Finance & Leasing

Our Finance & Leasing Work

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• Africa
• Americas
• Asia Pacific
• Middle East
• UK & Europe

• Aircraft engine financing

  Acting for a leading US Bank in relation to the financing of multiple aircraft engines.

  Hong Kong

  Aircraft lease finance, trading and leasing matters

  Acted for a leading Asia Pacific Airline in relation to various commercial aircraft lease finance, trading and leasing matters.

  Hong Kong

  Finance restructuring

  Acted for a leading International Lessor (Asia) in relation to multiple aircraft finance restructurings.

  Hong Kong

  Lease defaults and repossession

  Acted for a leading International Lessor (Asia) in relation to the lease defaults and repossession of two (2) A320 family aircraft.

  Hong Kong

  Lease financing

  Acted for an Asia Pacific Bank in relation to the lease financing of two (2) B737 aircraft for a Chinese lessor.

  Hong Kong

  Lease financing

  Acted for an Asia Pacific Bank in relation to the lease financing of one (1) B-777 for a Chinese Lessor.

  Hong Kong

  Purchase and leaseback

  Acted for a leading Lessor (Asia / Ireland) in relation to the purchase and finance leaseback of three (3) A320 aircraft.

  Hong Kong

  Secured debt financing

  Acted for a leading Lessor (Asia / Ireland) in relation to its secured debt financing of one A320.

  Hong Kong

  Unsecured aircraft warehouse credit facilities

  Acted for a leading International Lessor (Asia) in relation to two (2) unsecured aircraft warehouse credit facilities.

  Hong Kong

  Delivery financing of 12 Airbus A320 family aircraft

  Acting for Air Arabia in relation to the delivery financing for 6 Airbus A320 aircraft and the leasing of 6 Airbus A321neo aircraft.

  United Arab Emirates
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• Royal Air Maroc: award-winning aircraft financing

  Acting on the AFIC-supported French tax lease financing of one Boeing 737-8 aircraft and one Boeing 787-9 aircraft with BNP Paribas.  This transaction won the following awards: Global Transport Finance 2018 Aircraft Tax Lease of the Year and Airline Economics Aviation 100 Middle East & Africa Editor’s Deal of the Year 2018.

  Morocco

  Royal Air Maroc: AFIC-support French tax lease financing

  Acting on the AFIC-supported French tax lease financing of two Boeing 787-9 aircraft with BNP Paribas.

  Morocco

• Virgin America aircraft acquisition

  Acting for the lenders, financing the acquisition of two A319-100s by way of operating lease.

  United States

• Aircraft lease finance, trading and leasing matters

  Acted for a leading Asia Pacific Airline in relation to various commercial aircraft lease finance, trading and leasing matters.

  Hong Kong

  Finance restructuring

  Acted for a leading International Lessor (Asia) in relation to multiple aircraft finance restructurings.

  Hong Kong

  Lease financing

  Acted for an Asia Pacific Bank in relation to the lease financing of two (2) B737 aircraft for a Chinese lessor.

  Hong Kong

  Lease financing

  Acted for an Asia Pacific Bank in relation to the lease financing of one (1) B-777 for a Chinese Lessor.

  Hong Kong

  Aircraft engine financing

  Acting for a leading US Bank in relation to the financing of multiple aircraft engines.

  Hong Kong

  Unsecured aircraft warehouse credit facilities

  Acted for a leading International Lessor (Asia) in relation to two (2) unsecured aircraft warehouse credit facilities.

  Hong Kong

  Lease defaults and repossession

  Acted for a leading International Lessor (Asia) in relation to the lease defaults and repossession of two (2) A320 family aircraft.

  Hong Kong

  Purchase and leaseback

  Acted for a leading Lessor (Asia / Ireland) in relation to the purchase and finance leaseback of three (3) A320 aircraft.

  Hong Kong

  Secured debt financing

  Acted for a leading Lessor (Asia / Ireland) in relation to its secured debt financing of one A320.

