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Aviation: Finance - Asia-Pacific Region
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What the team is known for

Clifford Chance remains an undisputed leading aviation finance firm in the Asia-Pacific market, with expertise housed in the Singapore and Hong Kong offices. It has significant experience in advising on cross-border matters involving jurisdictions such as Japan, the PRC, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand and Russia. It attracts frequent instructions from lessors, airlines and financiers on big-ticket transactions. The firm offers high-level capability in matters from portfolio disposal and lease restructuring to airline insolvency-related issues and joint venture matters. In addition, the team is well placed to advise on other financing devices such as JOLCOs, asset-based securitisations and bond issuances. It is also particularly active advising on M&A and asset acquisitions for a wide variety of startup aviation leasing companies across the region.

Work Highlights

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  • Clifford Chance advised CK Asset Holdings on the USD4 billion sale of AMCK Aviation's aircraft leasing platform to an investment fund managed by Carlyle Aviation Partners.

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Notable Practitioners

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Fergus Evans
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Fergus Evans has a broad aviation finance practice, advising key financing players on a range of transactions within the aviation sphere.

"Fergus is one of the best lawyers in the region."

"He has a lot of knowledge and experience in this field."

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Paul Greenwell
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Paul Greenwell is a highly capable aviation finance lawyer who actively advises on PRC and Japan mandates.

"Paul has the lion's share of the market in terms of the financial institutional side."

"He has great experience and skills."

"Paul has a strong client base on the foreign lessor side. He is very professional, hard-working and trusted by clients."

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Fergus Evans
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Paul Greenwell
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