Led by Olga Petrovic , Linklaters LLP‘s ’technically brilliant and commercially minded’ team excels in advising aviation and shipping clients on complex cross-product, multi-jurisdictional mandates, where it is able to effectively collaborate with lawyers in key international offices (including in Luxembourg and Frankfurt), as well as associated practice areas, including restructuring, litigation, capital markets, and funds. Corporate and structured lending partner Caroline Courtney leverages her broad and deep loan products expertise to good effect to provide a ‘very client-focused’ service to creditors and debtors engaged in maritime and aviation-related financings.
Testimonials
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'The team is a pleasure to work with and is very conscious of delivering expertise and value to its clients.'
‘The superb team is technically brilliant and commercially minded - a safe pair of hands.’
‘Excellent lawyers with high degree of sector specific understanding.’
‘Caroline Courtney and Olga Petrovic are excellent and very client focused.’
Key clients
- Bank of America
- Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat, Luxembourg
- Barclays
- Cargolux Airlines International S.A.
- Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
- China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited
- Citibank N.A.
- Credit Agricole Commercial and Investment Bank
- Cross Ocean Partners
- Deutsche Bank AG
- Goldman Sachs
- Hapag-Lloyd AG
- hsh portfoliomanagement AöR
- IAG
- Joint Provisional Liquidators of Genting Hong Kong Limited and Dream Cruises Holding Limited
- JP Morgan
- Lufthansa
- MUFG
- NatWest Bank
- SeaCube Containers
- SMBC Bank International Plc
- Strategic Value Partners
- UBS AG
Work highlights
- Advise MUFG on the tail end of their $6.3bn acquisition of the aviation finance business of DVB Bank SE.
- Advised the lenders in relation to the restructuring of Nordic Aviation Capital.
- Advised Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat, Luxembourg and Cargolux Airlines International S.A. on the financing of the jack-up installation vessel 'Voltaire', the world's tallest jack-up installation vessels.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Olga Petrovic