Nautor Swan has appointed yacht sales and service company Simpson Marine as its dealer and agent for the Asia market. Nautor is a Finnish producer of luxury sailing yachts based in Jakobstad. Hong Kong-based Simpson Marine, which is marking its 40th year of business in 2024, has recently started a new chapter after being acquired […]
French boating brand Beneteau has concluded its collaboration with yacht dealership Simpson Marine across the seven Asian countries where they operate. This decision — described as ‘amicable’ by Beneteau — follows Simpson Marine’s acquisition by Italian boatbuilder Sanlorenzo last year, in a deal worth $17m. Beneteau says Simpson has sold over 500 Beneteau boats in […]
Catamaran manufacturer Lagoon has announced the conclusion of its longstanding partnership with Simpson Marine, a yacht dealership in Asia. After 37 years of collaboration across seven countries of Asia, Lagoon and Simpson Marine say they have reached a mutual decision to part ways following the recent acquisition of the dealership by Sanlorenzo. During the four-decade […]
Italian luxury yacht builder Sanlorenzo has signed an agreement with Mike Simpson to acquire his equity in Simpson Marine, one of the leading yacht sales and service companies in the Asia-Pacific. Simpson Marine Limited, founded by Mike Simpson in 1984, has represented Sanlorenzo in Asia since 2015. The acquisition process has taken most of 2023 […]
Simpson Superyachts, part of yacht brokerage and service company Simpson Marine Group, has appointed James Clayton as its new sales director. Clayton will be based in Hong Kong. Clayton has over 20 years of experience in the yacht industry. In recent years, he has worked for Italian shipyard Benetti and US brokerage firm Merle Wood […]
Italian luxury boatbuilder Sanlorenzo has signed a ‘non-binding Memorandum of Understanding’ as it ‘explores an acquisition’ of Simpson Marine — the firm’s largest and oldest dealer network in APAC. In a statement, Sanlorenzo says the MoU was signed with Simpson Marine founder and managing director Mike Simpson ‘to evaluate the company’s entry into the Simpson […]
Simpson Marine is employing the services of leading shore-based recruiter Marine Resources to drive the expansion of its team through key strategic roles across sales, brokerage and service in and around Asia. Marine Resources is the sole recruiter to partner with Simpson Marine for the expansion of its team in Asia. The first project of […]