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Kieran O’Hora
Finance & Investment Partner
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Jonathan Martin
Decarbonisation & Emissions Partner
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Jonathan Browne
Yacht Investment Partner
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Spiros N. Apostolopoulos
Insurance & Risk Partner
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Hardin Bethea
Maritime Cruise Partner
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Semih Aldis
Finance & Decarbonisation Associate
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Christle Dimaano
Business Manager
Your Vision; Our Mission
We provide strategic financial guidance to ensure that our clients' business and financial vision is met. Our mission is driven through our expertise and collaborations with a global network of 600+ capital providers; spanning banks, private equity, alternative lenders and green investors. This is powered by an efficient, cost-effective fintech distribution channel, which is tailored to your unique goals.
Our mission enables our clients to achieve growth, leveraging our relationships and credibility in the market and we drive our success to align with your priorities. This is overlayed with a our long-term decarbonisation strategy with innovative support, today.
Dipak Karki
Managing Director
Dipak Karki, founder of DK2, has over 25 years of ship finance and banking experience. Within RBS' Shipping Division, he was responsible for ship finance clients in Europe, Asia and the America's. When RBS withdrew from providing ship finance, Dipak held senior advisory roles for Apollo, RiverRock European Capital Partners and was Head of Financial Advisory at Galbraith's shipbrokers before establishing DK2 in 2019. Dipak is also a Freeman of The Worshipful Company of Shipwrights.
Our Team
With over 100 years of combined experience in shipping, asset financing and banking solutions, we drive innovation in maritime, technology, and decarbonisation solutions, helping our clients achieve long-term success in dynamic markets.
Who We Are
Sector Specialists; Advising and Financing
We primarily specialise in the maritime sector, offering expertise in secured and unsecured debt as well as asset-backed financing, while also extending our services to the yacht, aviation and industrial sectors in an increasingly environmentally conscious global landscape.
Founded in 2019, by former ship finance banker, Dipak Karki, we provide shipowners, operators and entrepreneurs with tailored capital solutions and strategic C-suit and Board level expertise.
Our extensive global network of over 600 funders, encompassing banks, private equity firms, and green investors, enables us to craft tailored debt, equity, and environmentally compliant strategies.
Strategic investments and partnerships with leading global emission mitigation specialists empower our clients to navigate evolving emissions regulations and reduce regulatory penalties effectively.
Our Teams' deep and wide experience and knowledge added with our client-driven approach, allows us to deliver advisory expertise across the diverse industries we operate in.