We provide advice to major banks and financial institutions, ship and aircraft owners, lessors, and lessees and have deep and trusted relationships with numerous international law firms, shipping groups and financial institutions around the world.
We have offices in ten highly regarded, well-regulated global locations and practise the laws of eight jurisdictions. Our office locations include the key international jurisdictions of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Mauritius, and the Seychelles, as well as the international financial centres of Hong Kong and Shanghai.
The team have extensive experience in advising in all aspects of the law, including:
Banking
- Syndicated letter-of-credit facilities in support of insurance/reinsurance and capital market liability
- Onshore lending secured by a portfolio of securities offshore with or without custodial obligations
- Trade finance
- Reviewing facility and security documentation
- Financing power projects in Asia, Africa and Latin America; telecommunications ventures in South America; and oil and gas projects in a number of countries
Ship & Aircraft Registration and Finance
- Loan credit facility agreements and security documentation
- High-yield debt offerings
- Syndicated (secured) loan transactions
- Off-balance-sheet structures
- Lease agreements
- Asset securitisation structures and Islamic financing structures
- Financing for the sale and acquisition of vessels
- Registration of ships and aircraft across specified international jurisdictions
- Public equity offerings
- Joint venture structures
- Operating and finance lease structures
- Financing of aircraft acquisitions
Asset Backed Finance
- Acting for lenders and borrowers
- Advising in connection with the formation of special purpose vehicles (SPVs) and various security, priority/subordination agreements
Project & Infrastructure Finance
- Finance and structuring of major energy and infrastructure projects, including power projects, telecommunications ventures and oil and gas projects
- Joint venture structures
