Our team’s unparalleled technical and commercial expertise in shipping makes us a trusted and efficient resource during the due diligence phase of a transaction for financiers, fund managers, banks or other stakeholders who need to make accurate investment decisions.

We undertake technical due diligence studies on behalf of private equity and other finance interests in support of the purchase of vessels, fleets, shipping companies, new builds and sale/leaseback arrangements.

We provide objective, market leading inspections reports built around quantification of assets which provide clients with inspection data that allows comparison of assets, combined with rigorous examination and analysis of business plan OPEX and CAPEX assumptions to identify critical areas of consideration for the client ahead of the transaction.

Our team’s knowledge and experience of the commercial and technical management of vessels provides a reliable and trustworthy platform for the provision of technical due diligence services on behalf of either a purchaser or their financiers, or to vendors ahead of sale

Why choose IMS?

Our work covers analysis of OPEX and CAPEX assumptions, management capability and performance, condition of hardware and uplift requirements, regulatory and compliance reviews, forward technology assessments and long term capitalisation needs.



We have recently undertaken the following projects:



  • Provision of technical advice on opex and capex assumptions in addition to hardware inspection ahead of refinancing of a fleet of short sea ferries
  • Acting on the vendor side in preparation for refinancing of a group of vessels, provision of opinion on opex assumptions
  • Acting on the buy side in the acquisition of a fleet of vessels and shore based assets, provision of opinion on opex assumptions
  • Acting on the buy side in the acquisition of a fleet of vessels and shore based assets, provision of opinion on opex assumptions
  • Provision of technical advice to the vendor ahead of marketing of the owning entity
  • Advice regarding long term maintenance capex assumptions to potential buyers of series of new builds
  • Advice on forward capex and opex assumptions to the mortgagee of a group of ships
  • Provision of condition assessments of hardware with capex uplift recommendations to potential buyers

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