Law firm Stephenson Harwood (Singapore) Alliance has strengthened its shipping and offshore finance practice with the appointment of an additional partner. He joins the firm from Ince & Co.

Martin Brown (pictured above) joins Stephenson Harword in Singapore. He specialises in cross-border ship finance and offshore maritime transactional matters, according to a media release sent on Friday. These include debt financings, leasing, international joint ventures and both conventional and Islamic private equity investments.

He has extensive experience advising a range of clients, including banks, private equity firms, funds and companies involved in capital raising, debt restructuring and rescheduling and distressed creditor and debtor advisory work.

Intrinsic Understanding

Brown has particular expertise in advising companies on their project investment activities in the marine and energy sectors, including structuring, acquisition and asset employment and chartering, and brings intrinsic understanding of the day-to-day operational challenges a maritime company faces.

Stephenson Harwood has a global shipping and offshore finance team with more than 100 specialist lawyers working across the firm's offices in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.