Costamare’s Spin‑Off of Costamare Bulkers
May 07, 2025
On May 7, 2025, Costamare Inc. (“Costamare”) announced that it has completed the spin‑off of its dry bulk business into a standalone public company, Costamare Bulkers Holdings Limited (“Costamare Bulkers”). Each holder of Costamare common shares received one common share of Costamare Bulkers for every five Costamare common shares held as of the close of business on April 29, 2025. Cravath represented Costamare in connection with the transaction.
The Cravath team was led by partners D. Scott Bennett and Jin‑Kyu Baek and included associates Kelly N. King, Courtney T. Seager, Victoria Gu and Ali Jimenez on corporate matters; partner Christopher K. Fargo and associates Josh Banafsheha and Ruth Goldstein Schapiro on tax matters; partner Matthew J. Bobby, senior attorney Arian Mossanenzadeh and associate S. Celine Li on executive compensation and benefits matters; partner David J. Kappos and of counsel Kathryn‑Ann Stamm on intellectual property matters; partner Matthew Morreale and associate Star S. Gulant on environmental matters; and European counsel Virginie Marier and associate Melvin Medina on corporate governance matters. Harold Ekeh also worked on corporate matters.
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