George Macheras
Partner London
George is GLOBAL MARITIME SECTOR CO-HEAd.
George advises on all aspects of ship financing, with a focus on structured/asset finance, leasing transactions, restructurings/work-outs and large-scale loan portfolio transfers, as well as on the commercial matters relating to the sale, purchase, employment and operation of all maritime asset classes (newbuilding and second-hand).
His clients span the shipping and offshore industries, including financial institutions (primarily banks, private equity investors and hedge funds) and shipping companies (owners, managers and charterers).
George has worked in the firm’s London and Athens offices and is recommended as an expert asset finance and restructuring lawyer by legal directory IFLR 1000.
- Advising two major private equity investors on the purchase of a circa US$240m portfolio of shipping loans from Commerzbank.
- Advising Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp, owned by the Alafouzos family, on the oversubscribed US$100m initial public offering of its new eco-friendly US$1bn crude tanker fleet Okeanis Eco Tankers, on Oslo’s Merkur Market.
- Advising Enesel S.A. on its maritime investments and financings, including in relation to its ECA-backed US$380m financing relating to five 13,800 TEU container vessels.
- Advising The Royal Bank of Scotland with its disposal of the majority of its global US$5bn shipping portfolio to various purchasers.
- Advising Marubeni Corporation and SK Shipping on all legal aspects relating to their two LNG carriers, including construction, chartering and financing, for utilisation in the Ichthys LNG project in Australia.
Education
- 2007 · University College London, University of London, LLM in Maritime Law
- 2006 · BPP Law School, London, LPC
- 2005 · Queen Mary College, University of London, LLB Honours
memberships & associations
- Law Society of England and Wales
- AwardWFW garners five Marine Money ‘Deal of the Year’ 2022 awards
- PressStatement regarding the unfolding conflict in Ukraine from WFW Global Maritime Sector Co-Heads
- PressGeorge Macheras named new WFW Global Maritime Sector Co-Head Â
- PressWFW advises Oak Hill on acquisition of US$182.5m container portfolio
- ArticleWFW advises Genco on en bloc asset swap