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Swedish search and rescue helicopter
financing
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In October 2008 Linklaters acted for SEB
Finans AB on the purchase and long-term helicopter financing of two
Sikorsky S76A helicopters from Heli-One Leasing Inc, a subsidiary
of CHC Helicopter Corporation for the domestic search and rescue
operations of a Swedish operator.
This is not the first deal of this kind it has done. Two years ago
it also acted for SEB Finans AB on a long-term helicopter financing
of a Sikorsky S92 helicopter for the UK search and rescue operation
of CHC Scotia Limited. The structure included a residual value
guarantee from the lessee and the manufacturer as well as various
security, purchase option and financial covenant arrangements.
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Aircraft portfolio financing
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Acted for DAE Capital, a division of Dubai
Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd., on its acquisition and financing
of a portfolio of 21 aircraft from GE Commercial Aviation Services.
They are currently leased to 11 airlines based in 10 different
jurisdictions. Eight A330-200 aircraft with Emirates are on sale
and leaseback.
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Various aircraft financings
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Advised Flightlease on the financing of 30
aircraft of which 22 were Export Credit Agency-backed financings
involving a variety of structures such as off balance sheet
financings, Japanese Operating Lease financings, interim financing,
and sale and leaseback structures.
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Various aircraft financings
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Advised FL Group hf. the parent company of
Icelandair, in relation to the financing of a total of 35 aircraft,
involving a range of structures such as sale and leaseback,
pre-delivery payment, and long-term finance.
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Various aircraft financings
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Acted for Swiss International Airlines Ltd
on its financing of nine Airbus A340-300 arranged by Airbus
Financial Services; on the sale and leaseback of one CFM 56-5C4/P
engine (used on Swiss’s A340-300 fleet) with Engine Lease Finance
Corporation; advised on its working capital facility (secured on 25
A330, A320 and RJ100 aircraft); advised on its sub-leasing in of
A340, A330, A320 and RJ100 aircraft and sub-leasing of ERJ145
aircraft; and on the $330 million refinancing of five Airbus
A340-300 aircraft.
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Various corporate aircraft financings
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Advised UBS Leasing AG on the financings of
14 aircraft, including Airbus Corporate Jets, Boeing Business Jets,
Gulfstream Corporate aircraft, Dassault Falcon aircraft, Lear Jet
aircraft and others, for a number of private clients of UBS.
The transactions involve both loan and lease
structures and aircraft registered in a variety of jurisdictions
and operated by different operators.
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Aircraft lease financing
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Advised Deutsche Bank AG on the lease
financing of one new Airbus A319 corporate jet to be operated by
Kingfisher Airlines Limited. Deutsche Bank’s first aircraft
financing into India.
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Aircraft financing
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Advised Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA on its
first ever aircraft financing, the US$133 million pre-delivery
payment financing of 10 Boeing B737-800 aircraft.
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Aircraft financing
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Advised Icelease ehf. (a subsidiary of
Icelandair Group ehf.) in connection with a series of five sales of
Boeing B737-800 aircraft to Mitsubishi UFJ.
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Aircraft sale
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Advised Lloyds TSB Leasing Limited on the
sale of two BAE ATP aircraft to European Turboprop Management
AB.
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Aircraft sale and leaseback financing
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Advised SkyEurope Airlines, a.s. on its sale
and Japanese operating lease leaseback of B737-700 aircraft.
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Aircraft financing
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Advised Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Ltd on
its financing of, acquisition and lease to Kingfisher Airlines of
three Airbus A330-220 aircraft.
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Aircraft sale and leaseback financing
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Advised Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Ltd in
relation to its purchase of eight used Airbus A330 aircraft from
Emirates in a sale and leaseback deal financed by a syndicate of
banks and on its agreement to lease three B777-300ER aircraft to
Air New Zealand.
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Aircraft sale and leaseback financing
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Acted for DAE Capital, a division of Dubai
Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd on its sale and leaseback and
financing of eight A330-200 aircraft with Emirates.
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Various aircraft financings
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Advised Emirates on the financings of a
total of 47 Airbus aircraft, 24 of which were Export Credit
Agency-backed, using a variety of structures such as German
Leveraged Lease financing, Japanese Operating Lease financing,
international operating lease (INTOL) financings, Export Credit
Agency-backed Islamic financing, synthetic operating lease
financing, finance lease financing and French tax-based lease
financing.
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Various aircraft financings
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Advised Arab Banking Corporation on the
long-term aircraft financing for the purchase of three Airbus
A340-313 aircraft operated by Gulf Air; on the refinancing of four
Airbus A340-313 Aircraft operated by Gulf Air and Etihad Airways;
and on the financing for the purchase of one Airbus A340-313
aircraft.
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Aircraft financing
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Acted for HSBC Bank plc on the ECGD-backed
off-balance sheet financing and subsequent restructuring of seven
BAE Systems RJ-70 and RJ-85 aircraft operated by Air Malta and
ultimate disposal of their ownership interests.
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Various aircraft financings
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Acted for SkyEurope Airlines, a.s. on the
operating lease of a total of 23 Boeing 737-500 aircraft; on its
acquisition of up to 20 new Boeing 737-700G aircraft; and on a
pre-delivery payment US dollar term loan facility relating to the
financing of pre-delivery payments in respect of nine Boeing
737-7GL aircraft and subsequent $132 million long-term loan
facility in respect of four Boeing 737-7GL aircraft.
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