Walkers' asset finance team offers Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Irish and Jersey law advice in relation to asset finance transactions on a global basis.

  • We have a team of specialist asset finance lawyers drawn mainly from the leading international firms with extensive experience in complex asset finance matters. We bring both onshore and offshore perspectives to asset finance deals.
  • We are familiar with the full range of structures used in asset finance and advise on their commercial implications.
  • We apply an innovative and practical approach to ensure that deal structures are fully aligned with our clients’ commercial requirements.
  • We are familiar with the structuring of asset finance deals to marry with onshore tax and securities law considerations.
  • We offer efficient and cost-effective turnaround of transactional documentation.
  • We are consistently ranked in the top tier of all major ratings for our asset finance work.

 

Walkers advises financial institutions, arrangers, airlines, lessors and shipping companies on their asset finance transactions.

  • We establish and advise on both on and off-balance sheet vehicles.
  • We advise on asset finance transactions involving a wide range of assets, including the sale and purchase of aircraft, ships, rolling stock, telecommunications systems and other 'big ticket' items.
  • We advise on the acquisition of all types of equipment through secured loan financing and finance leasing, the sale and acquisition of lease portfolios and the transfer of leasing assets, as well as on ship and yacht and aircraft registration.
  • We establish Irish leasing platforms and advise on their set-up from a legal and tax perspective providing ongoing advise to ensure compliance with Irish law in a tax efficient manner. 

 

External Links:

Bermuda Government Department of Civil Aviation
Bermuda Shipping and Maritime Authority
British Virgin Islands Shipping Registry
Cayman Islands Civil Aviation Authority
Cayman Islands Shipping Registry
Guernsey Civil Aviation
States of Guernsey Registry of British Ships
Irish Aviation Authority
Irish Maritime Administration
British Register of Ships in Jersey
Jersey Aircraft Registry

Awards & Rankings

 

  • 2022 Finance Dublin - Aviation Finance Restructuring Deal of the Year
  • 2022 Chambers Euope and Chambers Global – Asset Finance (Ireland)
  • 2022 Legal 500 – Asset Finance (Ireland)
  • 2021 AirFinance Journal Awards 2021 – 5 Deals of the Year 
  • 2021 Airline Economics Aviation 100 awards – 6 Deals of the Year 
  • 2021 Finance Dublin – 2 Winning Deals in Aviation Finance and Aviation Leasing categories 
  • 2021 IFLR1000 – Asset Finance (Ireland)
  • 2021 Chambers Europe and Chambers Global – Asset Finance (Ireland)
  • 2021 Legal500 – Asset Finance (Ireland)
  • 2020 IFLR - Asset Finance (Ireland)
  • 2019 Airfinance Journal - Deal of the Year
  • 2018 Aviation Finance, Financing Platform - Finance Dublin Deals of the Year
  • 2018 Aviation Finance: Joint Venture - Finance Dublin Deals of the Year 
  • 2018 Americas M&A Deal of the Year - Airline Economics 
  • 2017 Debt Deal of the Year - Airline Economics 
  • 2017 Middle East & Africa Lease Deal of the Year - Airline Economics 
  • 2017 Capital Markets Deal of the Year - Airfinance Journal 
  • 2016 Asset Finance Law Firm of the Year, Cayman Islands Finance Monthly - Law Awards

BERMUDA
Adam BathgatePartnerT +1 441 242 1515adam.bathgate@walkersglobal.com
Jonathan BettsPartnerT +1 441 242 1511jonathan.betts@walkersglobal.com

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
Omonike Robinson-PickeringPartnerT +1 284 852 2222omonike.robinson-pickering@walkersglobal.com

CAYMAN ISLANDS
James BurchPartnerT +1 345 814 4634james.burch@walkersglobal.com
Sarah HumplebyPartnerT +1 345 814 6843sarah.humpleby@walkersglobal.com
Paul OsborneSenior CounselT +1 345 814 4510paul.osborne@walkersglobal.com

DUBAI
Daniel WoodManaging PartnerT +971 4 363 7912daniel.wood@walkersglobal.com
Ciaran BohnackerPartnerT +971 4 363 7901ciaran.bohnacker@walkersglobal.com
Terry-Ann ArchSenior CounselT +971 4 363 7918terry-ann.arch@walkersglobal.com
Johanna HendrySenior CounselT +971 4 363 7928johanna.hendry@walkersglobal.com

GUERNSEY
Kim PaivaGroup Partner*T +44 (0)1481 748 906kim.paiva@walkersglobal.com

HONG KONG
Andy RandallManaging PartnerT +852 2596 3305andy.randall@walkersglobal.com
Paul AhernePartnerT +65 6595 4496 paul.aherne@walkersglobal.com
Kristen KwokPartnerT +852 2596 3324kristen.kwok@walkersglobal.com
Rupen ShahPartnerT +852 2596 3314rupen.shah@walkersglobal.com

IRELAND
Matt HediganPartnerT +353 1 470 6688matt.hedigan@walkersglobal.com
Killian McSharryPartnerT +353 1 470 6696killian.mcsharry@walkersglobal.com

JERSEY
Nigel WestonPartnerT +44 (0)1534 700 788nigel.weston@walkersglobal.com
Julia KeppeGroup Partner*T +44 (0) 1534 700 728julia.keppe@walkersglobal.com
Jon Le RossignolGroup Partner*T +44 (0) 1534 700 716jon.lerossignol@walkersglobal.com
Tristan MaultbyGroup Partner*T +44 (0) 1534 700 754tristan.maultby@walkersglobal.com

LONDON
Jack BoldarinManaging PartnerT +44 (0)20 7220 4995jack.boldarin@walkersglobal.com
Mark GalazziPartnerT +44 (0)20 7220 4972mark.galazzi@walkersglobal.com
Patrick OrmondPartnerT +44 (0)20 7220 4983patrick.ormond@walkersglobal.com
Catherine OvertonPartnerT +44 (0)20 7220 4984catherine.overton@walkersglobal.com
James DenhamSenior CounselT +44 (0)20 7220 4978james.denham@walkersglobal.com

SINGAPORE
John RogersManaging PartnerT +65 6595 4673john.rogers@walkersglobal.com
Paul AhernePartnerT +65 6595 4496 paul.aherne@walkersglobal.com
Richard SiddlePartnerT +65 6595 4678richard.siddle@walkersglobal.com
Shirleen TanPartnerT +65 6603 1665 shirleen.tan@walkersglobal.com
Huiting KoeyCounselT +65 6603 1655huiting.koey@walkersglobal.com

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