Legal Advice for Ship Finance
Ship finance
Benefit from wraparound legal expertise in ship, yacht and superyacht finance, from sale and purchase through to investment.
How we can advise you
Whether you are a bank or a borrower in the shipping space, we can provide you with prompt, professional services. Bilateral and syndicated debt financing transactions are our specialities, as well as ship sales and purchase.
We’re also the market leader in providing legal services to the yacht and superyacht sectors, advising on sale and purchase, build contracts and financing.
Make use of our expertise in:
- debt and equity financing
- pre- and post-delivery financing of newbuilding’s including assignation of shipbuilding contracts and refund guarantees
- financing second-hand vessels
- sale and purchase
- refinancing
- flagging issues
- leases
- commercial, technical or management and agency agreements
- joint venture agreements and special projects
- formation or acquisition of shipping companies worldwide
- investment in shipping companies
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How our team will work with you
Our experienced maritime professionals will work in partnership with you to help you achieve your goals, providing the full range of legal services from our offices in the UK and overseas.
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Our clients
We act for the leading banks and specialist finance houses, as well as owners and borrowers.
In the yacht and superyacht sectors, we act for key players in the insurance market, as well as advising:
- owners
- banks
- managers
- brokers
- designers
- builders
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Our experience
Our recent experience includes:
- acting for a state-owned shipping company on its fleet renewal programme, and the purchase of 13 modern oil tankers
- assisting with over 150 yacht newbuild, sale and purchase and financing transactions in a 12-month period, together worth approximately €5 billion
- acting for a Thames riverboat operator on purchasing and financing a newbuild river cruise vessel
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