Downside of private equity in shipping highlighted
[SINGAPORE] The recovery of certain segments of shipping this year has brought with it an infusion of private-equity capital.
Although some of these funds give the much-needed spark to ship-financing in the absence of traditional bank lending, some industry professionals are asking whether the challenges that come with this may be counter-productive.
Among the panellists at the Moore Stephens Singapore Shipping Forum 2014 yesterday was Stavros Tsolakis, a visiting professor of maritime economics and shipping finance at the Singapore Management University and vice-president at the DST Shipping Group, who, referring to these private-equity players' being drawn by strong investment returns, said: "Last year, the prices were really low . . . but the numbers…
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