GANADO Advocates advised on Marine Money's Structured
Finance and Innovation Deal of the Year.
GANADO Advocates advised on the Maltese law aspects of a
ground-breaking maritime capital markets transaction for United
Arab Shipping Company ("UASC"), as
originator, in an issuance of USD 162 million 12-year Enhanced
Maritime Trust Certificates ("EMTCs")
used to finance two 2012-built 13,500 TEU container vessels. The
EMTCs were rated investment grade by Fitch and Kroll and the
issuance received strong interest from institutional investors in
Europe and the United States.
Deutsche Bank and Citigroup, as joint bookrunners for the UASC
transaction, won Marine Money International's Structured
Finance and Innovation Deal of the Year award (announced in its February/March 2016 issue). The transaction
was also awarded the Shipping Debt Deal of 2015 award by Global
Transport Finance.