The partial exit of private equity funds from shipping could be a major plus for US-listed owners, but concerns remain over what happens next.

That is the view of New York financial lawyers Will Vogel and Steven Hollander of Watson Farley & Williams.

Partner Vogel — an expert in capital markets and mergers — told TradeWinds there has long been talk of the so-called Prexit: “Everyone has been waiting to see when and if this can happen.”