Graham Tyler > Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Offices
Level 34
100 Bishopsgate
London
EC2N 4AG
England
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Graham Tyler
Work Department
Finance; asset finance; aviation finance; aviation, aerospace and transportation; capital markets; financial industry
Position
Graham Tyler leads the firm’s Asset Finance team globally.
A recognised authority on aircraft finance and leasing, Graham regularly represents financial institutions, leasing companies, equity investors, airlines and arrangers in the procurement, financing and leasing of new and used aircraft and engines and aircraft portfolio acquisitions, financings and sales. Adept at crafting complex cross-border leasing and innovative financing structures, Graham negotiates commercial debt deals including warehouse facilities, export credit-supported arrangements, operating and finance leases, Islamic finance transactions, tax-based and capital market deals and where necessary the restructuring of those deals.
Education
The University of Exeter (1987 LLB (Hons)); The College of Gildford, 1988.
LL.B. (Hons), The University of Exeter, 1987
Lawyer Rankings
London > Finance > Transport finance and leasing
(Leading partners)With strength-in-depth in London as well as being able to access expertise in the US and Asia, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has strong traction among lessors, airlines, funds and banks across a wide range of cross-border finance and leasing structures. ‘Responsive and solutions-oriented’ team head Graham Tyler is a strong choice for leasing companies and funds on their portfolio acquisitions and financings; he recently advised an asset manager on the acquisition of a 16-cargo aircraft portfolio with debt finance supplied from a non-bank lender. As well as advising on conventional financings, Antony Single also regularly advises on Islamic finance structures for lenders and borrowers and leverages strong relationships with a number of Middle Eastern banks funding transactions in the aviation sector. Chris Knight is also recommended for his ‘practical and business-oriented advice’. Debra Erni joined Holland & Knight (UK) LLP in January 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Transport finance and leasing London > Finance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Transport finance and leasing
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
- Industry focus > TMT
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)