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Chris Knight

Work Department

Finance; Asset Finance; Aviation, Aerospace & Transportation; Financial Services; Aviation Finance; Aircraft Finance Insurance Consortium (AFIC); Trade & Export Credit Agency Finance

Position

Chris is an Asset Finance counsel with considerable experience acting for lessors, banks, funds, export credit agencies and airlines on a wide range of high-value, cross-border aircraft and engine finance transactions.

Chris’ extensive transactional experience spans sale and leasebacks, finance and operating leases, novations, JOLCOs, Balthazar / ECA backed finance and lease structures, PDP, warehouse, and bridge financings (amongst others), OEM purchase agreements and engine maintenance and support agreements.

Education

Legal Practice Course, BPP Law School, 2009 Distinction

LL.B. (Hons), University of Liverpool, 2008 First

Mentions

Finance • London

Transport finance and leasing

Leading associate