Allens

Allens is an Australian commercial law firm founded in 1822, with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth and in Port Moresby, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. It is an independent partnership operating in alliance with Linklaters LLP. For the aviation sector, its asset finance team advises lenders, lessors, investors and corporates on financing and trading aircraft portfolios, and its infrastructure team works on airport transactions.

Aviation services

• Financing of aircraft portfolios, fixed wing aircraft and rotorcraft
• Aircraft leasing and equipment leasing
• Asset based lending and residual value securitisation
• Financing for commercial drones and satellites
• Airport acquisitions and infrastructure transactions

Selected aviation matters

• Macquarie AirFinance's acquisition of the AWAS aircraft portfolio, worth about US$4 billion and covering 90 commercial passenger aircraft
• A US$700 million global aircraft portfolio facility for CIT Aerospace
• Acquisition of an €800 million aviation loan portfolio from HSH Nordbank
• The A$32 billion proposed acquisition of Sydney Airport by an IFM led consortium

Company facts

• Founded in 1822
• Independent partnership in alliance with Linklaters LLP, giving access to 40 offices in 25 countries
• Australian offices: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth
• Asset finance partners include Renee Boundy, Rita Pang and Karla Fraser

Contact

Phone: +61 2 9230 4000