Michael Keightley
Associate London
Michael is an associate in the Assets and Structured Finance group based in London.
Michael specialises in asset finance and leasing with a focus on the aviation sector.
Michael’s experience covers a range of asset finance, leasing and sale and purchase transactions advising financial institutions, leasing companies, funds and operators.
Michael joined Watson Farley & Williams in 2021 from a magic circle firm in London and has previously completed a secondment with Avolon in their Dublin office.
- Advising a European bank on the financing of an ATR aircraft purchase by an investment manager and leased to Cebu Air.
- Advising a major Australian bank on its secondary debt trading of a c. US$1.1bn portfolio of aviation loans to a financial investor.
- Advising a major operating lessor in relation to its purchase and leasing of two new Airbus aircraft to a French airline.
- Advising a French bank in relation to the refinancing of two Boeing 777 freighter aircraft managed by a Munich-based asset manager.
- Advised Buss Global Management Pte. Ltd on a US$275m container box portfolio ABS involving equity sale.
Education
- 2016 – 2017 ·BPP Law School, Legal Practice Course (Distinction)
- 2013 – 2016 · Law (LLB), Newcastle University
memberships and associations
- The Law Society of England and Wales