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Ricky Kim

Ricky has over a decade of experience on all aspects of ship financing advising financial institutions (banks, export credit agencies, private equity investors and funds) and shipping companies (owners, managers and charterers). He specialises in banking and finance matters including secured lending, syndicated and bilateral lending, corporate finance and ECA-backed finance (particularly KEXIM Guarantee, KOBC, K-Sure and Sinosure cover) as well as restructuring, works-outs, rehabilitation and loan portfolio transfers. Ricky is native Korean and has significant experience on Korean BBCHP structured financings and regularly acts for both Korean and international financial institutions on financings involving leading Korean shipowners. Ricky is qualified in both Singapore and England & Wales. · Watson Farley & Williams LLP Foreign Legal Consultant Office

South KoreaBanking and Finance, Ship FinancingEnglish, Korean

About

Ricky has over a decade of experience advising financial institutions and shipping companies on ship financing, banking and finance matters, including secured lending, syndicated and bilateral lending, corporate finance, ECA-backed finance (particularly KEXIM Guarantee, KOBC, K-Sure and Sinosure cover), restructuring, workouts, rehabilitation and loan portfolio transfers. He also has significant experience on Korean BBCHP structured financings. Ricky is native Korean and regularly acts for both Korean and international financial institutions.

Practice areas

Banking and FinanceShip FinancingSecured LendingSyndicated LendingBilateral LendingCorporate FinanceECA-Backed FinanceRestructuringWorkoutsRehabilitationLoan Portfolio TransfersBBCHP Structured Financings

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Expertise

Ship FinancingBanking and FinanceSecured LendingSyndicated and Bilateral LendingCorporate FinanceECA-Backed FinanceRestructuring, Workouts, RehabilitationLoan Portfolio TransfersBBCHP Structured Financings

Education

  • National University of Singapore, Bachelor of Laws, 2009

Admissions

  • Singapore
  • England & Wales

Languages

EnglishKorean