The shipping industry frequently poses unique conundrums when it comes to its relationship with public capital markets. Companies: Edda Wind, Wallenius Wilhelmsen, Electric, Nordea

Just last month, Excelerate Energy announced it would be acquiring New Fortress Energy’s Jamaica downstream LNG and power infrastructure assets and business for a tremendous $1.055 billion. Companies: Excelerate Energy, New Fortress Energy, Evercore, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Intrepid Financial Partners , Vinson & Elkins LLP, Venture Global, Barclays, Wells Fargo Bank, Crédit Agricole, DNB Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, BNP Paribas, Morgan Stanley, Nordea Bank

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And while there are many examples of shipping companies choosing to diversify, the pure-play story is not over yet. Companies: Euroseas, Euroholdings, Toro, Robin Energy, Costamare, Morgan Stanley, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Neptune Maritime Leasing, Costamare Bulkers

New trends are constantly emerging in the ship finance and investment industry. Companies: Teekay Shipping, CMB.Tech, Euronav, Bocimar, Delphis, Bochem, H2 Infra, H2 Industry, Golden Ocean, Hemen Holdings, DNB Markets

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We have noted over the past few issues of Freshly Minted, somewhat of a decline in dealmaking activity. A good argument could be made that this is due to tremendous amounts of geopolitical uncertainty following the U.S. election results and policy shifts like tariffs or USTR port fees. Companies: Scorpio, SFL, Contships

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