Historically, shipping has been relatively untouched by the institutional investor, despite some relatively recent forays into the market by private equity and hedge fund managers who run institutional money. Many of these ‘financial investors’ have had their fingers burnt, leaving commentators in the wider press suggesting that the highly cyclical nature of shipping makes it unsuitable for institutional participation. This is a very sweeping generalisation and as a specialist shipping investment and asset manager, one with which we wholeheartedly disagree.
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