WFW expands Global Aviation Restructuring Index (GARI) with four new jurisdictions18 January 2022
Launched on 19 October 2021, GARI offers a comparative index of 55+ restructuring procedures available in 30 key aviation jurisdictions.
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George Macheras named new WFW Global Maritime Sector Co-Head 17 January 2022
Macheras, who made partner in 2018, advises on all aspects of ship financing as well as on commercial matters relating to the sale, purchase, employment and operation of all maritime asset classes.
Risks & Responsibilities of Carrying Li-ion Batteries27 January 2022
We would like to invite you to join our Webinar ‘It’s fire but not as we know it? – The Risks of Li-ion Batteries and other alternative fuel sources’.
WFW advises Citibank and HSBC on first of their kind ECA-backed JOLCOs for Seaspan7 January 2022
These pioneering transactions were developed simultaneously and are firsts of their kind, combining two tried and tested ship financing structures.
WFW advises Maas Capital on investment into BW LPG India22 December 2021
Watson Farley & Williams has advised Maas Capital Shipping B.V. in relation to the due diligence, deal structuring and legal documentation required to acquire a minority stake in BW LPG India, a subsidiary of BW LPG Limited.
WFW advises HCOB on US$180m bank facility for MPCC20 December 2021
Watson Farley & Williams has advised Hamburg Commercial Bank on a new US$180m bank facility provided to an intermediate holding company of MPC Container Ships ASA.
WFW advises CMFL on US$445.7m first sustainability-linked term loan facilities8 December 2021
The syndicated financing is linked to certain pre-determined key performance indicators on sustainability.
WFW Partners elect George Paleokrassas and Lindsey Keeble as new Senior Partner and Managing Partner6 December 2021
Their appointments form part of a new leadership and governance structure for WFW endorsed by the firm’s partnership, replacing the previous model led by joint Managing Partners and a Chairman.
WFW advises Piraeus Bank on its first sustainability-linked loan2 December 2021
The transaction included a margin adjustment mechanism based on carbon intensity rating as an incentive for the owner to reduce carriers’ carbon emissions.
WFW advises Buss on US$275m container box portfolio ABS involving equity sale2 December 2021
This is the first occasion when 100% of the equity in a container box ABS has been sold to third-party investors and only the second time that any equity in a container box ABS has been sold to third party investors.
WFW Global Maritime Sector Head Lindsey Keeble included in Lloyd’s List Top 10 Maritime Lawyers 202129 November 2021
Watson Farley & Williams is pleased to announce that Global Maritime Sector Co-Head Lindsey Keeble has been named one of Lloyd’s List’s Top 10 Maritime Lawyers for 2021, a highly prestigious accolade. This is the second time that Lindsey has been named in the top ten list following her inclusion in 2019.
WFW successfully advises Ryanair on appeal against Italy’s Public Service Obligations to Trapani airport29 November 2021
Watson Farley & Williams has successfully advised Ryanair on its appeal against the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport’s Decree no. 2/2020, which imposed Public Service Obligations on scheduled air services between Trapani airport and other six destinations.
