Martin is a corporate finance specialist, focusing on raising capital in the offshore energy and maritime sectors. He specialises in cross-border asset and project finance and offshore maritime/energy transactions, including debt and project financings, leasing, international joint ventures and private equity investments as well as other forms of capital raising and debt restructuring and rescheduling. He has particular expertise in project investment activities in the marine and energy sectors, including structuring, acquisition and asset employment and chartering.Previously, he was recognised as one of Singapore’s leading transactional maritime lawyers having been based in the region since 2003.Martin graduated with a degree in Jurisprudence from Oxford University and is admitted to practice in England and Wales. After his legal training in London and Hong Kong, he joined Norton Rose in Singapore in 2003, and in 2009 set up a maritime and offshore transactional team for Ince & Co in Singapore before moving to Stephenson Harwood in 2018. He joined BW Offshore in 2021 with a focus on finance and structuring.Credits include:“he is admired by clients for his “can-do approach, ability to make things happen” and “fast, efficient” working style.” Chambers Asia-Pacific 2016"A source highlights his "great communication skills," explaining that "he's good with the client, explaining things in laymen's terms." Another source appreciates that he is "commercially minded and finds creative solutions."" Chambers Asia-Pacific 2019"Technically brilliant, his attention to detail is fantastic and he's great on complex deals; he's really fantastic on the more complicated things." Chambers Asia-Pacific 2020"He is very clever, sophisticated and also has competency for the granular details." Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021