Ian Mace
High Net Worth Guide 2023
Band 4 : Yachts & Superyachts
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Provided by Ian Mace
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Ian has been active in the yachting sector for almost 20 years. Ian has acted for owners in respect of newbuilding contracts for motor yachts and sailing yachts, and acquisitions and sales in respect of yachts and shares in yacht owning companies. Ian has represented owners at all stages of the yacht ownership cycle as well in respect of repeat acquisitions for a number of owners.
As the global head of the Stephenson Harwood maritime finance team, Ian has acted for borrowers, all of the major banks involved in the market and for other sources of capital investing in the yachting sector, advising on all types of financing structures from facilities that are utilised for acquisitions of second hand yachts or to refinancing equity, through to construction financing involving either refund guarantees or construction mortgages, and ECA backed financing of some of the largest yachts constructed.
Ian’s extensive experience also includes a number of the limited restructurings, arrests and enforcements in the yacht finance sector.