A spokesman for Signature Bank, which is based in New York, says it intends to focus on transactions with operators of assets that fly the US flag.
This will likely include deals with owners of tugs, barges, offshore support vessels, passengerships and other types of tonnage.
"We have had the opportunity to participate in several commercial marine transactions in the past few years and deemed it an expanding sector that would be complementary to our current business lines," the spokesman added when asked about the timing of the campaign.
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