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Joanna Tuft

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Joanna Tuft Associate

Contact details

Joanna Tuft

Joanna Tuft
Associate

T: +44 20 7809 2359 Email Joanna | vCard Office: London

Joanna is an associate in the London finance group, with a focus on ship finance.
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She  advises banks, financial institutions and owners on cross-border ship finance transactions relating to syndicated and bilateral debt financings and refinancings, export-credit backed finance transactions, ship sale and leasebacks and ship sale and purchases. She also has experience acting on transactions involving securitisation structures with senior and junior loan elements.

Joanna has spent time in the firm's Hong Kong office and was also seconded to the in-house team of an alternative capital provider to the global maritime industry.

Joanna has a particular interest in the decarbonisation of the shipping industry and has published articles on this topic. She has advised financiers in respect of green loans and sustainability-linked financings.

  • Ship and offshore finance
  • Green and sustainable finance
  • Yacht and superyacht

Advising Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank on US$685 million loan

The loan was made to the Hoegh LNG group for the refinancing of two floating storage and regasification units, which are to be time chartered to the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action.

Advising ABN AMRO Bank regarding a syndicated loan to Touax

The loan was a US$115.5 million term loan, revolving credit and working capital facilities agreement in relation to containers.

Advising a Swiss shipping group on a revolving credit and term loan facility

Advised Swiss owners on the financing of 12 open hatch dry bulk vessels pursuant to a US$245 million revolving credit and term loan facility.

Sale and leaseback transaction with a leading alternative finance provider

Advising the financier in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction with a Netherlands based tanker group by acquiring six tankers.

Advising an Italian shipping group on a term loan and revolving credit facility

Advised Italian owners on the financing of three vessels pursuant to a US$25 milliom term loan and recusing revolving credit facility.

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Advising Nordea on a sustainability-linked loan made to Stolt Tankers

The loan agreement contained a number of bespoke green finance provisions including a margin ratchet linked to sustainability key performance indicators as determined by the Poseidon Principles.

Advising Höegh Autoliners regarding the acquisition of zero-carbon ready vessels

The Aurora class PCTC vessels' multi-fuel engine can run on marine gas oil and LNG and with modification, can transition to use future zero carbon fuels including ammonia or methanol.

Advising a leading international bank regarding a green loan

The loan is to finance the acquisition of a series of three "ammonia ready" Ultramax vessels fitted with solar panels and wind turbines to reduce the consumption of auxiliary engines.

Acting for a European bank in respect of the pre and post-delivery financing of a 33m luxury yacht.

Advised a European bank on a Hermes backed facility in respect of the purchase of a luxury super yacht for Middle Eastern interests. 

Acting for a European bank in respect of the financing of a 49m luxury yacht

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02 Mar 2023

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