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Banking & Asset Finance

The Banking and Asset Finance Team acts for the world’s leading banks, financial institutions and businesses. In addition to deals involving international institutions, the group is involved in many of the islands’ biggest financial transactions. The team offers our clients a wide range of services in relation to numerous forms of financing transactions.

Our practice is focused on four major areas:

Banking
Ship & Aircraft Registration and Finance
Asset Backed Finance
Project and Infrastructure Finance

Banking

We act on behalf of banks and other financial institutions and have extensive experience in advising on:

  • Syndicated letter of credit facilities in support of insurance/reinsurance and capital market liability
  • On-shore lending secured by a portfolio of securities offshore with or without custodial obligations
  • Trade finance e.g. documentary credits, ISDA agreements
  • Reviewing terms/conditions of standard facility and security documentation
  • Financing power projects in Asia and Latin America; telecommunications ventures in South America; and oil and gas projects in a number of countries

Ship & Aircraft Registration and Finance

We act for ship-owners, aircraft owners, lessors, lessees, banks and other financial institutions. Transactions are invariably international, and to that extent we have developed contacts with numerous law firms, shipping groups and financial institutions around the globe. Our lawyers have extensive experience in advising on a broad range of shipping and aircraft transactions including:

  • Loan agreements and security documents
  • High yield debt offerings
  • Syndicated (secured) loan transactions
  • Off balance sheet structures
  • Lease agreements
  • Asset securitisation structures
  • Sale and acquisition of vessels, and the financing of such transactions
  • Registration of ships under the Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Isle of Man flags
  • Shipping and marine insurance litigation
  • Public equity offerings
  • Joint venture structures
  • Operating and finance lease structures
  • Securitisation structures
  • Registration of aircraft in Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the Isle of Man
  • Financing of aircraft acquisitions

Asset Backed Finance

We have experience with all aspects of asset backed finance transactions including:

  • Acting for lenders and borrowers
  • Advising in connection with the formation of SPVs and various security, priority/subordination agreements

Project and Infrastructure Finance

  • Finance and structuring of power projects, telecommunications ventures, oil and gas, energy and other infrastructure projects
  • Joint venture structures

 

 

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Team Members:

Stephen James+1 345 814 2072Cayman Islands
   Group Team Leader
Wendy Benjamin+44 (0)1534 818 057Jersey
   Local Team Leader
Warren Cabral+44 (0)20 7469 0521London
   Local Team Leader
Timothy Counsell+1 441 298 3212Bermuda
   Local Team Leader
Sally Cox+1 284 852 5301British Virgin Islands
   Local Team Leader
Helen Crossley+44 (0)1481 755 602Guernsey
   Local Team Leader
Jeffrey Kirk+852 2905 5739Hong Kong
   Local Team Leader
Faye Moffett+44 (0)1624 647 631Isle of Man
   Local Team Leader
Sherice Arman+1 345 814 2019Cayman Islands
Anna-Lise Bailey+1 345 814 2718Cayman Islands
Samuel Banks+1 345 814 2720Cayman Islands
Julian Black+1 345 814 2717Cayman Islands
James Bodi+1 441 298 3240Bermuda
Simon Cain+44 (0)1624 647 642Isle of Man
Vincent Chan+852 2905 5759Hong Kong
David Clark+44 (0)1481 755 601Guernsey
Alison Cole+1 345 814 2091Cayman Islands
Danny Cole+44 (0)1534 818 047Jersey
Mark Conway+44 (0)1624 647 654Isle of Man
Nicholas Davies+1 345 814 2742Cayman Islands
Alastair Drummond+44 (0)1534 818 369Jersey
Mark Estella+44 (0)1534 818 325Jersey
Andrew Harding+44 (0)1624 647 616Isle of Man
Michelle Hotchkiss+44 (0)1624 647 672Isle of Man
Francis Katamba+44 (0)1534 818 074Jersey
Clive Langley+1 441 298 3202Bermuda
Maria Lau+ 852 2905 5709Hong Kong
Jeremy Leese+1 284 852 5328British Virgin Islands
Mark Lewis+44 (0)1534 818 042Jersey
Alisdair Lynch+1 441 298 3286Bermuda
Heidi Maharaj+1 284 852 5332 British Virgin Islands
Caroline McCann+1 345 814 2056Cayman Islands
James McConvill+1 284 852 5304British Virgin Islands
Malcolm Moller+230 203 4301Mauritius
Shaun Morris+1 441 298 3230Bermuda
Camilla Neal+44 (0)1624 647 670Isle of Man
Gilbert Noel+230 203 4302Mauritius
Anthony Paizes+1 345 814 2953Cayman Islands
Simon Raftopoulos+1 345 814 2748Cayman Islands
Tammy Richardson+1 441 298 3253Bermuda
Rupen Shah+852 2905 5748Hong Kong
Li-Lee Tan+852 2905 5718Hong Kong
Rory Todd+1 345 814 2015Cayman Islands
Jonathan Vanderkar+41 44 213 6231Zurich
Jane Walker+1 441 298 3590Bermuda
Andrew Webb+44 (0)1624 647 692Isle of Man
Frances Woo+852 2905 5720Hong Kong
Robyn Wood+44 (0)1624 647 644Isle of Man
Cissy Chan+852 2905 5754Hong Kong
   Paralegal
Billy Li+852 2905 5729Hong Kong
   Paralegal