The CMS Hong Kong LLP team advises financial institutions, shipowners, operators and lessors in a wide array of shipping finance matters, including syndicated bank facilities and the purchase or sale of vessels. The firm has particular experience in matters relating to the LNG sector. Conor Warde acts on senior and subordinated debt financings, asset-based lending transactions and private equity investments. Tim Elliott specialises in shipping matters relating to offshore oil and gas. Kathy Wong is another key name, supporting PRC lessors as well as international banks and shipowners.
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Testimonials
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‘CMS have a wide net of services across the world and focus more and more on emerging markets. They can appropriately combine the services of different offices in order to accomodate the requirements of clients.’
‘Tim Elliott is recommended. He has rich experience with the offshore and shipping sectors.'
‘CMS’s ship and aircraft financing team is very professional and a very trustworthy partner in this field.’
'Conor Warde has extensive experience in the shipping field and understands the needs of Chinese clients, and is able to provide excellent professional services.'
Key clients
- Bank Sinopac
- BW Energy Limited
- CCB Financial Leasing Corporation Limited
- China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited
- CMB Financial Leasing
- CM International Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.
- DBS Bank
- Equinor UK Limited
- GE Energy Financial Services
- ICBC Financial Leasing
- Jiangsu Financial Leasing Co., Ltd
- Jiangsu Ocean Shipping Co., Ltd
- Minsheng Financial Leasing Co. Ltd
- Seaspan Corp
- Shandong Huachen Financial Leasing Co., LTD
- Shenzhen Financial Leasing
- Zhejiang Zheyin Financial Leasing Co. Ltd
Work highlights
Representing Shenzhen Financial Leasing (Group) Co., Ltd in the lease financing of two newbuilding methanol bunkering tankers for the Singapore ship bunkering company named Consort Bunkers Pte Ltd.
Representing BOC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. in the lease financing of one newbuilding VLEC gas carrier for a Singapore-based shipping group.
Lawyers
Leading partners: Shipping Finance
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Practice head
Conor Warde; Tim Elliott
Other key lawyers
Kathy Wong