Finance • London
Stephenson Harwood
Client SatisfactionLawyers
Jonathan Ward
Stephenson Harwood, London
- Phone020 7809 2081
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Work Department
Maritime, trade & offshore
Position
Jonathan is a ship finance expert with a focus on complex, cross-border transactions and restructurings in shipping. Clients value his commercial and pragmatic approach coupled with his broad experience. Jonathan heads our Chinese ship finance practice.
He has extensive experience of ship finance and commercial shipping matters including complex loan financings, operating and finance leasing, sale and purchase, sale and leaseback, shipbuilding and construction contracts and corporate acquisitions. Jonathan advises on "big ticket" asset finance transactions worldwide. He represents a broad range of financial institutions (including export credit agencies), major international ship owners and shipyards. He has particular experience in Europe and the Far East. Jonathan has considerable restructuring experience and has advised lenders on the Omega Navigation Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, and major restructurings for Torm, Genco, Maritime Equity Partners and Bourbon Offshore.
He has been recommended in The Legal 500 for his work within shipping.