WFW deals win at inaugural Helicopter Investor Deal of the Year Awards 20259 June 2025
WFW is pleased to announce that two deals the firm advised on have won awards at Helicopter Investor’s inaugural Deal of the Year Awards 2025.
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WFW deal honoured with three awards by Islamic Finance News26 February 2025
It marks WFW’s first advisory role on a cross-border Sukuk in the maritime space and its unique structuring features a direct sukuk issuance embedding Murabaha commodity trades to secure commitments.
WFW advises GDHF on finance agreement for multiple Airbus H160 helicopters12 December 2024
We have advised GD Helicopter Finance on a €77m+ finance agreement with Bank of China Limited, London Branch and Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen, supported by Bpifrance Assurance Export, for the acquisition of multiple factory new Airbus H160 helicopters to be delivered between 2024 and 2026.
WFW advises NatWest and UKEF on €100m loan to Bristow for acquisition of five SAR aircraft12 August 2024
We advised National Westminster Bank and UK Export Finance regarding a €100m Export Development Guarantee term loan granted to Bristow Group.
WFW deal wins Deal of the Year – Restructuring at IFLR Europe Awards 202425 April 2024
The IFLR Europe Awards focus on legal innovation through dealmaking.
WFW advises RMI and leading banks pro bono on developing Pegasus Guidelines4 April 2024
The Pegasus Guidelines represent the first climate-aligned finance framework for the aviation sector.
WFW advises DNB on landmark US$900m Vroon restructuring24 July 2023
The restructuring was implemented using two procedures that have been used together for the first time.
WFW advising RMI and leading banks on development of aviation CAF framework8 February 2023
The CAF framework will help to create consistency and transparency for financiers when reporting and measuring progress against decarbonisation targets.
WFW advises Tor Boreas on senior and junior bond financing6 February 2023
Tor Boreas is part of UK-headquartered shipbuilder the Tor Group.
Two WFW deals win Airline Economics “Deal of the Year” awards 16 January 2023
The deals won Asia-Pacific Restructuring Deal of the Year and Asia Pacific Freighter Deal of the Year.
WFW advises Apollo on US$700m DIP financing for SAS26 September 2022
SAS is Scandinavia’s leading airline with its main hubs in Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm.
WFW advises clients on NAC Chapter 11 restructuring14 June 2022
NAC is the largest lessor of regional aircraft, with over 500 aircraft. Since the onset of the pandemic, NAC is to-date the only aircraft lessor to have entered into any formal restructuring proceedings.
