Yacht Investor – 19 June 2018

Y

achting professionals, Ashley

Hurrell and Greg Voice, have

launched a new luxury asset

management group called Spencer

Buley Group to offer in association

with independent partners a

tailored and transparent services

to its clients. “Clients choose

us for a private, personal and

professional service, with integrity

at the heart of everything we do”,

comments Ashley Hurrell.

The brand specialises in

bespoke, superyacht new builds

and refurbishments, private

sales of yachts and luxury

assets. Spencer Buley brings a

fresh approach to the world of

yachting and luxury services.

Registered clients have access

to a members only area through

the Spencer Buley website, that

offers exclusive opportunities with

complete discretion. From yacht

concepts to superyachts, private

jets, islands and estates.

For the yacht new builds and

refits Spencer Buley have an

expanding portfolio of world

leading and independent partners.

Which includes Laurent Giles,

one of the most established

names in yacht design and naval

architecture, offering a full range

of services, from initial concept

development and technical

support, to class and flag approval,

structural design, through build

D

ominator announces the opening of a new office in Porto

Montenegro, one of the prime yachting centres of the

Mediterranean. New and existing yacht owners will be looked after in the

new sales and client support centre in Marina Porto Montenegro.

U

K-based BMT Nigel Gee and

Dutch-based superyacht

builder Oceanco have signed

a strategic partnership for

the formation of a new naval

architecture and engineering

company-Lateral Naval

Architects Ltd.

Lateral will provide naval

architecture and engineering

services to the industry as

well as collaborating with the

shipyard’s own engineering team

and network of co-makers and

subcontractors. All of BMT’s

work in the large yacht market

will be undertaken by Lateral and

will build upon the company’s

extensive knowledge base

and capability in the large

yacht market.

“Lateral is a joint venture between

our two companies that will

deliver to the market more than

the sum of its parts,” says newly

appointed Managing Director,

James Roy who takes on the role

after building the yacht division

of BMT over the last 12 years.

He continues, “We will continue

to offer our services to a full

spectrum of stakeholders in the

superyacht yacht industry. With

our core competence in naval

architecture and engineering,

Lateral will remain part of the

BMT group and benefit from

access to the full breadth of

BMT’s diverse capability, whilst

at the same time strengthening

its own expertise and knowledge

through the strategic partnership

with Oceanco”

Lateral is located adjacent

to BMT’s existing offices at

Shamrock Quay in Southampton.

Following an extensive refit of the

historic yacht building site, the

company occupies a two-story

studio from where the 50 strong

team is currently engineering four

new builds of over 100m and a

host of smaller projects.

Oceanco first engaged BMT in

2008 to begin development of

yachts in the 100m + category.

The intervening years have seen

the companies collaborate on

several ground-breaking and

award-winning projects such as

the 92m Equanimity, 86m Aquijo,

110m Jubilee, and most recently,

the technically innovative

107m Black Pearl, which was

delivered in March of this year.

The intensely anticipated 109m

project Y718 ‘Bravo’ will be the

next to launch and will feature

several technical innovations

developed by the Lateral and

Oceanco teams.

Spencer Buley Group

Dominator Ilumen launches

new office in Montenegro

Lateral Naval Architects

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support to final handover to

the client.

The Group partners with Keech

Green, Asset Financiers, Arc &

Co, and Lawyers Bentleys, Stokes

and Lowless. They have partners

involved in aviation management,

digital marketing, yacht crew

training and recruitment. Other

partners supply fine linens,

security systems, foreign

exchange, crew uniforms

and insurance.

“Working for the best, means

working with the best. Our focus

is on listening to our clients,

guiding them through the design,

new build and refit process and

introducing them to the world’s

finest independent partners with

years of expertise and experience

in their specialist fields.

We work directly with clients

and the luxury maritime sector to

offer a tailored turnkey design and

build solution for the modern day

client, who wants value for money

with full autonomy. Resulting in

a better yacht, at a better price.”

concludes Hurell.

“We are proud to showcase our design, technological and yacht-

making flair in such a beautiful place just made for boating,” says

Angela Pernsteiner, CEO of Dominator Ilumen. “Our focus is on the

Mediterranean, where Montenegro certainly is one of the finest beauty

spots and an important centre for the yachting world.”

“Porto Montenegro has fast become the de facto escape in the

Mediterranean. Sheltered in the Boka Bay and within easy access of

three international airports, it is no surprise that the global elite actively

seek out the leisure and security of the world’s only platinum awarded

marina village. This is one of the reasons why we have partnered with

Dominator Ilumen, to provide comfort, safety and full year-round service

to this prestigious European brand. With extensive accommodation,

from our 5-star Regent Hotel to our luxury apartments, we offer a range

of options to rent and purchase – with an enviable investment pack for

those who would like to become part of Porto Montenegro community.

We are extremely happy that Dominator Ilumen has become part of our

family this exciting summer season.”, says David Margason, Managing

Director Porto Montenegro.

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