- MUFG Bank: advising the bank on its US$6.3bn acquisition of the aviation finance business of DVB Bank SE
- Nordic Aviation Capital: advising certain unsecured creditors on the financial restructuring of Nordic Aviation Capital, effected by way of an Irish scheme of arrangement
- Cathay Pacific: advising the airline on the HK$39bn Covid-19 recapitalisation package, including share issues and a secured aircraft financing
- CALC: advising China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited on the establishment of an aircraft leasing platform, including equity, mezzanine loan and senior loan funding, acquisitions and disposals of aircraft by the leasing platform, and several structural amendments
- IAG: advising the sponsors and underwriters on the €2.75bn 3 for 2 rights issue of International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A, listed on the Spanish and London Stock Exchanges.
- KLM: advising the Dutch government on the Covid 19 driven financial assistance package for KLM
- VistaJet and VistaGlobal Group: advising VistaJet, the business airline, on a number of matters, including pre- and post-delivery aircraft financings, a bond issuance and a complex intragroup reorganisation; as well as various corporate matters for VistaJet and VistaGroup
- LCI: advising NatWest Bank PLC as arranger on the financing of five helicopters for LCI
- Business aviation: advising a market-leading private wealth bank on the separate financings of over 120 business jets, including several enforcements and disputes across more than 30 different jurisdictions
Linklaters’ Asset Finance practice advises on a varied range of loan, lease and portfolio products, working with airlines, shipping and off-shore companies, lessors and financiers alike