WFW advises NatWest and UKEF on €100m loan to Bristow for acquisition of five SAR aircraft
We advised National Westminster Bank and UK Export Finance regarding a €100m Export Development Guarantee term loan granted to Bristow Group.
Transporting people quickly into hard-to-reach areas, carrying emergency personnel performing aerial work or for routine travel, helicopters play many essential roles. Our long-standing engagement with helicopter operators, lessors and financiers has given us specialist knowledge of this sector, which we use to find innovative, commercial solutions for our clients.
Our skilled lawyers provide a variety of legal services, including finance and leasing, capital markets, corporate, tax, competition and regulatory, restructuring and insolvency and dispute resolution. We work for a wide spectrum of organisations including operators of VIP helicopters, emergency medical services (EMS), search and rescue (SAR) teams and those who provide large transport aircraft for the oil and gas sector.
We advised National Westminster Bank and UK Export Finance regarding a €100m Export Development Guarantee term loan granted to Bristow Group.
The transaction featured a complex cross-border and cross-jurisdictional purchase and financing structure.
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