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1 February 2022

Jurisdiction Of Choice For Cruise Ship Industry

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We are a leading international law and professional services firm providing legal, corporate and fiduciary services to global corporations, financial institutions, capital market participants and investment fund managers. With a global presence spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we advise on the laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland and Jersey. With over sixty years of looking at the world through the same commercial lens as our clients means we deliver focused, clear, precise advice to get the deal done. Clients trust us to help them make good business decisions, create commercially sound products and strategies, resolve disputes and cement deals that are profitable. From offices across geographies, we deliver business-critical advice and service in the same time zones as our clients, covering asset management, investment funds, corporate, M&A, dispute resolution, finance, insurance, fintech, private capital and trusts, regulatory and more
Bermuda proved to be a robust and flexible jurisdiction in response to the challenges faced over the past two years.
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Bermuda continues to be the jurisdiction of choice for the cruise ship industry, with the world's largest cruise ship operators structuring and flagging a significant number of their vessels in Bermuda. Bermuda proved to be a robust and flexible jurisdiction in response to the challenges faced over the past two years. Upwards of US$15 billion in debt and equity was raised by the key operators through capital markets issuances and by Bermuda issuers, with many of the issuances listed on the Bermuda Stock Exchange. We have also seen the industry turn to private equity for additional capital investment, for example the sale by Royal Caribbean Group of its luxury cruise brand Azamara to Sycamore Partners in 2021. With cruising not yet returning to pre-2020 levels, we expect to see the industry continuing to tap the capital markets space for additional working capital and operators exploring further opportunities for dispositions to private equity houses and non-traditional buyers.

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