  Hong Kong

  Australian Airlines acquiring an aircraft on an operating lease

  Acting for the lenders financing the acquisition of an A34-300 on operating lease.

  Australia
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• Delivery financing of 12 Airbus A320 family aircraft

  Acting for Air Arabia in relation to the delivery financing for 6 Airbus A320 aircraft and the leasing of 6 Airbus A321neo aircraft.

  United Arab Emirates

  Royal Jordanian: commercial aircraft financing

  Representing Royal Jordanian Airlines in the financing and delivery of 2 Boeing B787-8 aircraft with DVB Bank.

  Jordan

  Qatar aircraft leasing

  Provided Qatari law advice to a leading lessor in connection with financing and leasing of aircraft and engines.

  Qatar

  Leasing and delivery for Saudi low-cost carrier

  Acting for a Saudi based low cost carrier in connection with the leasing and deliveries of A320 and A330 aircraft.

  Saudi Arabia

  Middle East carrier

  Advising a Middle Eastern carrier in connection with a potential claim made by one of its lessors and otherwise in connection with the leasing agreements entered into with the same lessor.

  United Arab Emirates

  UAE operator

  Advising a UAE operator in connection with leasing helicopters to Nigeria and Malaysia.

  United Arab Emirates

  Luxury air operator

  Advising a UAE luxury air services operator in connection with the restructuring of existing leasing arrangements of two Boeing Business Jets.

  United Arab Emirates

  Engine lease transaction

  Advising ELFC in connection with engine lease transactions to several UAE airlines.

  United Arab Emirates

• Wizz Air: Establishment of Wizz UK

  Assisting Wizz Air in establishing Wizz UK and leasing the first A320 aircraft into the new UK airline.

  Hungary

  Wizz Air: Japanese Operating Lease financing

  Acting for Wizz on the JOLCO financing of two Airbus A321 NEO aircraft arranged by SMBC.

  Hungary

  Wizz Air: French Tax structured financing

  Acting for Wizz on the structured financing under a French tax lease structure of three Airbus A320 NEO family aircraft arranged by BNP Paribas.

  Hungary

  airBaltic: trusted advisor for sale and leaseback transactions

  Acting for airBaltic on the sale and leaseback of several Airbus A220-300 (formerly the Bombardier CS300) aircraft with lessors including Avation, ACG, CMB Leasing, FPG Amentum and Chorus.

  Latvia

  airBaltic: award-winning sale and leaseback

  Acting for airBaltic on the sale and leaseback of two Airbus A220-300 aircraft with Avation.  This transaction won AirFinance Journal's Operating Lease Deal of the Year in 2018 due to its innovative Euro rent structure.

  Latvia

  airBaltic: purchase agreement for up to 50 aircraft

  Advising airBaltic on the financing and leasing arrangements for airBaltic's fleet of Airbus A220-300 aircraft.  This included the first export credit-supported financing for the aircraft type with Export Development Canada.

  Latvia

  Major international bank: long-term and trusted advisor for business jet financings

  Acting on the loan and lease financing of countless business jets and helicopters in various transactions and jurisdictions.

  Switzerland

  Turkish Airlines: Japanese Operating Lease financing

  Acting for Turkish Airlines on the on the JOLCO financing of three Airbus A321 NEO aircraft arranged by SMBC.

  Turkey

  Turkish Airlines: Award-winning financing using put option structure

  Acting for Turkish Airlines on the CACIB-arranged French tax lease financing of one Boeing 777 freighter aircraft with ICBC put option.

  Turkey

  Turkish Airlines: Trusted counsel for financing and leasing transactions

  Acting for Turkish Airlines in numerous financing transactions, including: the French tax-optimised leasing and financing of countless Airbus and Boeing aircraft; the finance leasing of several Boeing aircraft with a leading Chinese bank and the sale and leaseback of numerous Airbus and Boeing aircraft, in each case with market leading banks and lessors.

  Turkey
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