Stephanie Dee
Counsel
London

Stephanie Dee
Counsel
London
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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.
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2009
Academic
BA (Hons), History, University of Warwick, 2005
LLB, Law, The College Of Law, London, 2007
Experience highlights
Advising the Issuers in respect of the U.S.$100 billion 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, subordinated debt and other general advisory matters).
Advising the Joint Lead Managers in respect of the EUR500,000,000 Non-Preferred Senior Fixed Reset Notes (Green Bonds) due 2025 issued under its EUR4 billion Global Medium Term Note Programme.
Advising the Arranger and Dealers in respect of the establishment of Aker BP ASA’s EUR2 billion Euro Medium Term Note Programme and Aker BP’s debut issuance of EUR750,000,000 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 EUR200,000,000 1.125 per cent. Green Notes due 2028 thereunder.

Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2009
Academic
BA (Hons), History, University of Warwick, 2005
LLB, Law, The College Of Law, London, 2007
Other noteworthy experience
Advising:
- Advising the Joint Lead Managers in respect of the EUR500,000,000 4.700 per cent. Bonds due 2029 issued by Great-West Lifeco Inc.
- Advising the Joint Lead Managers in respect of the EUR1,250,000,000 2.875 per cent. Notes due 2032 issued by The Republic of Croatia.
- Advising the Joint Lead Managers in respect of the EUR350,000,000 3.000 per cent. Notes due 2026 issued by Arçelik A.Ş.
- Advising the Arranger and Dealers in respect of the establishment of easyJet plc’s GBP3 billion Euro Medium Term Note Programme
- Advising the Joint Bookrunners and Managers in respect of the dual issuance of U.S.$500,000,000 5.373 per cent. Guaranteed Notes and U.S.$500,000,000 6.500 per cent. Guaranteed Notes by MTN (Mauritius) Investments Limited.
- Advising the sole Bookrunner on the issue of U.S.$200,000,000 secured pre-IPO convertible guaranteed bonds by Sea Trucks Group Limited.
Pro bono
- The Citizenship Foundation – conducting citizenship classes at Bethnal Green Technology College
- Battersea Legal Advice Clinic, London
Recognition
“[Jonathan Melton] has an excellent team including Tom Wilson and Stephanie Dee (both counsel, and both excellent lawyers)…”
Legal 500, 2021