The Fund, Girder Variable Capital Investment Company Ltd (Girder Capital), is incorporated in Cyprus as a variable capital investment company, and is authorised and regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) as an Alternative Investment Fund under License No: AIF03/2014 with the scope to invest in shipping.
A carefully planned and correctly implemented maritime investment strategy may reward investors with higher yields than other asset classes. “Maritime Investments offer inflation protection not available in conventional fixed income investments, and low correlations insulate maritime when contrasted with other income-generating strategies” (Source: Maritime Investing: An Income Opportunity, J.P. Morgan Asset Management). Investing in the […]
Shipping may be considered as a cyclical industry characterized by trough, recovery, peak, and slump periods. “It is the maritime’s volatility that often creates opportunity for investors” (Source: Maritime Investing: An Income Opportunity, J.P. Morgan Asset Management). The Fund Manager believes that this is the right time to invest in Shipping. The Shipping Market is […]
The purpose of an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) is the raising of capital from a number of investors and the collective investment of funds, within a defined investment strategy. The regulated structure of AIFs ensures a coherent framework and implementation of appropriate investor protection mechanisms. Such vehicles provide an arrangement that enables a group of […]
The contemporary restraint of conventional asset (ships) acquisition methods and decline of investments through shipping listed companies, has created an innovative environment for private equity investments. AIF arrangements are exquisitely suited to the shipping industry – as they provide a mechanism for sharing risk, by operating contributed assets as a cohesive fleet and collecting […]