Our global Aviation Finance team has significant experience working with both traditional and alternative financing structures. We handle a range of sophisticated financing transactions for industry participants, including banks and non-bank lenders, arrangers, lessors, leasing companies, export credit agencies, and airlines. Our team has a deep understanding of the aviation industry, and uses its extensive cross-border experience to deliver innovative, tailored and cost-effective solutions for all types of transaction structures and investment routes.
We advise on deal structuring, including intricate debt structures; negotiation of documentation; and implementation of complex aviation finance transactions, both domestic and cross-border. We help lenders ensure adequate protection of security interests in complex, multi-party and multi-jurisdictional transactions.
Clients rely on the Aviation Finance team’s technical capabilities, and appreciate our flexibility and responsiveness – the team has been described in leading publications and directories as “great to work with” and “very dedicated to…client.”
Whether you are interested in capital markets transactions, pre- or post-delivery finance, finance leases, leveraged leases, fund platforms, vendor finance, residual value guarantees, credit enhancement documentation, or export credit agency support, our lawyers have the know-how to close your deal. We can also assist you in determining the best option and setting up the most suitable financing structure for your business.
Leasing
Whether you are a lessor, an airline or a financier, our award-winning aviation lawyers are on hand to help. We regularly advise both airlines and lessors, as well as financiers, on sale and leaseback transactions, finance leases, operating leases (including JOLCOs) and tax-based leases. Our depth of aviation industry experience means that we have acted across the spectrum of industry stakeholders, and we know the competing pressure points. As such, we can help all parties pragmatically agree and close transactions quickly and efficiently.
