Aviation: Finance
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Asia-Pacific Region
Band 2
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Provided by Mayer Brown LLP
Consistently awarded top rankings in aircraft and asset finance by reputable and authoritative legal directories, Mayer Brown's Asset Finance Group is recognised as a leading asset finance team in Asia. Much of that experience has been gained advising airlines on a variety of different financing and treasury activities, including:
- Aircraft-finance transactions, including secured facilities, export-credit (ECA and US EXIMBANK) supported facilities and finance leases
- Unsecured loans and lines of credit
- Tax-driven financing transactions (domestic and cross-border products, including France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, UK and US based structures)
- Off-balance sheet financing transactions
- Currency, interest rate and fuel hedging activities
Our depth and breadth means that we can provide commercially-astute lawyers with appropriate experience to service nearly any airline financing requirements.
Chambers Review
The vibrant aviation team at Mayer Brown has a highly regarded Hong Kong practice acting on a broad range of aviation transactions in the commercial and business jet areas in the wider Asia market. It remains a popular choice of counsel for leading airlines, leasing companies and banks on high-profile transactions. Its expertise encompasses sale and leaseback, financing, aircraft trade and dispute resolution. It is active on cross-border acquisitions and financings, and is highly skilled at managing transactions involving significant cross-border elements, with particular reference to Fiji, Vietnam, Taiwan, and China.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are always available while we work on several time zones. The level of service and the responsiveness are above our expectations."
"We almost always deal with time-sensitive commercial arrangements and in my experience Mayer Brown have always met our timelines, including over public holidays, weekends and non-working hours."
"They are always available while we work on several time zones. The level of service and the responsiveness are above our expectations."
"We almost always deal with time-sensitive commercial arrangements and in my experience Mayer Brown have always met our timelines, including over public holidays, weekends and non-working hours."
Notable Practitioners
Richard Stock has longstanding experience advising on a wide range of aviation finance matters across the Asia-Pacific region, acting for an established roster of major airlines, banks and lessors.
"Richard is a very sophisticated lawyer with excellent commercial skills and excellent understanding of the business aviation sector in Asia."
"Richard is one of the best in the world at his craft. He is highly customer-focused and very focused on delivering quality services."
"He is able to quickly understand the commercial drivers behind transactions and provide considered advice, balancing the risk priorities of the bank."
Evelyn Lok is consistently active for a range of financiers on both private and corporate aircraft financings, as well as on the servicing and restructuring of their financing arrangements.
"Evelyn is highly experienced and solution-oriented, with a high level of empathy."
"Evelyn has good knowledge of the industry and the people. She always finds a solution and has excellent communication skills."
"Evelyn is responsive and very efficient in managing the transactions we work together on. No task is too big and we can always rely on her for comprehensive advice."