Dragon Prime Hong Kong Ltd for a consideration of €157m.
- Advising institutional investors on a £1.3bn investment-grade bond in relation to the acquisition by leading Danish pension funds PKA and PFA of a 50% stake in 659 MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm from Ørsted (formerly DONG Energy).
Education
- 2017 · Qualified as a Solicitor in England & Wales
- 2015 · Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School, London
- 2014 · Graduate Diploma in Law, Kaplan Law School, London
- 2013 · MA (Hons) in French and Social Anthropology, University of St Andrews
Memberships and Associations
- Law Society of England and Wales
- Leading Edge Committee for The Air League, an organisation which promotes aviation to youth.
- British Women Pilots’ Association
- Private pilot’s licence – land & sea ratings
Natasha est collaboratrice dans le département de Financement du bureau de Paris.
Elle est spécialisée en financement d’actifs, notamment dans les secteurs de l’aviation et du maritime. Elle intervient pour le compte de banques et d’institutions financières ainsi que de groupes industriels sur la revue et la rédaction des conventions de crédit et des documents de sûreté.
Natasha a acquis de l’expérience en fusions et acquisitions transfrontalières dans les secteurs pétrolier et gazier ; elle est également intervenue sur des financements de projets d’énergies renouvelables en Grande-Bretagne (solaire, éolien terrestre et en mer).
Natasha a rejoint le cabinet en 2017 en tant que solicitor après avoir effectué sa formation au sein des bureaux de Londres puis de Paris. Elle parle couramment français.
- Conseil de China Aircraft Leasing Company Ltd. sur le financement et le leasing de deux avions Airbus A320-214 pour Pegasus Airlines par voie de Japanese Operating Lease with Call Option (JOLCO).
- Conseil d’OMV AG sur la cession de deux filiales d’exploration et de production basées au Pakistan à Dragon Prime Hong Kong Ltd pour un montant de 157 millions d’euros.
- Conseil d’investisseurs institutionnels sur un investissement de 1,3 milliard de livres sterling concernant la prise de participation à hauteur de 50% dans le parc éolien en mer Walney Extension (659 MW) par les fonds de pension danois PKA et PFA auprès d’Ørsted (précédemment DONG Energy).
Formation
- 2017 · Admise en tant que Solicitor, England & Wales
- 2015 · Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School, London
- 2014 · Graduate Diploma in Law, Kaplan Law School, London
- 2013 · MA (Hons) in French and Social Anthropology, University of St Andrews
Associations professionnelles
- Law Society of England and Wales
- Leading Edge Committee for The Air League, an organisation which promotes aviation to youth.
- British Women Pilots’ Association
- Private pilot’s licence – land & sea ratings