Harry Upcott

The issuer on an aviation loan asset-backed securitization (ABS); the $324.3 million ABS is backed by a static pool of loan facilities secured by 19 narrowbody aircraft, 3 widebody aircraft and 4 narrowbody host aircraft engines on lease to 12 lessees located in 11 jurisdictions (Structured Finance Deal of the Year, Airline Economics, 2024)

AviLease on its $3.6 billion acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank’s global aviation leasing business, Pembroke Capital, including the associated $2.1 billion acquisition financing debt facility (M&A Deal of the Year, Airline Economics, 2023)

PK AirFinance as arranger of a super senior post-bankruptcy facility for Nordic Aviation Capital

The issuer on an aircraft loan securitization, ‘SALT 2021-t SALT 2021-1 Trust issued a total of $893.47 million of notes backed by loans secured by 156 aircraft operated by 45 airline operators located in 29 jurisdictions (Americas Capital Markets Deal of the Year, Airline Economics, 2022)

An alternative investment firm and an investment management and advisory firm on the formation of a JV aviation platform and the acquisition of a $1.1 billion performing aircraft loan portfolio from National Australia Bank; the portfolio comprised of 27 loan facilities secured by 159 aircraft, with a collateral valuation of $1.4 billion (Asia-Pacific M&A Deal of the Year, Airline Economics, 2022)