Igor Bichenkov Igor Bichenkov

Igor Bichenkov

Consultant Dubai

T: +971 4 278 2314

Igor is Counsel in the Aviation Group

Recognised as an expert in aviation finance and leasing, Igor has considerable experience working for financial institutions and sponsors in project finance, general banking, export finance, acquisition finance and Islamic finance.

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  • Advising ALAFCO Aviation Lease and Finance Company K.S.C.P. in connection with the structuring, sale and purchase, financing and lease novation aspects of the disposal of its entire aircraft fleet to Macquarie AirFinance.
  • Advising a major Kuwaiti financial institution in connection with a Sharia-compliant refinancing of three B777 aircraft on lease to Kuwait Airways.
  • Advising a major UAE bank in connection with the secured financing of five tankers operated by a major UAE energy logistics company.
  • Advising an aircraft lessor in connection with its re-domiciliation arrangements.
  • Advising a major UAE bank in connection with the secured financing of three narrowbody aircraft to be operated by IndiGo.

Education

  1. 2006 – 2007· LPC – The College of Law
  2. 2003-2006 · LLB Law – The University of Manchester