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Vedder

Asset Finance: Aviation Finance

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With professionals in Chicago, New York, Washington, DC, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Singapore, the Global Transportation Finance team of Vedder is one of the largest, most experienced and best recognized transportation finance practices in the world. Our clients come from a broad spectrum of industries, and we are involved in the financing of an extensive range of transactions for lessees and lessors, borrowers and lenders, private and public companies, manufacturers, underwriters and governmental agencies. Our Global Transportation Finance team’s reputation begins with its worldwide prominence in aviation finance. However, our practice extends well beyond commercial aviation, and we are considered industry leaders in many other types of transportation financing, including business aviation, railcar, maritime and other transportation assets, healthcare, energy, computer software/hardware, and manufacturing/construction equipment. Furthermore, the scope of our transportation finance practice often includes related practice areas such as asset securitization and capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, aviation regulation and structured and project finance.

Industries (4)

  • Transportation
  • Aviation
  • Shipping
  • Rail

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Asset Finance: Aviation Finance - UK-wide

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Vedder Price has a strong asset finance practice increasingly recognised for its particular strength in aviation finance. The firm regularly works for clients including operating lessors, investors and manufacturers on complex cross-border leases and government-supported financings, among other matters.

Work Highlights

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  • Vedder Price represented Absa Bank and Afrexim Bank as mandated lead arrangers in the PDP financing for three 787 aircraft for TAAG.

Strengths

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  • Vedder Price have proved adept at thinking through issues before they arise in negotiation.

    Asset Finance: Aviation Finance respondentUK
  • They are extremely knowledgeable, and they are able to get things done and support us when we needed it.

    Asset Finance: Aviation Finance respondentUK
  • They bring a strength of attorneys, breadth of practice, and excellent market knowledge and intelligence.

    Asset Finance: Aviation Finance respondentUK

Notable Practitioners

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  • Senior StatespeopleGavin Hill
    Senior StatespeopleGavin Hill

    Gavin Hill

    Gavin Hill demonstrates impressive capabilities in aviation finance. His practice covers the financing, leasing and refinancing of aircraft.
    • Gavin is an industry legend.

      Asset Finance: Aviation Finance respondentUK
  • Band 3Dylan Potter
    Band 3Dylan Potter

    Dylan Potter

    Dylan Potter works with banks and aircraft leasing companies on a range of asset finance transactions. He has experience advising on the repossession and recovery of aircraft, JOLCO financings, acquisitions and financings of portfolios.

    • Dylan is extremely knowledgeable with respect to shipping and aviation matters, and has taken the time to understand our business and sensitivities.

      Asset Finance: Aviation Finance respondentUK
    • Dylan appreciates the context of the task relative to the overall project.

      Asset Finance: Aviation Finance respondentUK
  • Band 3Neil Poland
    Band 3Neil Poland

    Neil Poland

    Neil Poland brings considerable expertise to a host of aviation finance matters. He regularly advises on cross-border transactions.
  • Band 4Bill Gibson
    Band 4Bill Gibson

    Bill Gibson

    Bill Gibson focuses his practice on complex aviation financing matters, such as those involving sale and leasebacks and aircraft acquisitions.

    • Bill Gibson is an absolute expert.

      Asset Finance: Aviation Finance respondentUK

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