Aviation: Finance (International Firms)
Greater China Region Guide 2024 : China
Band 2
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
+9714 313 1700About
Provided by King & Wood Mallesons
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.
Chambers Review
King & Wood Mallesons is a full-service firm that fields an aviation team that provides wide expertise in structured asset financing and leasing, involving commercial and corporate aircraft. It regularly acts on behalf of manufacturers, arrangers, lessors, financiers and airlines. The team is adept at leading finance and leasing matters as well as refinancing mandates. It also draws strength from its international capabilities to assist with large cross-border finance transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We have encountered really aggressive clients, though their requirements seems unusual and difficult to cope with, King & Wood Mallesons always provides professional advice and constructive solutions."
"KWM's team acted in a really efficient way and helped us resolve the outstanding issues. Their service is of high quality and their responses are always prompt and efficient."
"The team is very efficient in dealing with elements of the matter. It is very detail-oriented."
"We have encountered really aggressive clients, though their requirements seems unusual and difficult to cope with, King & Wood Mallesons always provides professional advice and constructive solutions."
"KWM's team acted in a really efficient way and helped us resolve the outstanding issues. Their service is of high quality and their responses are always prompt and efficient."
"The team is very efficient in dealing with elements of the matter. It is very detail-oriented."
Notable Practitioners
Katherine Ke is well placed to advise on complex cross-border financing transactions within the aviation sphere. She has plentiful experience in matters involving structured finance, receivables, and syndicated loans.
"She is client-oriented and knows how to coordinate the parties. She knows where to compromise but understands where to stand her grounds, and closes the deal in getting the best interest."
"She is an excellent lawyer with really professional skills, and we can rely on her on the transactions."