Rail
Watson Farley & Williams LLP has a large asset finance practice. It has specialists who cover a broad range of matters across areas such as financing, capital markets, corporate, dispute resolution and regulatory. Clients include lessors, banks and other financiers as well as operators, rolling stock lessors, investors and train operators. Practice head Louise Mor is recommended. Theresa Mohammed joined the team from Trowers & Hamlins LLP in July 2022.
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Key clients
- Nexrail
- KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH
- Alpha Trains Luxembourg S.a r.l
- InfraVia Capital Partners
- Ermewa
- Railpool GmBH
Work highlights
- Advised a syndicate of lenders and noteholders led by KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH on a €1.07bn financing provided to rolling stock lessor Railpool in a combination of secured bank debt and European private placement notes within its existing common terms financing platform.
- Advised Alpha Trains on its raising of €548m in a combination of senior and HoldCo level secured bank debt within its existing common terms financing platform.
- Acted for Ermewa as issuer on an issuance of private placement notes to European and US investors, including a deferred payment tranche.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Louise Mor