
Jason Piney
About
Provided by Jason Piney
Practice Areas
Aviation
Capital Markets
Corporate
Finance
Mergers & Acquisitions
Securitization & Structured Finance
Career
Jason Piney is a Director in the Corporate department in the Bermuda office of Conyers Dill & Pearman. Jason joined Conyers in 2005 and became a Director in 2012.
Jason’s practice covers general corporate and commercial matters with particular focus on public companies, securities and financing. Jason has extensive experience in a wide variety of international asset finance and corporate transactions, including debt and equity offerings, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and cross-border financings. Jason has particular expertise in financings involving aircraft, including aircraft acquisitions and dispositions, aircraft portfolio securitizations, sale-leasebacks, pre-delivery payment and warehouse facilities and he has worked on several of the most significant aircraft securitizations and financings in the market.
Jason is recognized by Legal 500 Caribbean (corporate and commercial), by Who’s Who Legal (aviation/transport) and by Chambers Global (corporate and finance).
Publications
Bermuda Public Companies Update – January 2021
Corporate Digest: Notable Deals and Transactions – Winter 2020
Corporate Digest: Notable Deals and Transactions – Autumn 2019
Corporate Digest: Notable Deals and Transactions - Spring 2019
Global IPO Report – July 2018
2017 Global Corporate Year in Review, January 2018
Bermuda Securitisations Bulletin, September 2017
Bermuda Corporate Practice Group 2016 Year in Review, January 2017
Conyers contributed to the Bermuda & Mauritius segments in the first edition of Pillsbury World Aircraft Repossession Index
"Raising Capital in the Aircraft Sector: Bermuda's Link in the Chain", Aviation Finance, August 2014
Bermuda Issuers: Rising Capital, The Lawyer, November 2011
Work Highlights
Advised group of ad hoc lenders on Bermuda law in connection with McDermott International’s cross-border restructuring and chapter 11 cases (“Restructuring Deal of the Year” - 2021 IFLR Americas Award)
Advised Moody’s Corporation on the Bermuda law aspects of its agreement to acquire RMS for approximately US$2 billion from Daily Mail and General Trust plc
Provided Bermuda law advice to Goldman Sachs, in connection with Aldus Aviation’s US$540 million asset backed secured term loans for ATLAS 2014-1 Limited and ATLAS 2014-1 LLC to fund the acquisition of 30 Embraer aircraft from Aldus.
Provided Bermuda law advice to Castlelake, L.P. in connection with its US$713 million aircraft securitization, Castlelake Aircraft Securitization Trust 2015-1 (CLAS 2015-1) backed by 54 aircraft and six aircraft engines and in connection with Castlelake’s initial aircraft ABS deal Castlelake Aircraft Securitization Trust 2014-1, a US$515.6 million securitization.
Provided Bermuda law advice to Castlelake, an institutional alternative investment firm, specialising in aircraft in connection with its US$515.6 million aircraft securitization, Castlelake Securitization Trust 2014-1. The proceeds from the deal will be used to purchase a fleet of 79 aircraft and associated aircraft-owning entities that are initially leased to 26 lessees located in 17 countries. Castlelake will remain as the servicer on the deal.
Provided Bermuda and Cayman legal advice to AerCap Holdings N.V. ("AerCap") (NYSE: AER) in connection with its acquisition of International Lease Finance Corporation ("ILFC") from American International Group, Inc. ("AIG") (NYSE: AIG).
Awards
Corporate and Commercial
Legal 500 Caribbean
2021
Banking, Finance and Capital markets
Legal 500 Caribbean
2021
Financial and Corporate
IFLR1000
2021
Corporate and Finance
Chambers Global
2021
Transport - Aviation (Finance)
Who's Who Legal
2020
Chambers Review
Global
Jason Piney is one of the best-known names in Bermuda for aircraft finance work. He also counsels clients on capital markets and securitisation matters. "He's done great work for us. I appreciate his responsiveness and willingness to jump in. He gets back to us quickly on questions and makes himself available when we need him."
Articles, highlights and press releases
1 item provided by Conyers
Conyers advises Sky Aviation on its US$780.8 million aircraft securitization
Conyers acted as Bermuda counsel to Sky Aviation Leasing International Limited (“Sky”), as servicer and S-JETS 2017-1 Limited (“S-JETS”) a Bermuda company, as issuer in connection with Sky’s US$780.8 million debut asset‐backed securities (ABS) deal.
Conyers advises Sky Aviation on its US$780.8 million aircraft securitization
Conyers acted as Bermuda counsel to Sky Aviation Leasing International Limited (“Sky”), as servicer and S-JETS 2017-1 Limited (“S-JETS”) a Bermuda company, as issuer in connection with Sky’s US$780.8 million debut asset‐backed securities (ABS) deal.
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