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Zuyderzee Capital BV
Zuyderzee Capital BV
Zuyderzee Capital is a specialized investment and advisory services company based in The Hague, Netherlands. Zuyderzee Capital is focused on the shipping and wider maritime sectors. We are committed to the provision of excellence in advisory, structuring, investing and asset management. This is achieved through our highly qualified professionals with comprehensive experience in these sectors and our non-exclusive co-operation with our industry partners.
Services
Equity & Debt Capital Markets
With extensive experience in shipping's capital markets, we offer transaction and structuring services to private and institutional investors, family offices, shipping companies and shipping lenders. We have market-leading access to an active network of financial institutions, financial sponsors, hedge funds, family offices, and trading firms, providing our clients the broadest funding choices possible. We originate, structure and execute equity and debt financings - from minority equity to senior loans.
Financial Restructuring & Workout
We work with companies and shareholders to preserve value and with creditors and lenders to maximize value recoveries from all stages of distress. We design, negotiate and implement amend-and-extend facilities, new money facilities, refinancings, debt retranching, debt-to-equity swaps and pre-packs. We guide you through challenging situations, develop alternatives, and implement solutions to preserve and create value.
Investment Management & Asset Warehousing
Zuyderzee provides added-value and proactive investment management for majority and minority positions. We have the ability to warehouse assets on our balance sheet with tailor-made control structures determining value creation, plan timing and the execution of exits. Together with our industry partners, we efficiently manage most types of vessels. We analyse and benchmark performance of technical and commercial managers, and provide market analysis and financial reporting. We take on management positions and nominee directorships.
Corporate Finance M&A Services
We help you to navigate the process of raising capital, disposing of (non-core) assets or acquiring your next acquisition target. Through our longstanding relationships with lenders and investors we can arrange a tailor-made capital structure and contribute to a successful transaction. We provide transaction readiness services to preserve and generate enterprise value and to enhance the ability to execute: determination of transaction rationale, corporate housekeeping, input to information memorandum and other transaction documents, assist in determining normalized run-rate and synergies, post-merger and transition activities. We partner with your other advisors such as legal, tax, accounting and with reputable investments banks & boutiques.
Team
Thijs Slavenburg
Henk Detailleur