Aviation: Finance
Global Guide 2024 : Asia-Pacific Region
Band 3
Email address
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A&O Shearman acts from its Beijing and Shanghai offices on complex aviation transactions across the Asia-Pacific region. It is regularly mandated by clients from Mainland China and Hong Kong, as well as from Singapore, Japan and Thailand. The team works with various banks, financiers, lessors and airlines. It has a good track record in a broad range of financing facilities, such as ECA-supported financings, bridge financings and operating leases. On 1st May 2024, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to form A&O Shearman.
Work Highlights
- The firm assisted Hong Kong Express Airways with a sustainability-linked JOLCO financing arranged by Crédit Agricole CIB in respect of one Airbus A321-251NX aircraft.
Notable Practitioners
Matthew Bisley is based in Shanghai and offers impressive experience in financing transactions, assisting a range of multinational lenders. In addition to aviation finance, he also utilises his experience on a range of financing transactions to assist clients.
Yvonne Ho is best known for her work on leasing transactions. Based in Beijing, she acts for a range of Chinese clients active in the aviation industry on a variety of transactions.