Structure the deal
before it's a deal.
Ownership vehicle, VAT treatment, leasing structure, flag jurisdiction — these decisions shape the total cost and the financing options available. Waaza encodes the structuring logic and surfaces the right path before any commitment is made.
The decisions that matter
Three structuring decisions every buyer gets wrong when they're left too late
Personal or SPV ownership
The ownership vehicle determines what financing is available, what VAT structures are possible, and what the ongoing administrative burden looks like. Getting it wrong means restructuring mid-transaction — which is expensive and disruptive.
VAT treatment
On a €2 million vessel, the difference between a standard purchase and a Malta leasing structure can be €250,000 or more in effective VAT. This decision must be made before the purchase agreement is signed — not after.
Flag and jurisdiction
The flag affects lender appetite, insurance terms, charter permissions, and crew requirements. Some lenders won't finance vessels under certain flags. Discovering this after the purchase agreement is in place creates serious complications.
How Waaza helps
Structuring intelligence encoded, not improvised
Ownership vehicle recommendation
Personal, Maltese SPV, or other structure — Waaza surfaces the right vehicle based on vessel value, buyer residency, intended use, and VAT position.
VAT structuring direction
Malta leasing or standard purchase? The engine identifies when a leasing structure produces material VAT savings and flags it early — when there's still time to set it up correctly.
Flag and jurisdiction flags
Vessel flags that create lender or insurer complications are surfaced in the risk flags output — before the vessel is purchased and before any financing is committed.
Structuring integrated with financing
Waaza doesn't assess structuring in isolation. The financing implications of every structuring decision — LTV impact, lender appetite, documentation requirements — are modelled together.
Structuring guides
The intelligence, explained in full
Get the structuring direction right, first time
Run a free assessment. Waaza surfaces the ownership vehicle, VAT treatment, and structuring considerations relevant to your specific transaction — before any commitment is made.