Maritime, Infrastructure, Logistics

Young America Capital is a nationally recognized broker-dealer and investment bank providing companies and investors with advisory services across a focused range of disciplines. The firm concentrates its activities on industries in which its professionals have substantial experience.

We deliver sound advice, first-class execution, and superior results by leveraging our finance expertise, deep industry knowledge, and the personal commitment of each senior member of the firm. The firm’s principals have substantial experience with major investment banking and asset management firms. 

Service Offerings

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNDERWRITING/PLACEMENT OF EQUITY AND DEBT

Our professionals have extensive experience in the placement of private equity and debt to both retail and institutional clients. Capital is typically deployed to finance working capital, fund fleet acquisitions, provide liquidity to shareholders, and stabilize the capital structure.

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Our team has extensive experience providing buy-side and sell-side advisory services. We serve as advisors to various boards on strategic options, especially with regard to solutions that will minimize potential losses and provide a suitable recovery structure for the client, consistent with the age and trading prospects of the vessels. We enjoy access to and credibility with top maritime & infrastructure executives, fund managers, and secured lenders.

RESTRUCTURING

We possess financial and strategic experience specific to shipping, logistics, energy, and offshore sectors. Services include balance sheet restructurings and tax strategies, in-court and out-of-court restructurings, bondholder negotiations, and claims trading issues.

OPERATING AND FINANCE LEASE ADVISORY

Off-balance sheet and capitalized lease structures are important financing techniques used by shipping & logistics clients to create liquidity and to allocate relevant tax benefits. Our team offers clients a broad range of structures to achieve these goals.

SALE AND PURCHASE ADVISORY

Our team has relationships with leading S&P brokers handling a broad range of vessel types. The ability to help facilitate S&P orders and arrange suitable financing gives clients an opportunity to react quickly to market conditions and secure financing as part of a one-stop transaction.

FAIRNESS OPINIONS

We provide fairness opinions under FINRA Rule 5150, which relates to M&A transactions between affiliated entities wherein conflicts of interest could arise between related parties.

STRATEGIC ALLIANCES

• PRFA
• Eastport Maritime
• Ports America
• Mercator