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Demi Hueth
Demi Hueth
Counsel — Finance
Counsel — Finance

Demi Hueth

Demi Hueth
New York

The Grace Building
1114 Avenue of the Americas
32nd Floor
New York, New York 10036

start quote symbolDemi Hueth is an absolute rock star...She is detailed, prompt, thorough, highly personable, unparalleled work ethic; will no doubt be an industry-leading lawyer for a very long time (Legal 500 US, 2025)end quote symbol
Demi Hueth

Experience Highlights

  • Deutsche Bank in a $1.5 billion syndicated, senior secured asset-based multi-draw term loan consisting of a $269 million stub lease warehouse facility with Irish and US aviation borrowers to finance 100 identified aircraft, and a $400 million accordion that can be used to finance additional aircraft not yet identified; Recognized as “Best Commercial Bank Deal 2023” by Ishka

  • Global asset manager in a co-invest with a US-based leasing company to acquire a seed portfolio of 12 aircraft for an anticipated ABS takeout

  • AIP Capital and Phoenix Aviation Capital in a joint venture with LuminArx Capital Management

  • ATLAS SP in a $350 million warehouse and term loan hybrid facility with Irish and US borrowers

  • MUFG in an innovative term loan for end-of-life aircraft owned by Aero Capital Solutions

  • Castlelake Aviation Holdings (Ireland) Limited and its affiliates, in the acquisition of a portfolio of aircraft on lease to a South American airline and the conversion of a number of leases for freighter aircraft from operating leases to finance leases

  • Underwriter in SOLRR 2021-1, a $707 million aircraft-backed securitization serviced by Stratos and Altavair and the first aircraft ABS with two unaffiliated servicers

  • Sponsors and servicers on JOL Air 2019-1, the first aircraft-backed ABS combining a debt securitization with a Japanese operating lease structure; Recognized as “ABS Deal of the Year” by Airfinance Journal in 2019

  • Lead arrangers in the first-ever sustainability-linked loan with an airline in connection with the amendment to JetBlue’s existing $550 million senior secured revolving credit facility; Recognized as “North America Deal of the Year” by Airfinance Journal in 2020

  • Purchasers of a ratable instrument in the first “Lessor EETC” transaction, sponsored by Castlelake; Recognized as “Editor’s Deal of the Year” by Airfinance Journal in 2020

  • Sponsor in MAPS 2021-1, a $540 million aircraft-backed securitization serviced by Merx

  • Axonic Capital in connection with new and existing investments in four different aircraft securitization transactions and at different points of the capital structure

  • Sponsor in MAPS 2018-1, a refinancing of a $507 million aircraft-backed securitization serviced by Merx; Recognized as “Aircraft Lessor Capital Markets Deal of the Year” by Global Transport Finance

  • Underwriters in CLAS 2019-1, an $868 million aircraft-backed securitization and equity offering serviced by Castlelake; Recognized as “Americas Capital Markets Deal of the Year” by Airline Economics in 2019

  • Sponsor in Silver 2019-1, a $548 million aircraft-backed securitization and equity offering serviced by BOC Aviation (Ireland) Limited

  • Underwriters in the START 2018-1, START 2019-1 and 2019-2 aircraft-backed securitizations and equity offerings serviced by GECAS; START 2018-1 was the first aircraft ABS that sold equity in a 144A/Reg S format and was recognized as “ABS Deal of the Year” by Airfinance Journal in 2018

  • Equity investors in Sapphire 2018-1, a $768 million aircraft-backed securitization serviced by Avolon

  • SelectQuote, a publicly traded insurance distribution company, in its innovative securitization of healthcare insurance commissions and establishment of a novel receivables agency

  • PureWest Energy, LLC, a leading Rocky Mountain independent natural gas producer, in connection with the first-of-its-kind issuance of investment-grade rated subordinated notes out of two existing PDP well securitizations through an aggregator vehicle

  • Investors in a securitized financing transaction and private placement of $162 million notes by a special-purpose vehicle associated with an independent energy company, which included a combination of Class A notes and Class B notes offered and sold pursuant to Section 4(a)(2)

  • Terra Energy Holdings LLC in its securitization transaction consisting of a private placement of $525 million notes by Terra ABS I LLC

  • Investors in Diversified Energy Company PLC and Oaktree Capital Management’s joint ESG-aligned $460 million asset-backed securitization of certain co-owned producing natural gas and oil assets

  • Jonah Energy LLC, one of the leading sustainable natural gas producers in the U.S., in its inaugural securitized financing transaction involving $750 million of fully amortized notes backed by a portion of Jonah’s producing assets

  • White Deer Energy, on behalf of its portfolio company, Riverside Energy Michigan, the largest producer of oil and natural gas in Michigan, in a securitization transaction and private placement of $240 million of 4.802% Notes (due May 2027)

