Ronan Le Du

About Ronan

Ronan specialises in ship finance and transactional shipping matters, with an in-depth knowledge of the Greek and Cypriot market built over the last 20 years. His clients include leading international and local lenders and financiers, as well as shipowners. He focuses on documenting and negotiating loan and security documentation for all types of syndicated and bilateral, pre- and post-delivery financings and club deals, insurance-backed lending. He also advises on restructuring and rescheduling arrangements for existing facilities.

Ronan also advises shipowners and other actors in the shipping industry in relation to their finance arrangements, negotiation of shipbuilding contracts, sale & purchase of vessels (including seller’s credit agreements, memorandum of agreement), shareholders agreements, setting up investment vehicles, escrow arrangements and regularly represents buyers, sellers and lenders at closing meetings.

Ronan is identified as a Leading Individual in the Legal 500 – “He has a very good level of knowledge while at the same time he is also aware of the commercial substance of the transactions”. “Clients highlight his in-depth expertise as well as praising him for his reliability and hands-on approach” Chamber Europe.