A deep appreciation of the risks and opportunities associated with port and terminal infrastructure equips us to provide invaluable advice.
Ports and terminals play a central role in global trade, in both developed and emerging markets. With a wealth of specialist maritime and infrastructure experience, both on a global and local basis, we understand the key industry drivers and commercial perspectives of every participant in the market.
We advise on the acquisition, disposal, investment, development, operation and financing of ports and terminals dove tailing our deep sector knowledge with our expertise in local regulatory frameworks.
Our clients include governments and national port authorities, port and terminal operators, shipping lines, investors, lenders and port users.
On 10 June 2021, the German Parliament (Bundestag) adopted the Act on the Implementation of the Digitalisation Directive (Gesetz zur Umsetzung der Digitalisierungsrichtlinie, DiRUG) of the European Union, setting the framework for the online formation and registration of branches of new businesses in Germany.
Corporate and M&A Partners Daniel Saunders and Mark Tooke, in a feature article for Bunkerspot, discuss the increase in M&A, joint venture and direct investment activity in maritime technology from investors both within and outside of the maritime industry.
Ambitious proposals from the OECD to restructure the system of global taxation of multinational companies are gaining real momentum. This article discusses these proposed reforms, their potential to cut through tax policies applied to shipping and whether shipping will gain an exemption from the global minimum effective tax rate.