  • Deutsche Bank in a $1.5 billion syndicated, senior secured asset-based multi-draw term loan consisting of a $269 million stub lease warehouse facility with Irish and US aviation borrowers to finance 100 identified aircraft, and a $400 million accordion that can be used to finance additional aircraft not yet identified; Recognized as “Best Commercial Bank Deal 2023” by Ishka

  • MUFG in an innovative term loan for end-of-life aircraft owned by Aero Capital Solutions

  • volofin as lender and arranger in connection with a term loan to refinance aircraft owned by Atlas Air

  • Lenders in two innovative term loans for end-of-life aircraft for entities owned by Aero Capital Solutions

  • volofin, as lender and arranger in connection with a multi-draw term loan for Titan Aviation to finance the acquisition of two aircraft

  • Aligned Data Centers in an approximately $3 billion term loan and revolving loan facility secured by undeveloped real property assets

  • New Pacific Airways, a start-up airline with transpacific operations, in multiple senior secured loans to finance acquisitions as it expands its fleet

  • RAVN Alaska, a regional airline operating in Alaska, in multiple aircraft acquisitions and back-leverage transactions

  • Arrangers and agent in a syndicated $300 million secured revolving loan facility for Spirit Airlines secured by aircraft, engines, spare parts, real estate and slots, gates and routes collateral

  • Arrangers and agent in a syndicated $550 million secured revolving loan facility for JetBlue Airways secured by aircraft, engines, spare parts, flight simulators and slots, gates and routes collateral

  • Arrangers and agent in a syndicated $250 million secured revolving loan facility for Atlas Air secured by aircraft and engines

  • ATLAS SP in a $350 million warehouse and term loan hybrid facility with Irish and US borrowers

  • Genesis in the purchase of a portfolio of aircraft on lease to a US airline from a Japanese owned leasing company

  • AerCap (and its affiliates) on the sale to another leasing lessor of a portfolio of ten aircraft on lease to multiple airlines

  • Castlelake Aviation and its subsidiaries on their sale of a portfolio of aircraft to a South American carrier

  • Castlelake Aviation Holdings (Ireland) Limited and its affiliates, in the acquisition of a portfolio of aircraft on lease to a South American airline and the conversion of a number of leases for freighter aircraft from operating leases to finance leases

  • AerCap Ireland Limited and its affiliates in connection with the sale of a portfolio of 8 aircraft on-lease to another leading leasing company

  • Castlelake in connection with the conversion of 6 leases with Tampa Cargo from operating leases to finance leases

  • Bank of America’s leasing platform with the sale of two aircraft on lease to WestJet to a leading leasing company

  • New Pacific Airways, a start-up airline with transpacific operations, in various aircraft purchase and lease transactions to grow its fleet

  • RAVN Alaska, a regional airline operating in Alaska, in multiple aircraft acquisitions and back-leverage transactions

  • Deutsche Bank in a $1.5 billion syndicated, senior secured asset-based multi-draw term loan consisting of a $269 million stub lease warehouse facility with Irish and US aviation borrowers to finance 100 identified aircraft, and a $400 million accordion that can be used to finance additional aircraft not yet identified; Recognized as “Best Commercial Bank Deal 2023” by Ishka

  • ATLAS SP in a $350 million warehouse and term loan hybrid facility with Irish and US borrowers

  • Borrowers in a warehouse facility secured by aircraft for funds managed by Merx

  • Lenders in a warehouse facility secured by aircraft for Stellwagen

  • Lenders in a warehouse facility secured by aircraft for AerCap

  • Aircraft lessor in connection with its recapitalization

  • Purchasers in a $607 million Lessor EETC sponsored by Castlelake

  • Purchasers in a $109 million Lessor EETC sponsored by BBAM

  • Purchasers in an $89 million Lessor EETC sponsored by BBAM

  • Purchasers in a $182 million Lessor EETC sponsored by BBAM

  • Purchasers in a $482 million Lessor EETC sponsored by Altavair

  • Purchasers in a $482 million Lessor EETC sponsored by Castlelake

  • A multijurisdictional private equity vehicle focused on investment in secondaries managed by Morgan Stanley in connection with a $1 billion subscription credit facility

  • A multijurisdictional private equity vehicle focused on green investments managed by Morgan Stanley in connection with a €95 million subscription credit facility

  • A multijurisdictional private equity vehicle managed by Morgan Stanley in connection with a $150 million subscription credit facility

Credentials

  • New York University School of Law, J.D., 2016 (NYU Journal of Law & Business, Executive Editor)
  • University of Notre Dame, B.A. in Anthropology and German, 2010
  • Chambers USA, “Up and Coming” in Transportation: Aviation: Finance (Nationwide), 2025; “Associates to Watch” in Transportation: Aviation: Finance (Nationwide), 2024
  • Selected to the Rising Stars list, Airfinance Journal, 2024
  • Legal 500 U.S., Transport: Aviation and Air Travel: Finance, 2023–2025
  • New York
  • German (proficient in spoken and written)