Atef Abou Merhi - The Pelagic Partners Investment Fund: Bringing Expertise and Experience into Shipping Investments

The Pelagic Partners Investment Fund: Bringing Expertise and Experience into Shipping Investments
by admin | Feb 6, 2024 | Investment Fund

Atef Abou Merhi
The founders of the Pelagic Partners Investment Fund are independent, experienced ship owners and managers who understand the shipping markets intimately and have access to investment opportunities and deal flows.

1. Atef Abou Merhi - The Pelagic
Partners Investment Fund:
Expertise in Shipping
Investments
The Pelagic Par tners Investment Fund br ings exper tise and exper ience into shipping investments . Founded by
independent , exper ienced ship owners and managers , the fund leverages intimate underst anding of shipping mar kets
and access to investment oppor tunities . Pelagic Par tners excels in running ships profit abl y and controlling the entire
operational chain , enabling competitive mar ket - level acquisitions .

2. Founding Expertise
1
Experienced
Leadership
Founding member and
managing director of Pelagic
Par tners Atef Abou Mer hi , like
the other comp any founders ,
has exper ience in running his
own famil y - owned shipping
group , and the Pelagic
Investment Fund is run in a
similar way to traditional ship -
owning comp anies .
2
Market Understanding
The founders of the Pelagic
Par tners Investment Fund are
independent , exper ienced ship
owners and managers who
underst and the shipping
mar kets intimatel y and have
access to investment
oppor tunities and de al flows .
3
Operational Expertise
Pelagic Par tners has exper tise
in running ships and knows how
to operate and manage a fleet
profit abl y . Plus , the comp any ' s
control of the entire chain
me ans that it c an close
competitive mar ket level
acquisitions .

3. Investment Strategy
Market
Sentiment
The Fund ' s
investment strategy
is buil t around three
pillars , with mar ket
sentiment being a
key factor in
decision - making .
Vessel Values
and Risk
Consideration of
vessel values and
the respective
downside r isk
for ms an integral
p ar t of the
investment
strategy .
Operational
Flexibility
The generation of
c ashflow within the
group and
operational
flexibilit y are crucial
elements of the
Fund ' s appro ach .

4. Diverse Maritime Assets
Tankers
The comp any invests in oil t ankers , product and chemic al t ankers .
Carriers
Investments include bulk c ar r iers , ro - ro vessels , and cont ainerships .
Support Vessels
The fund also invests in offshore suppor t vessels and general c argo
vessels .

5. Pelagic Fund I
Launch Date
Pelagic Fund I was launched
in the third quar ter of 2020.
Current Status
I t is cur rentl y closed for
subscr iptions following its
acquisition of eight vessels .
Vessel Types
The fund acquired vessels
across the c ar c ar r ier , dr y
bulk , t anker and gas c ar r ier
segments .
Assets Under
Management
The AUM at the time of
wr iting is USD $ 60 million .

6. Pelagic Yield Fund
1
Launch
The Pelagic Yield Fund was launched in the first quar ter
of 2022 and is cur rentl y live .
2
Strategy
The Fund Manager aims to structure this fund with the
t arget of generating ste ad y c ash flow yields ( with
controlled volatilit y ) through employing 50% of the
acquired fleet on credible and ste ad y char ters .
3
Assets
The AUM at the time of wr iting is USD $ 200 million .

7. Pelagic Wind Fund
1
Launch
The Pelagic Wind Fund was launched in the second quar ter of 2022.
2
Mission
I t is on a mission to become one of the le ading providers of suppl y vessels to the rapidl y growing offshore
wind industr y .
3
Target AUM
Target AUM at the time of wr iting is USD $ 400 million .

8. Commissioning Service
Operation Vessels
(CSOVs)
Pur pose Designed for ser vice
operations dur ing the
commissioning and operation
of offshore wind p ar ks
Operational Requirements Wor k in challenging we ather
conditions , high operational
window , ad vanced d ynamic
positioning
Fe atures Signific ant accommodation
sp ace , recre ation facilities ,
motion compensated ' walk to
wor k ' gangways
Impor t ance Maximise the uptime of
offshore operations