KG Finance & Shipping 2007 is the leading industry report on KG ship finance and essential for anyone attempting to understand and analyse this key source of maritime capital.

The German KG system provides one of the world's most significant sources of ship finance today. Over 20% of investment in German closed end funds is estimated to be in shipping, generally in the form of KG financing. In 2006, an estimated euro 2.6 billion of equity was invested in shipping KG funds, contributing to a total KG investment volume in ships of euro 6.4 billion.

Against this background, Clarkson Research Services is pleased to present its fourth annual report on the subject. This provides detailed coverage of a wide range of aspects of KG ship finance today. Fully updated, this is set out in four clearly defined sections :

New features in KG Finance & Shipping 2007 include:

• Analysis of the existing KG finance shipping fleet by estimated new building investment value.
• Listing of ships from selected closed KG funds.

With coverage offering profiles of almost 1,400 KG financed ships,and over 30 KG equity houses, this report provides an unrivalled reference source. For KG equity houses themselves, and for anyone looking for information on the KG financing of ships, KG Finance & Shipping 2007 is the ‘must-have’ report.

Contents

• Section 1. KG Funds What is a KG shipping fund? Creation, placement and management of a KG shipping fund, KG funds and German shipping, German taxation, tonnage tax, future prospects for KG ship finance.
• Section 2. The KG Shipping Fleet KG shipping fleet by vessel type, size and age, owner, country of ownership/build, and estimated newbuild investment value.
• Section 3. The KG Shipping Markets Summary of developments in each of the major KG shipping vessel sectors, including graphs and commentary.
• Section 4. KG Fund Equity Houses Analysis of the volumes of equity and total investment placed by KG equity houses, profiles of 30 leading KG equity houses.
• Appendices KG fund models, KG fleet listings by equity house, ship name and vessel type, selected ships from KG funds now closed.

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