Sam Harding Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

I assist clients on all aspects of financing, selling and purchasing new and second-hand ships, including corporate restructurings, joint venture arrangements, sale-and-leaseback structures. Representative experience includes:- Advising Norwegian Cruise Line in connection with deliveries of vessels in Germany and Italy and financing of its fleet under European ECA loan facilities and US credit facilities and promissory notes.- Advising Glencore on corporate and finance aspects of its joint venture arrangements and sales of second-hand vessels.- Advising Ugland on the sale of second-hand vessels.- Advising US private equity funds in relation to investments into certain cruise lines.- Advising Vitol in relation to second-hand vessel sales and sale-and-leaseback transactions with ICBC and CMB.

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Associate in the EIPAF (Energy, Infrastructure, Project and Asset Finance) department, focusing on Asset Finance.Relevant experience includes:Secondment to Thomas Cook Airlines Limited (Manchester).Advising Petrobras in connection with call option, ownership and registration matters in connection with a gas and oil production platform financed with ICBC.Acting for United Arab Shipping Company in connection with all their financing arrangements relating to the merger with Hapag-Lloyd.Acting for First Commercial Bank in connection with the delivery financings of two vessels.Acting for the ECAs in respect of: the bond refinancing of 10 ATR Aircraft; novations in relation to a portfolio of 16 Airbus Aircraft.Acting for a commercial lender in respect of an export credit supported refinancing of two oil tankers for a Russian customer.Acting for a shipping company in respect of the Islamic-compliant refinancing of its portfolio of vessels. and restructuring of its corporate and business arrangements.

London, United Kingdom

1st seat - Bank FinanceActed for Danske Bank during the accession by several shipping companies to an SFA.Acted for UBS Securities LLC, HSBC Bank plc and Mizuho Bank, Ltd. in respect of New York law Credit Agreements provided to finance BC Partners' acquisition of the Mergermarket Group from the Financial Times Group, a division of the UK Publisher Pearson.Advised Innovia Group on its debut floating rate high yield bond issue and acquisition by Arle Capital Partners.2nd seat - Asset FinanceAdvised ECGD on various ECA-supported financings of aircraft for Lion Air and AirAsia, and on the prepayment by ČSA České aerolinie, a.s. of ECA and commercial loans. Acted for Euler Hermes on the subleasing of four aircraft to Southeast Asian Airlines Inc.Acted for Deutsche Bank in connection with the acquisition by Elix Aviation Capital of a portfolio of aircraft across the Americas. Provided support to the FRI, Corporate and Capital Markets departments on the restructuring of New World Resources' balance sheet via a UK Scheme of Arrangement, and a Rights Issue and Placing.3rd seat - Litigation & ArbitrationRepresented the construction and energy companies in an ongoing arbitration over insurance policies.Represented a financial institution in an ongoing High Court litigation concerning an Engagement Letter.Represented a commercial bank in an ongoing High Court litigation regarding various facility agreements.Represented a not-for-profit institute in an ongoing Judicial Review.4th seat - Arbitration (Paris)Advising a major European energy provider in relation to the construction and installation by contractors of a nuclear power plant.