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Provided by Vedder Price PC

With professionals in Chicago, New York, Washington, DC, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Singapore, the Global Transportation Finance team of Vedder Price 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.


Chambers Review

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Asset Finance: Aviation Finance - UK-wide

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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

  • 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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Notable Practitioners

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Gavin Hill
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Gavin Hill
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Senior Statespeople
Gavin Hill demonstrates impressive capabilities in aviation finance. His practice covers the financing, leasing and refinancing of aircraft.

Gavin is an industry legend.

Dylan Potter
3
Dylan Potter
3
Band 3

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.

Dylan appreciates the context of the task relative to the overall project.

Neil Poland
3
Neil Poland
3
Band 3
Neil Poland brings considerable expertise to a host of aviation finance matters. He regularly advises on cross-border transactions.
Bill Gibson
4
Bill Gibson
4
Band 4

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.

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Asset Finance: Aviation Finance

Gavin Hill
S
Gavin Hill
S
Senior Statespeople
Dylan Potter
3
Dylan Potter
3
Band 3
Neil Poland
3
Neil Poland
3
Band 3
Bill Gibson
4
Bill Gibson
4
Band 4

Members

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Industries

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Aviation

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Shipping

Transportation