King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has a team of lawyers specialising in crossborder aviation, vessel, and other asset transactions, and is an industry leader in aircraft financing and leasing. Our experience of advising on aircraft finance in the Chinese market can be traced back to the late 1980s when Chinese airlines had just begun acquiring or leasing large aircraft with foreign debt. For more than 30 years, we have been keeping abreast of the development of the aircraft financing market and participated in almost all types of aircraft leasing and financing transactions in the market. Our rich experience enables us to go deep into all aspects and details of aircraft leasing and financing transactions, and assist domestic and foreign lessors, lenders, and lessees in completing their transactions. In addition, by working closely with the aviation teams practicing English law, Hong Kong SAR law, and New York law in other KWM offices, we are able to provide clients with one-stop, multi-jurisdictional and all-round legal services.
Given the complexity, technicality, and diversity of aircraft financing projects, the requirements on legal services are extremely rigorous. KWM’s aircraft financing team has participated in almost all types of aircraft financing and leasing transactions in the Chinese market.
