Shipping Finance - Ogier

Ogier Corporate Services | International Financeogier.comShipping FinanceAn introduction to working with usBahrain | British Virgin Islands | Cayman Islands | Dublin | GuernseyHong Kong | Jersey | London | Luxembourg | Tokyo

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International Finance | Shipping Financeogier.comIntroductionOgier Fiduciary Services has extensive experiencein providing corporate administration to shipowners, banks and joint venture parties who usespecial purpose vehicles (‘SPVs’) as part of theirshipping structuring.Our expertise has been developed overthe last 15 years through mainly acting fora number of European based ship ownerswhilst working closely with their advisors.Reflecting the global economic climate,the majority of our recent work has centredaround restructuring and refinancing ofSPVs and their underlying assets.Our International Finance Team provides orprocures specialist corporate administrationon all aspects of establishing and operatingoffshore SPVs. Our team also co-ordinatesand arranges SPV administration servicesfor vehicles established in Bahrain, theBritish Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands,Dublin, Guernsey, Jersey, Luxembourg andthe United Kingdom.CapabilitiesOur core services include:• Administration of shipping financingand leasing structures• Provision of directors, registered officeand company secretarial services• Bookkeeping, accounting, financialstatements preparation and reportingservices• Auditor liaison process• Tax filings• Regulatory reporting• Share trustee or equivalent• Service of process agent• Stock exchange listing services (withagents for certain exchanges)• In addition we are able to procureregistration of and security over shipping.Our professionally qualified andexperienced staff play a pivotal role incoordinating and managing all necessarycorporate administration in respect of:• Acquisition and sale of ships• Asset refinancing• Ship leasing, both finance and operating• Offshore transaction management.3

ogier.comInternational Finance | Shipping FinanceWhy Ogier Fiduciary Services?We distinguish ourselves from our competitorsthrough our Director led personal approach tomanaging client relationships and administering SPVs.The delivery of high quality service to ourclients is based on the following factors:• Commitment to a long-term relationship• Responsive approach and top qualityprofessional staff• Flexible and transparent fees• A proven track record and experienceof administering complex structures• Single point of contact for all yourbusiness needs.The way in which we deliver is just asimportant as what we deliver; consequentlywe would invest time at the beginningof the relationship to understanding thetransactional dynamics and your preferredway of operating.4

ogier.comInternational Finance | Shipping FinanceContact usOgier Corporate ServicesEuropePeter GatehouseGlobal Head of International Finance,JerseyT + 44 1534 504435E peter.gatehouse@ogier.comBrian BuckleyManaging Director, DublinT + 353 1 7752610E brian.buckley@ogier.comAsiaKristy CalvertManaging Director, ShanghaiT +86 21 6075 6528E kristy.calvert@ogier.comSkip HashimotoManaging Director, TokyoT +81 3 6430 9500E skip.hashimoto@ogier.comNeil TownsonManaging Director, LondonT +44 20 7160 5017E neil.townson@ogier.comCaribbeanScott DakersDirector, Cayman IslandsT +1 345 815 1405E scott.dakers@ogier.com6

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ogier.comThe Ogier Fiduciary Services Groupis no longer affiliated with theOgier Group and the Ogier legalpartnerships. Legal and regulatoryinformation regarding the OgierFiduciary Services Group is detailedon www.ogier.com via the Legalnotice link.This brochure is printed using FSCapproved paper which is sourcedfrom well managed forests.Please recycle this brochureafter use.