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AerCap

on multiple matters including in relation to its $3.5 billion insurance claim and other recovery actions in relation to the loss of aircraft and engines in Russia

Ownership and control

Several UK airlines on the ownership and control and implications of Brexit for the UK aviation industry, in particular in respect of access to traffic rights to/from and within the EU, advice on potential new corporate and regulatory structures that would enable UK airlines to retain access to EU negotiated traffic rights and the ECAA and advice in relation to lobbying the UK Government

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Jet2

on its convertible bond, institutional fundraisings and access to the UK Government's Covid facility

Easyjet

Advising easyJet, the leading UK airline, on its $1.6 billion rights issue and the c. US$1.87 billion secured financing facility from a syndicate of British, European and American banks supported by an Export Development Guarantee (EDG) issued by UK Export Finance. This was the first ever secured. 

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A Number Of Airlines on secured debt transactions

Advising since 2006 in relation to numerous secured debt transactions (including ECA supported debt), aircraft operating lease transactions, aircraft sale and leaseback transactions, aircraft sales, Boeing and Airbus purchase agreements, pre-delivery payment financings, aircraft wet leasing, aircraft subleasing (both intra-group and to a US airline), engine pooling, parts pooling, engine leasing, simulator financing, ground services equipment leasing, power by the hour arrangements, merchant acquiring facilities, receivables facilities and aircraft remarketing arrangements

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Slots Securitisations

Two leading airlines on the securitisation financing of their take-off and landing slot portfolios at London Heathrow – including the first time that UK landing slots had been subject to a securitisation

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Kim Dietzel

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Robert Moore

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Gregg Rowan

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Neil Blake

Partner, London

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John Angus

Partner, Sydney

John Angus