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Ed Harris brings 36 years of experience of international shipping finance to the availability of commercial companies throughout the world engaged in shipping and related industries.
In this increasingly complicated business environment, many companies may need assistance in tailoring their corporate structures and in presentation of their activities and financial data in the most productive ways.
In ths respect, the new Basel 2 proposals have now been agreed and will come into operation in 2007. Basel 2 will implement significant changes in the methodology applied to the analysis of credit, which is likely to have generally unfavourable effects on the pricing of loans and credits to maritime companies.
Ed Harris acted as Chairman of a special committee of the International Maritime Industries Forum (IMIF) which reviewed the original Basel 2 proposals and communciated with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and successfully suggested a number of modifications to these original proposals.
Commercial companies will have considerable potential under Basel 2 to improve their structures and presentation thereby improving their cost of credit.
Ed Harris provides advisory services involving all forms of maritime finance.
Ed Harris also has considerable experience as a commercial advisor and expert witness in litigation relating to maritime finance.
Services are available on a worldwide basis,
