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Transport Experience
- Acting for the senior lending syndicate on the sale and lease back of 4 Airbus A300 Aircraft to a European flag carrier through a tax neutral European special purpose vehicle, which transaction involved an unusual and innovative security structure and thereafter acting for the borrower on the refinancing of the junior indebtedness by a major US financial institution
- Acting for Singapore Airlines Limited in connection with the sale of four Boeing B747-400 aircraft to DVB Bank N.V. special purpose vehicles for a purchase price in excess of US$120m together with the financing arrangements relating thereto and novation of existing dry leases to Air Pacific Limited and Air Atlanta Iceland. In addition a series of engine swaps were entered into post delivery
- Advising on the corporate refinancing of two UK port owners and operators
- Advising the Port of Singapore Authority on the acquisition of 50% interest in Eastern Sea Laem Chabang Co Ltd, the operator of ports at Laem Chabang Terminal B1 and Terminal B3, Thailand. Advising on due diligence, the acquisition and concession agreements and on arrangements post-completion
- Advising Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation in connection with the leasing of rolling stock on the WestRail extension in the New Territories
- Advising a major US bank as equity investor in connection with the restructuring of leases of rolling stock to various European passenger rail companies to the asset value US$600m
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