We have been at the forefront of the railway sector for many years, with a dedicated global railway group specialising in the full range of railway and rolling stock transactions.
Our pre-eminent rail practice has extensive experience in heavy rail internationally, covering rolling stock, regulatory advice, safety, property issues, antitrust and construction and network enhancement. Being able to build on a diversity of skills has led to our advising on some of the largest rail deals in recent years. We are in an excellent position to advise on deals in this sector on a global basis due to our:
Linklaters’ multi-disciplinary and multi-jurisdictional shipping practice advises on a varied range of cross-border transactions, including financings of ships and other maritime assets, sales, purchases and securitisations of shipping asset portfolios, acquisition and financing of maritime companies, restructurings and workouts, and a range of other commercial transactions in the maritime sectors.
We advise various players in the maritime sectors, including banks, shipping lines, LNG and other project companies, shipbuilders and various players in the off-shore energy markets. We regularly work on financings supported by the leading export credit agencies active in the shipping sector and are familiar with their procedures and requirements.
Linklaters Mobility sector leaders, Olga Petrovic and Martina Farkas comment on Mergermarket’s European Transport Trendspotter report.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) updated Annex 9 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (CICA) in October 2017, requiring contracting territories to establish an Advance Passenger Information (API) system involving “the capture of a passenger’s or crew member’s biographic data and flight details” by an aircraft operator prior to departure.
Private equity (PE) firms have their eyes on consolidation plays in the European logistics services sector at the beginning of 2H23, dealmakers have said. In this piece of analysis by Mergermarket, Linklaters Transport Sector leaders, Olga Petrovic and Martina Farkas, comment on confidence returning to investment in the aviation sector and the increasing focus on new technologies and efficiencies in the transport sector when looking at M&A deals.
In this interview with DVZ, partner Martina Farkas, provides reasons why the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) is expected to change procedures in transactions between parties unknown to each other, which have been customary on the spot market.