Mr. Paul Leand

Council Member Biography

Paul Leand joined the AMA Capital Partners in 1998 and became CEO at the beginning of 2004. After joining AMA, he led the development of AMA’s restructuring practice, helping AMA earn its position as the pre-eminent maritime restructuring advisor for both creditors and companies alike. He has been involved in the restructuring of numerous high yield issues including Golden Ocean, ACL, Global Ocean, Pegasus and Enterprises, giving AMA an approximate 70% market share in maritime restructuring assignments from 2000-2004. Mr. Leand has been most recently focused on mergers and acquisitions, leading AMA’s recent executions for SFL (buy side), Clipper (buy side), TECO Transport (buy side) as well as spearheading the firm’s private equity investments in Chembulk and PLM enabling the firm to win the coveted Lloyds Shipping Economist 2007 Award as “Leading Private Equity Provider”. Mr. Leand also has extensive experience in structuring leasing and debt facilities. Prior to joining AMA, he worked at The First National Bank of Maryland. Over a nine year period, he managed the Bank’s Railroad Division and, later, its International Maritime Division. Mr. Leand holds a BS/BA from Boston University’s School of Management and is a Director of the NYSE listed Ship Finance International Limited. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

2004 - Unspecified

Managing Director, AMA Capital Partners LLC