Dentons
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Dentons’ maritime team is distinguished by its clear focus on ship finance, advising on both conventional and Islamic structures across high-value, complex transactions. The firm acts for an impressive roster of shipping banks and regional owners, frequently handling first-of-their-kind financings and amendments to existing facilities. Paul Jarvis provides long-standing market insight, while Nathaniel Armstrong leads on the full spectrum of ship finance matters, including structured, cross-border and Shari’ah-compliant deals.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Dentons’ shipping and finance team stands out for its ability to combine deep technical expertise with a pragmatic and highly commercial approach. In our experience, they have represented financiers with a high degree of professionalism, ensuring transactions are handled efficiently and smoothly.'
- ‘Nathaniel Armstrong is a brilliant partner not only for wide and in-depth industry knowledge but also his interpersonal skills and his easy-going, can-do attitude. It is a joy working with Nathaniel and I can always rest easy when I know Nathaniel is on the case.'
Key clients
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC
Work highlights
Advising Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank on a landmark Shari'a-compliant syndicated ship financing totalling USD370m for an Al Seer Marine and BGN joint venture, ABGC for the delivery of five dual-fuel-efficient vessels.


