Aviation finance

Mirae Asset Securities (HK) 

Advised a member of Mirae Asset Daewoo, a major Korean and asset management group, and a syndicate of Korean senior and junior lenders on a US$450 million acquisition of three Boeing 777 aircraft, on lease to China Airlines, a Taiwanese operator.

Transportation Partners

Advised Transportation Partners, an integrated aviation leasing company based in Singapore and Dublin, on the refinancing of 21 Boeing 737-900ER aircraft, operated by Lion Air, Indonesia’s largest private air carrier, Batik Air, Thai Lion, and Malindo Airways.

A leading Philippine airline

Advised the Philippine’s largest airline on a US$90 milliom acquisition of two Airbus A321neo aircraft, financed by a loan facility provided by the Taiwan branch of a UK based bank. 

Aviation

Mirae Asset Securities (HK) 

Advised a member of Mirae Asset Daewoo, a major Korean and asset management group, and a syndicate of Korean senior and junior lenders on a US$450 million acquisition of three Boeing 777 aircraft, on lease to China Airlines, a Taiwanese operator.

Transportation Partners

Advised Transportation Partners, an integrated aviation leasing company based in Singapore and Dublin, on the refinancing of 21 Boeing 737-900ER aircraft, operated by Lion Air, Indonesia’s largest private air carrier, Batik Air, Thai Lion, and Malindo Airways.

A leading Philippine airline 

Advised the Philippine’s largest airline on a US$90 million acquisition of two Airbus A321neo aircraft, financed by a loan facility provided by the Taiwan branch of a UK based bank.

Lease novations 

Advising a broad range of airlines, including Indonesian, Thai, and Malaysian operators, as well as lessors and banks, on aircraft lease novations.

Refinancings

Advising airlines on the refinancing of underlying debt.

Prepayments

Advising lenders and other finance parties on prepayments of mortgages.

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Rail

Abellio East Midlands

Advised Abellio, a Dutch transport group, on the rolling stock mobilisation for their £3.3 billion East Midlands franchise. The transaction involved leases of existing rolling stock as well as procurement of new units.

Multinational public transport company

Advised a major rail operator in relation to franchise bids and amendments to leasing contracts.

Finance house specialising in asset-based lending

Advised a leading UK finance company on the procurement of rolling stock. 

CIS and CEE

Debt arbitration proceedings in Russia

Assisted an Eastern European shipbuilder and servicer in connection with ongoing debt proceedings in Russia. 

Detention of a Russian vessel by the Ukrainian authorities

Assessed and advised on Ukrainian aspects of sanctions and public law in relation to an oil tanker detained in the port of Kherson.

Acquisition of a Polish subsidiary company

Provided real estate, employment, and general corporate due diligence advice regarding a portfolio of target companies, including Polish subsidiaries.

Enforcement of an asset tracing order

Provided advice regarding Croatian and Polish finance documents. 

Southeast Asia

Mirae Asset Securities (HK)

Advised a member of Mirae Asset Daewoo, a major Korean and asset management group, and a syndicate of Korean senior and junior lenders on a US$450 million acquisition of three Boeing 777 aircraft, on lease to China Airlines, a Taiwanese operator.

Transportation Partners

Advised Transportation Partners, an integrated aviation leasing company based in Singapore and Dublin, on the refinancing of 21 Boeing 737-900ER aircraft, operated by Lion Air, Indonesia’s largest private air carrier, Batik Air, Thai Lion, and Malindo Airways.

A leading Philippine airline

Advised the Philippine’s largest airline on a US$90 million acquisition of two Airbus A321neo aircraft, financed by a loan facility provided by the Taiwan branch of a UK based bank.