Navios merges VLCC fleet
Tue 16 Oct 2018 by Craig Jallal, tankers and markets editor
Tue 16 Oct 2018 by Craig Jallal, tankers and markets editor
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation (NMA) has acquired Navios Maritime Midstream Partners (NMP) in a move that consolidates the two VLCC fleets at a time of rising VLCC rates.
Officially the acquisition is described as ticking a number of boxes such as simplifying the capital and organisational structure and increase trading liquidity and float of the Navios Acquisition common stock.
Under the terms of the transaction, public unitholders of NMP may exchange each NMP common unit for either:
The law firm of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP acted as legal advisor and S Goldman Advisors LLC acted as financial advisor to Navios Acquisition.
Latham & Watkins LLP acted as legal advisor and Simmons & Company acted as financial advisor to the Conflicts Committee of Navios Midstream.
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