Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) is delighted to announce that leading maritime sector publication Marine Money has named eight deals the firm advised on ‘Deals of the Year’ in their annual Deal of the Year Awards.
The award-winning deals are:
- Export Credit Deal of the Year – US$1.1bn Hapag-Lloyd ECA-backed green loan;
- M&A Deal of the Year: HCOB’s acquisition of NIBC’s €992m shipping portfolio;
- Private Equity Deal of the Year: EnTrust Global’s acquisition of Offshore Merchant Partners;
- Green Deals of the Year:
- Offshore M&A Deal of the Year: MAG Offshore US$183m acquisition from Atlantic Navigation Holdings;
- East Leasing Deal of the Year: CMB Financial Leasing sale leaseback with Pure Energy; and
- Leasing Deal of the Year: Credit Agricole four vessel JOLCO financing for Seapeak.
WFW Global Maritime Sector Head George Macheras commented: “I’m delighted that eight deals we have worked on have won such prestigious maritime sector awards. The range of categories in which we were recognised reflects the breadth and depth of our maritime practice, in particular our contributions to promoting sustainability in the shipping industry. Congratulations to all involved”.
