German Focus

Marine Money together with HVB hosted the seventh annual German ship finance forum in Hamburg this week, and what resulted was fairly amazing. Not only is the mar­ket one of the most sophisticated in the world and have a does the market’s size rival that of New York, but the cred­it crunch has driven owners and bankers alike to think far more creatively about their approach to deal-making, from bringing in more geographically diverse bankers to realiz­ing the full equity investment potential that can be realized by moving beyond the KG model. We believe the market is worthy of much attention and take some time here to review some highlights before moving into a discussion of some recent transactions.