Vincent is a shipping and energy expert handling a wide range of transactions including asset and project finance, leasing, restructuring, sale and purchase, construction, joint venture and private equity. He represents banks, leasing companies and other financial institutions on a range of transactions and also advises investors, shipowners and shipbuilder. His recent work includes assisting banks to provide long-term dollar loans to borrower for the acquisition of several large containerships and leasing to world’s leading liner company; assisting a leasing company to finance and lease several chemical vessels to American operation shipowner; assisting global leading liquefied gas transportation shipowner to purchase several liquefied ethylene vessels; assisting investment institutions for the establishment of parallel investment structure and equity investment in Cayman and in China; assisting a leasing company to set up joint venture with an European operation company to acquire two semi-submersible life platforms, arranging financial leasing and lease to a national oil company.

For contentious shipping matters, her expertise extends to charterparty, cargo defence, shipbuilding, bunkering and ship financing disputes. She is instructed on a regular basis by international group P&I Clubs and shipowners and charterers in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the PRC. She is very experienced with obtaining pre-action security. The disputes are then resolved by LMAA, HKIAC, ICC, SIAC or ad hoc arbitrations or litigation in the English or Hong Kong courts.

Due to the state of the shipping market since 2008, as part of her practice, Evangeline is regularly instructed in matters arising from and relating to Hong Kong insolvency proceedings, Japanese rehabilitation proceedings and Korean rehabilitation proceedings.

Part of Evangeline’s practice is also focused on providing non-contentious advice to shipowners and operators. She negotiates and drafts both standard form and custom commercial and shipping agreements for her clients.

Evangeline is qualified in England and Wales and Hong Kong. She is native in English, speaks fluent Chinese and conversational Cantonese.

Office Lead Partner

Stephenson Harwood LLP

Vincent is a shipping and energy expert handling a wide range of transactions including asset and project finance, leasing, restructuring, sale and purchase, construction, joint venture and private equity. He represents banks, leasing companies and other financial institutions on a range of transactions and also advises investors, shipowners and shipbuilder. His recent work includes assisting banks to provide long-term dollar loans to borrower for the acquisition of several large containerships and leasing to world’s leading liner company; assisting a leasing company to finance and lease several chemical vessels to American operation shipowner; assisting global leading liquefied gas transportation shipowner to purchase several liquefied ethylene vessels; assisting investment institutions for the establishment of parallel investment structure and equity investment in Cayman and in China; assisting a leasing company to set up joint venture with an European operation company to acquire two semi-submersible life platforms, arranging financial leasing and lease to a national oil company

Mr. Bill Guo joined in ICBC Leasing in 2013. He is now Executive Director of Shipping Business Unit, mainly responsible for the leasing business of thde container shipping related field and Dry Bulk business. Before working for ICBCL, he had been working for Maersk Group for over 10 years as the management positions in different countries, with the solid knowledge in container shipping business and financial knowledge.

Mr. Lou Jiwei has more than 30 years of experience in shipbuilding, ship trading and financing.

From 1982 to 2002, Mr. Lou Jiwei worked in Jiangnan Shipbuilding Group and served as the chairman of Jiangnan Co., Ltd. (listed company). In 2003-2005, he served as deputy director of the Economic Operation Department of China National Shipbuilding Industry Corporation. General Manager; in 2005, he served as Deputy General Manager of Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. At the end of 2005, Mr. Lou Jiwei joined Pacific Shipbuilding Group Co., Ltd. and served as deputy general manager, director, senior vice president, chief executive officer and chief marketing officer. During the period, Mr. Lou founded the Crown Shipbuilding Group, Crown Shipping, which is engaged in ship investment and leasing business, involving different types of ships such as bulk cargo and offshore engineering vessels.    

Mr. Lou Jiwei is currently the Deputy General Manager of Nantong CIMC Pacific Ocean Engineering Co., Ltd. (Nantong CIMC Pacific Ocean Engineering Co., Ltd. is a professional gas ship construction shipyard under the Shenzhen-based CIMC Group. It has a leading position in the world of small and medium-sized LNG, LEG and LPG)     

Mr. Lou Jiwei holds a bachelor’s degree in marine power machinery from Shanghai Jiaotong University. In 2001, he obtained a master’s degree in business administration and a senior engineer (researcher level) from Antai College of Management, Shanghai Jiaotong University.

ICBC Leasing

Mr. Bill Guo joined in ICBC Leasing in 2013. He is now Executive Director of Shipping Business Unit, mainly responsible for the leasing business of thde container shipping related field and Dry Bulk business. Before working for ICBCL, he had been working for Maersk Group for over 10 years as the management positions in different countries, with the solid knowledge in container shipping business and financial knowledge.

Gary joined North in November 2003.  He graduated from the Shanghai Maritime University with a BA degree in International Shipping Business in 1999.  Before he went to the UK to study Maritime Law in the University of Southampton and obtained an LLM in 2002, he had two years working experience with the operating/chartering department in one of the largest shipping companies in China.  Gary passed the UK Common Professional Examination in 2003.