Eurofin is active in the investment and corporate banking sectors with a particular specialisation in the Maritime Industry.
Amongst our Shipping Finance activities we deal with private and public shipping companies, capital markets transactions and the restructuring of problem loans.
Eurofin, independent and privately held, provides impartial advice to major clients.
We have been involved in funding transactions in excess US$ 25 billion.
Our team and associates have a strong track record in several other sectors apart from shipping, including financial markets & institutions, energy, automotive, telecommunications, real estate and hotel & leisure.
Our Group provides global coverage through its offices in London, Athens, Singapore and Lausanne.
Success, one step
at a time.
History
1984 | Eurofin International founded in London to assist shipowners with their ship-financing needs, as well as banks in reviewing their shipping portfolios and assisting with problem loan situations.
1989 | Eurofin S.A. founded in Athens to take better advantage of the Greek shipping market.
1992 | Entered the Italian market by helping Italian shipowners fund mainly their newbuilding programmes; Introduced several shipping banks to the Italian shipping market, which until then had mainly been financed by Italian banks.
1990s | Had representative offices in Italy and Norway, which developed key relationships now managed out of the London office.
1999 | Medfin Ltd was founded in Istanbul in partnership with Turkish interests. After a period of 10 years, during which Medin raised funding for Turkish shipowners in excess of US$3.5 billion, the JV was dissolved. The Turkish market is now handled out of Athens.
2007 | Seafin Pte Ltd. founded in Singapore to take advantage of the growing shipping market in Asia.
2007 | Eurofin S.A. signed an agreement with Barclays Bank’s now defunct yacht finance department to help expand their loan portfolio in the pleasure craft industry.
2008 | Eurofin S.A. signed a Consultancy Agreement with KfW IPEX-Bank for Greece to help expand their loan portfolio in the maritime sector as well as provide our expertise of the Greek shipping market.
2013 | Seafin Pte Ltd was formally appointed as the shipping consultant to KfW IPEX-Bank in South East Asia to help expand their loan portfolio in the maritime sector.
History
1984 | Eurofin International founded in London to assist shipowners with their ship-financing needs, as well as banks in reviewing their shipping portfolios and assisting with problem loan situations.
1991 | Eurofin S.A. founded in Athens to take better advantage of the Greek shipping market.
1992 | Entered the Italian market by helping Italian shipowners fund mainly their newbuilding programmes; Introduced several shipping banks to the Italian shipping market, which until then had mainly been financed by Italian banks.
1990s | Had representative offices in Italy and Norway, which developed key relationships now managed out of the London office.
1999 | Medfin Ltd was founded in Istanbul in partnership with Turkish interests. After a period of 10 years, during which Medin raised funding for Turkish shipowners in excess of US$3.5 billion, the JV was dissolved. The Turkish market is now handled out of Athens.
2007 | Seafin Pte Ltd. founded in Singapore to take advantage of the growing shipping market in Asia.
2007 | Eurofin S.A. signed an agreement with Barclays Bank’s now defunct yacht finance department to help expand their loan portfolio in the pleasure craft industry.
2008 | Eurofin S.A. signed a Consultancy Agreement with KfW IPEX-Bank for Greece to help expand their loan portfolio in the maritime sector as well as provide our expertise of the Greek shipping market.
2013 | Seafin Pte Ltd was formally appointed as the shipping consultant to KfW IPEX-Bank in South East Asia to help expand their loan portfolio in the maritime sector.
To understand.
To assess. To solve.
Philosophy
Eurofin’s philosophy is simple. It seeks to use its knowledge of the needs and capabilities of both sides of a potential transaction or a problem to create the bridges upon which mutually beneficial solutions can be built. Eurofin guards its independence fiercely, but is generous with its knowledge, with its contacts and its networks and with the time needed to bring out the vital elements of a proposal or the turning points of a problem.
As a knowledge-based and independent intermediary, Eurofin is always best placed to make calm, rational and informed assessments of any project. It deploys that assessment and its relationships with the parties to create deals, to match finance and projects and to resolve problems.
Group Offices
Eurofin International, formed in London in 1984, is the forerunner of the Group. The objective was to provide funding for shipping projects at a time of deep recession in the industry. In addition, banks having problems in this sector chose Eurofin to assist them in restructuring portfolios or obtaining an impartial advice of how best to resolve issues. With the improvement in the fortunes in the shipping sector, a number of Eurofin shipping clients sought to obtain advice for their other non shipping related projects, which started the Group’s involvement in other sectors.
Eurofin S.A was formed in 1989 in Athens to further expand the activities of Eurofin International, taking better care of the promising Greek and South Eastern Europe shipping clients. Moreover, at the time Greece was undergoing a structural reform in a number of sectors and Eurofin associated itself with a number of prominent investment banks to participate in privatizations and capital market transactions.
In 2021, Eurofin Group (or the Group) expanded its operations in Switzerland by establishing an office in Lausanne in order to expand its marketing activities in Western, Central and Northern Europe, while also developing relationships with some of the biggest shipping and trading companies based in Switzerland.
SEAFIN Pte Ltd was established in Singapore in early 2007 with the objective to maximize the synergies between the Asian shipping network and experience with the European knowhow and expertise in shipping finance. The company provides shipowners, charterers, investors, banks and finance houses a full range of financial services including financial advice, deal structuring, transaction and financial support, and financial market intelligence.
Seafin is focused on pure Asian deals, at the same time however it bridges Eurofin’s existing network of owners, investors and banks in Europe with their Asian shipping counterparts in exploring cross continental opportunities for cooperation.
