Sengova Kailondo

Sengova Kailondo

Senior Associate

Email

sengova.kailondo@aoshearman.com

Phone

+442030881400

Offices

London

V-CARD
Sengova advises financiers, borrowers, lessors and operators on a broad spectrum of asset finance transaction types, including loan financings, sale and leasebacks, lease novations, export credit facilities and general terms agreements in respect of commercial aircraft, corporate aircraft and helicopters. Sengova is also experienced in the financing of vessels.
He has been recognised on a national and international level for his achievements and expertise. He was recognised as one of the four Airfinance Global Rising Stars Europe 2025 and selected to the Airline Economics 40 under 40 Class of 2024, which recognises the most talented individuals in the commercial aviation industry under the age of 40. Sengova was also awarded “Junior Lawyer of the Year” at The Law Society Excellence Awards (2020).

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • A European airline on a number of financings, including ECA financings, sale-and-leasebacks, lease novations and Aircraft Finance Insurance Co. (AFIC)-backed financings.
  • A British bank in relation to a financing of four chemical vessels.
  • A Swiss bank on the financing of a number of corporate aircraft with borrowers in jurisdictions including the UK, the US and Brazil.
  • A Chinese bank on the sale and lease novations of six aircraft on lease to lessees in jurisdictions including Mexico, Belgium and Kazakhstan.
  • An Irish lessor on operating and finance lease agreements and the entry into general terms agreements with maintenance and repair organisations worldwide, including in Ireland, Jordan, Malaysia, Norway and the United States.
  • A Cayman Islands borrower on the restructuring of loan arrangements in respect of a number of aircraft registered in different jurisdictions.

Awards

  • Airfinance Global Rising Star Europe, Airfinance Global, 2025
  • Airline Economics 40 under 40 Class of 2024, Airline Economics, 2024
  • Junior Lawyer of the Year, The Law Society of England and Wales, 2020

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as solicitor, England and Wales, 2016

Academic

L.P.C., BPP University Law School, 2014

LL.B. Law, University College London, 2013

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.