News and Insights

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How the family office plays a critical role in the superyacht market by ensuring that costly mistakes do not occur. John Leonida is interviewed by Rory Jackson at VVBlog.

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19th June 2023

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John Leonida talks to Faith Glasgow at the Financial Times about the complex tax considerations that need to be understood when acquiring a luxury vessel.

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23rd May 2023

Here is a piece John wrote for Superyacht UK. It appears in Boat International it details the depth of the UKs relationship with yachting  starting with King Charles II in 1660 and 362 years later, it flourishes still under King Charles III.

It’s 10 years of diverse work that marks the first decade of LP Squared’s life as a niche consultancy business.  We are immensely proud of the work we have done and look forward to an exciting future.

The Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic presents an unfamiliar environment globally. The virus has no borders and the well-being and safety of our clients, associates and families is our priority. 

Within change management, a key stream is automation, reducing the manual nature of tasks and implementing more automated processes and systems to improve efficiency and consistency of processes and outputs.

John has spent more than 20 years advising the owners and builders of some of the world's most luxurious superyachts not only on matters of law but also on commercial and industrial strategy. 

A recent PMI* survey reported organisations globally lose an average $109 million for every $1 billion spent on projects.

“Pusillanimous”, was the only word on the flipchart during John Leonida’s workshop at The Superyacht Design Forum 2018.

It’s been a buzzword in development circles for the last few years, but is Agile really an efficient way to build systems or just an excuse to avoid detailed design and planning?

Many superyacht owners choose to display their favourite artworks on board, but this is one aspect of ownership that is full of potential pitfalls.

John Leonida speaks to Natalia Langsdale as part of her series “Luxury with Natalia” and reflects upon the possible long term impact of Covid-19 on the Superyacht industry                                                                                          ​​First released 19th May 2020

John Leonida speaks to Natalia Langsdale as part of her series “Luxury with Natalia” and reflects upon the possible long term impact of Covid-19 on the Superyacht industry.                                                                                          First released 19th May 2020

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John Leonida explains to Boat International the difference between production, semi-custom and custom or bespoke yachts.                                                                                                 First released 25th September 2017

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John Leonida speaks to Boat International and offers advice on buying a superyacht.                                                                                        First released 27th June 2017

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