WFW advises BNP Paribas on US$116.5m refinancing of five product tankers15 October 2018
We advised BNP Paribas Hong Kong Branch as facility agent on a US$116.5m loan facility to AVIC International Leasing Co., Ltd.
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Duties owed by mortgagees of ships when exercising their “power of sale”25 September 2018
Charles Buss, John Kissane and David Osborne discuss the recent English Admirality Court decision in Close Brothers v (1) AIS (Marine) 2 Limited (2) Paul Chandler.
WFW advises Teekay Tankers on sale-leaseback of six Aframax tankers24 September 2018
We advised long-standing client Teekay Tankers Ltd. on the sale-and-leaseback for six Aframax tankers, improving its net liquidity position by US$60m after the repayment of outstanding related debt.
The future is all Reit24 September 2018
Mohammed Kamal and Amy Jones take a look at the Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) landscape in the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”) and the wider GCC.
Ground rent transactions in commercial real estate 10 September 201810 September 2018
In our new briefing, Tom Jarvisand Hetan Ganatra discuss the increasingly common ground rent transactions and the practical benefits this transaction may have on real estate owners and companies.
New procedures for lessors to deregister aircraft in Thailand6 September 2018
Alan Polivnick and Nicharee Musikapraphan outline the key focus of Regulation 11, which was issued by The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand earlier this year. The briefing discusses the Regulation’s changes in relation to the deregistration of Thai registered aircraft.
Expert Aviation Finance Partner Jim Bell to join WFW London5 September 2018
Aviation and asset finance rising star Jim Bell will be joining the firm’s Global Aviation group in London.
The new movables pledge law: and what it means for secured lending in the UAE4 September 2018
In this briefing, Michael Savva and Alice Atkinson discuss the new regime for the registration of mortgages over movable assets in the UAE.
US secondary sanctions on Iran and the EU Blocking Statute: Implications for the shipping industry15 August 2018
On 7 August 2018, both the first wave of re-imposed US secondary sanctions, and the EU Blocking Statute took effect: how can we comply with two incompatible laws at the same time?
WFW advises Taconic Capital on largest ever Italian shipping debt portfolio acquisition with SC Lowy15 August 2018
We advised Taconic Capital on its joint acquisition with SC Lowy of a shipping portfolio of UTP from Italy’s Monte dei Paschi di Siena group.