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 and road
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.