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Aviation: Finance - Asia-Pacific Region

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What the Team is Known For

Reed Smith houses a Singapore-based aviation finance practice that is well placed to handle cross-border mandates with an APAC focus. The team frequently assists leasing companies on leasing matters, including aircraft placements, restructurings and sale-and-leaseback transactions. Reed Smith is also highlighted for its capacity to assist with JOLCO refinancings. It counts Air Asia, Juniper Aviation Investments and Avolon Aerospace Leasing among its clientele.

Work Highlights

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  • Reed Smith advised STEAR on its lease placement of up to five Airbus A320 passenger-to-freighter aircraft to Vaayu Group.

Strengths

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"Complex matters are distilled into legal concepts that are digestible and able to be decided on; we felt very confident when negotiating with the other party."

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"The quality is very good, the depth of the team is strong and we always have access to their top lawyers."

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Notable Practitioners

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Simon Spells
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Simon Spells
3
Band 3

Simon Spells of Reed Smith LLP leads the Asia aviation practice and advises on leasing deals and asset-backed securitisations.

"He displays a great deal of commercial awareness and acumen, and is highly responsive in business dealings. He has enabled the team to meet deadlines whenever possible and helps to navigate complex and difficult conversations with opposing counsels."

"Simon has been very supportive of our business and works hard to meet our expectations."

"Simon is an excellent lawyer and a real pleasure to deal with. He is responsive and keeps things running smoothly and efficiently."

"I really appreciate all the support from Simon. He manages his team very well and understands our business requirements and overseas major transactions in both aircraft acquisition and leasing."

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Simon Spells
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Simon Spells
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