Aviation Finance
SNR Denton has a leading aircraft finance and leasing practice
with a strong
international reputation in the field of cross-border and tax-based
structured transactions. The firm acts for many leading banks
and financial institutions in the aircraft finance market, as well
as for a large number of airlines and high
net worth individuals. We represent many of the leading aircraft manufacturers, including Airbus and Embraer, and a number of aircraft
engine companies, particularly on their manufacturer support
arrangements, and many
other participants in the aircraft finance industry including
insurers, tour operators, arrangers, lessors and governmental and
regulatory bodies. Expertise, experience and familiarity
enable us to assist our clients with the business of buying,
selling, financing and leasing commercial aircraft.
We provide a truly international service with aircraft finance
and leasing expertise in the UK, the US, the UAE, Russia, Egypt and
France and considerable aircraft experience throughout our
international office network.
Our aviation finance and leasing partners have remained active
during the recent downturn. We have acted on a large number of
export credit supported transactions, sale and leasebacks and
pre-delivery financings. We have advised clients on matters such as
strategies for recognizing events of default and exercising
well-chosen remedies; receivables sale transactions that leave
ownership and tax arrangements undisturbed; and use of the newly
organized International Registry in connection with cross-border
financings. We are recognized authorities in the use of asset
securitization techniques to arrange advantageous debt financing
for fleets of both commercial and corporate aircraft.
Areas of Focus:
- Asset finance
- Equipment, leasing
and receivables finance
- Tax
- Corporate
- Securitization
- Cross-border transactions
- Asset-based
lending