Sam has experience in acting for lenders, operating lessors, ECAs and airlines across the whole spectrum of aviation finance matters including; debt financing, export credit backed transactions, portfolio purchases and sales and Japanese operating leases.
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A syndicate of UAE banks in connection with a $1bn unsecured revolving credit facility to a Middle Eastern lessor.
A European bank in connection with the financing by a Mexican airline of its pre-delivery payments under its A320/A321 purchase agreement by way of an uncommitted sustainability linked revolving credit facility.
A European lessor in connection with the pre-delivery payment financing and sale and leaseback to a Canadian airline of 6 Embraer E195-E2 aircraft.
A Middle-Eastern flag carrier in connection with a procurement / re-fleeting project, involving negotiation of manufacturer purchase agreements, engine maintenance contracts and operating lease agreements with various parties.