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Transportation: Aviation: Finance
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The Winstead Airlines Team is uniquely equipped to assist airlines worldwide in navigating this ever-changing market landscape because of our unparalleled experience in airline transactions and deep knowledge of airline market-based terms. Comprised of a team of over 20 members spending more than 90 percent of their time advising and representing airlines worldwide (including every major U.S. carrier), we have decades of experience supporting the transactional needs of virtually every component of the modern airline. To learn more, visit: winstead.com.
Aircraft & Airline Finance Experience:
- Aircraft Leases (Operating Leases, Sale Leasebacks, Lease-Ins, and Cross-Border Leases, including JOLs and JOLCOs)
- Aircraft Mortgage Financings
- Airport Financings and P3
- Export Credit Agency Financings
- Manufacturer Backstop Financings
- Residual Value & Asset Value Guarantees
- Secured Structured Financings (e.g., financings collateralized by spare parts, spare engines, loyalty programs and slots, gates, and route authorities)
- Capital Markets Offerings (Equity and Debt, including Unsecured High-Yield Bonds and EETCs)
- Credit Facilities (Term Loans and Revolving Loans)
Ehren Hartz, Airlines Industry Group
214.745.5290 I [email protected]
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Winstead offers phenomenal advice that is commercially relevant and well balanced.
Transportation: Aviation: Finance respondentUSAWinstead is the engine guru in the industry. The law firm know the engine world backwards and forwards, is commercially-minded, and knows what is important to us.
Transportation: Aviation: Finance respondentUSAThe entire Winstead team is speedy to respond, knowledgeable about its subject matter area, helpful, friendly and approachable.
Transportation: Aviation: Finance respondentUSAIt is an extremely talented group of practitioners who keeps current on market trends and are always available to break down issues and provide sound advice with our interests at heart.
Transportation: Aviation: Finance respondentUSAOne of the things that is unique about Winstead is that it will help you to see what's possible. It will leverage its industry knowledge and show you what you can get that you are not asking for.
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Band 3 Le V Lam
Le Lam is a go-to for debt and capital market transactions in the aviation industry, regularly advising on unsecured and secured bonds, convertible notes, EETCs and private, as well as syndicated loans. Le is an expert in his field and a great resource for thinking through complex and new issues.
Transportation: Aviation: Finance respondentUSAHe is excellent with airline industries generally, and in tying financings to the unique characteristics of running an airline. He understands how hard it is to actually make things happen operationally.
Transportation: Aviation: Finance respondentUSALe Lam is a trusted adviser and partner with a comprehensive knowledge of the market.
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Band 4 Band 4 Jaesuk Yoo
Jaesuk Yoo has notable expertise handling loan and debt financing arrangements on behalf of well-known airlines. Jaesuk Yoo is dependable and no-fuss. His work product is impeccable, and he is very efficient in performing tasks and delivering on assignments.
Transportation: Aviation: Finance respondentUSAHe is very knowledgeable and hands-on with respect to each matter he works on.
Transportation: Aviation: Finance respondentUSA
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Le V Lam
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