Aviation: Finance
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Asia-Pacific Region
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Clifford Chance remains an undisputed leading aviation finance firm in the Asia-Pacific market, with expertise housed in the Singapore and Hong Kong offices. It has significant experience in advising on cross-border matters involving jurisdictions such as Japan, the PRC, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand and Russia. It attracts frequent instructions from lessors, airlines and financiers on big-ticket transactions. The firm offers high-level capability in matters from portfolio disposal and lease restructuring to airline insolvency-related issues and joint venture matters. In addition, the team is well placed to advise on other financing devices such as JOLCOs, asset-based securitisations and bond issuances. It is also particularly active advising on M&A and asset acquisitions for a wide variety of startup aviation leasing companies across the region.
Work Highlights
- Clifford Chance advised CK Asset Holdings on the USD4 billion sale of AMCK Aviation's aircraft leasing platform to an investment fund managed by Carlyle Aviation Partners.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are efficient, on-point, consistent, and offer relatively competitive legal services. Year after year, Clifford Chance does not disappoint."
"Clifford Chance's aviation finance team is very stable and has gained extensive experience in assisting foreign lessor clients in their leasing and financing business in the Chinese market."
"They are efficient, on-point, consistent, and offer relatively competitive legal services. Year after year, Clifford Chance does not disappoint."
"Clifford Chance's aviation finance team is very stable and has gained extensive experience in assisting foreign lessor clients in their leasing and financing business in the Chinese market."
Notable Practitioners
Fergus Evans has a broad aviation finance practice, advising key financing players on a range of transactions within the aviation sphere.
"Fergus is one of the best lawyers in the region."
"He has a lot of knowledge and experience in this field."
Paul Greenwell is a highly capable aviation finance lawyer who actively advises on PRC and Japan mandates.
"Paul has the lion's share of the market in terms of the financial institutional side."
"He has great experience and skills."
"Paul has a strong client base on the foreign lessor side. He is very professional, hard-working and trusted by clients."