We have the largest asset finance practice in the world, with a reputation for handling the most demanding, complex and high profile transactions.
Not only do we have a 200-strong team of asset finance legal specialists, but we also have first class expertise in all sectors of the asset finance and leasing industry, especially in our core market sectors of aviation, maritime and rail.
We advise on the full range of aviation, maritime and rail financings. Our advice covers all types of finance and leasing from debt finance, export finance, operators leasing, finance leasing, PDP finance, portfolio transfers, tax leasing products, capital markets products, Islamic finance to receivables finance. We also advise on restructurings and have extensive experience of aircraft repossessions and ship mortgage enforcements worldwide.
Our award-winning aviation finance team offers industry-leading expertise for financiers, lessors and operators of commercial aircraft, helicopters and corporate/private jets. Across ship finance, we advise in every asset class from wet and dry bulk, containersand container boxes, to drilling rigs and offshore support vessels, cruise, yachts and ferries (plus related sectors such as LNG, portsand logistics).
We are delighted to announce that, following the election of George Paleokrassas as the firm’s Senior Partner, highly respected Partner Alexia Hatzimichalis will be taking over as Athens Office Head.
Watson Farley & Williams has advised Hamburg Commercial Bank on a new US$180m bank facility provided to an intermediate holding company of MPC Container Ships ASA.
Watson Farley & Williams acted as English law counsel to CPLP Shipping Holdings PLC on the issuance and public offering of a US$150m corporate bond on the Athens Stock Exchange, guaranteed by Capital Product Partners L.P.
