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Stephanie Dee

Counsel

Email

stephanie.dee@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 2722

Offices

London

V-CARD
Stephanie has a broad range of capital markets expertise and has worked on an extensive variety of capital markets transactions including debt programmes, retail and wholesale drawdowns (including senior and subordinated bonds), standalone issues, green and sustainability-linked bonds, equity-linked bonds and regulatory capital instruments.
Stephanie advises both issuers and dealers/managers across many different jurisdictions and business sectors, including bond issues by corporates, financial institutions and sovereigns. Stephanie’s experience also includes a variety of different listing venues (including regulated and exchange-regulated markets) and clearing systems.

Experience

Representative matters

  • Advising the Issuers in respect of the USD100bn Global Medium Term Note programme of National Australia Bank Limited, Bank of New Zealand and BNZ International Funding Limited, acting through its London Branch (including as to the issuance of retail and wholesale bonds, certified climate bonds, Formosa bonds, CHF issuance, subordinated debt and other general advisory matters).
  • Advising the Joint Lead Managers in respect of the issuance of EUR500m 3.375 per cent. European Green Bond (EuGB) Senior Preferred Notes due 2031 by Länsförsäkringar Bank AB (publ) under its EUR5bn Euro Medium Term Note Programme.
  • Advising the Joint Lead Managers in respect of the issuance of EUR2bn 3.250 per cent. Notes due 2036 by the Republic of Croatia.
  • Advising global financial institution clients on the establishment of a EUR5bn Global Medium Term Note Programme for Blue Owl Credit Income Corp., and the debut issuance thereunder of EUR500m 4.250 per cent. Notes due 2031.
  • Advising the Arranger and Dealers in respect of the establishment of a GBP2.5bn Euro Medium Term Note Programme for NIE Finance plc as Issuer and Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited as Guarantor and advising the Joint Lead Managers in respect of NIE Finance plc’s debut issuance of GBP600m 5.875 per cent. Notes due 2041 thereunder.
  • Advising the Arranger and Dealers in respect of the establishment of Aker BP ASA’s EUR2bn Euro Medium Term Note Programme and Aker BP’s debut issuance of EUR750m 1.125 per cent. Notes due 2029 thereunder.
  • Advising the Arranger and Dealers in respect of the establishment of Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN Spółka Akcyjna’s EUR5 billion Euro Medium Term Note Programme and the debut issuance of EUR200m 1.125 per cent. Green Notes due 2028 thereunder.
  • Advising the Joint Lead Managers in respect of the EUR500m 4.700 per cent. Bonds due 2029 issued by Great-West Lifeco Inc.
  • Advising the Joint Lead Managers in respect of the EUR1.25bn 2.875 per cent. Notes due 2032 issued by The Republic of Croatia.
  • Advising the Arranger and Dealers in respect of the establishment of easyJet plc’s GBP3bn Euro Medium Term Note Programme and subsequent issues of Notes thereunder.
  • Advising the Joint Bookrunners and Managers in respect of the dual issuance of USD500m 5.373 per cent. Guaranteed Notes and USD500m 6.500 per cent. Guaranteed Notes by MTN (Mauritius) Investments Limited.

Pro bono

  • Coram Children’s Legal Centre

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Member, The Law Society of England and Wales

Recognition

“Jonathan Melton has an excellent team including Tom Wilson and Stephanie Dee (both counsel, and both excellent lawyers)”
Legal 500, 2021

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2009

Academic

BA (Hons), History, University of Warwick, 2005

LLB, Law, The College Of Law, London, 2007

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.