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Provided by Donna Ager

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Donna has over 20 years' experience in aviation finance and is part of Walkers' Global Asset Finance team, based in London.

Donna specialises in Irish law leasing and financing of transportation (notably aviation) assets, the establishment of funds-based aviation platforms as well as debt capital markets transactions and related mergers and acquisitions.

In 2021 she was awarded the Women In Business Law Awards – European Aviation Lawyer of the Year as well as Irish law Legal Advisor of the Year at the Women In Finance Awards.

Career

Before joining Walkers in 2023, Donna was a partner and head of European aviation with another leading law firm. Before that, she was a partner in the asset finance team at Simmons & Simmons in London.

She was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2001 before joining Freshfields, going on to work in-house at Airbus at their Toulouse headquarters, and then practising with Clifford Chance in London.

Professional Memberships

Donna is a member of:

- The Law Society of Ireland

- The Aviation Club UK

- 100 Women in Finance

- The International Society of Transport and Aircraft Trading

Education

Sheffield Hallam University

LLB (Hons)

City University London

Post Graduate Diploma in Law

Inns of Court School of Law

Bar Vocation Course

Awards

European Aviation Lawyer of the Year

Women In Business Law Awards

2021

Irish law Legal Advisor of the Year

Women In Finance Awards

2021

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Banking & Finance: Asset Finance - Ireland

Ireland, expertise based abroad in UK
Individual Editorial
Dual-qualified UK and Irish lawyer Donna Ager is an expert in handling aircraft acquisitions, leasing transactions and syndicated warehouse facilities.

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