William Fry LLP routinely acts for clients in some of the largest headline transactions in the market. The firm is particularly strong in advising major financial institutions on big-ticket aircraft financings. Practice head David Maughan is a prominent lawyer, with an excellent track record in handling aviation finance matters and the establishment of Irish aircraft leasing platforms for commercial aircraft. Mary Ward's workload includes transactional matters, securitisations, and debt capital markets mandates.
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‘William Fry provided a very good level of support throughout this matter. They were constantly in contact, flagged issues ahead of time and suggested options that minimised disruption / helped progress towards closing smoothly.’
‘Mary Ward was a very responsive, hands-on and practical partner. The firm helped to ensure the deal moved smoothly on the Irish-law phase.’
‘Great team - very strong technically.’
‘Mary Ward is great and very responsive.’
Leading individuals
David is a Partner and Co-Head of the Banking & Finance Department and Head of Aviation & Asset Finance. He advises on financing transactions for many different classes of assets, particularly aircraft and on a variety of structures including debt and equity investments, operating and finance leases and securitisations.
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Mary is a Partner in William Fry's Banking & Finance department with a particular emphasis on Aviation and Asset Finance. Mary advises on a broad range of banking and finance transactions with a particular focus on asset finance and structured finance. She also advises banks, funders, investors and corporates on all forms of investment and acquisition finance.
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
David Maughan