Enhanced by the arrival of 'very experienced shipping finance lawyer' Beatrice Russ and two associates from legacy firm Ince & Co in September 2023, Wikborg Rein has greater resources with which to service the firm's existing and well-established Norwegian borrower client base on English law issues, as well as adding to the client list as a result of her own contacts in the industry. Jonathan Page provides 'very hands-on and responsive' advice for lenders and borrowers in the commercial shipping sector, while Jonathan Goldfarb heads the team.
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  • 'The team has extensive ship finance experience and capabilities with a very good reputation in the market.’

  • ‘Wikborg Rein is very professional and maintained high standards on their deliverables. This brings great value to the borrowers as the team possesses a strong understanding of the borrowing group and shipping industry, and speeds up the loan documentation and offers practical solutions/recommendations.’

  • ‘Beatrice Russ shows strong passion for ship finance transactions backed by great reliability, responsiveness and a tremendously good sense for commercial issues.’

  • ‘Beatrice Russ is a very experienced shipping finance lawyer and has a very commercial mindset which allows her to solve challenges in a pragmatic manner, balancing the need to get a deal done and the need for maintaining sound and balanced documentation.’

  • ‘Jonathan Page is very hands on and responsive. He offers valuable advice or recommendations that will be accepted by both financier and borrowers/obligors of the financing transaction.’

Kernmandanten

  • Havila Kystruten Operations AS
  • DNB Bank ASA
  • Jacktel AS
  • Nordea Bank Abp, filial i Norge
  • Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
  • Navios Shipmanagement Inc.
  • Credit Suisse Ag
  • CMB Financial Leasing
  • AVIC Financial Leasing
  • ICBC Financial Leasing

Highlight-Mandate

  • Advising Havila Group on the complex unwinding of four state-of-the-art LNG passenger vessels via intricate sale and leaseback transactions worth €205m with GTLK, a ship financing entity owned by the Russian state, which faced sanctions at the onset of the Ukraine conflict.
  • Acted as the principal borrower's counsel for Jacktel AS, a Norwegian company providing offshore accommodation services, on an $80m loan facility from Rawlin 1 Ltd, a subsidiary of London-based ship finance boutique Maritime Asset Partners.

Anwält*innen

Führende Partner*innen

Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.

Praxisleitung

Jonathan Goldfarb

Weitere Kernanwält*innen

Jonathan Page; Beatrice Russ; Renaud Barbier-Emery