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Vedder Price

With over 70 professionals in Chicago, New York, Washington, DC, Dallas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Singapore and London, the Global Transportation Finance team of Vedder Price is one of the largest, most experienced and best recognized transportation finance practices in the world. Vedder Price’s Commercial Aviation Finance practice group has achieved global recognition and prominence representing a wide variety of clients worldwide, including airlines, operating lessors, commercial banks, investment banks, private equity funds, manufacturers and governmental agencies. Our commercial aviation finance lawyers form the core of the Global Transportation Finance team at Vedder Price, which Chambers Global has recognized as “one of the top law firms for Asset Finance in the world.”

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Vedder Price - Global Transportation Finance
VedderPrice - Securities and Capital Markets
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With over 70 professionals in Chicago, New York, Washington, DC, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Singapore, the Global Transportation Finance team of Vedder Price is one of the largest, most experienced and best recognized transportation finance practices in the world. Our clients come from a broad spectrum of industries, and we are involved in the financing of an extensive range of transactions for lessees and lessors, borrowers and lenders, private and public companies, manufacturers, underwriters and governmental agencies. Our Global Transportation Finance team’s reputation begins with its worldwide prominence in aviation finance. However, our practice extends well beyond commercial aviation, and we are considered industry leaders in many other types of transportation financing, including business aviation, railcar, maritime and other transportation assets, healthcare, energy, computer software/hardware, and manufacturing/construction equipment. Furthermore, the scope of our transportation finance practice often includes related practice areas such as asset securitization and capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, aviation regulation and structured and project finance.

Vedder Price’s Global Transportation Finance practice has a depth and breadth of experience that surpasses other law firms. The diversity of our client base, transaction structures and asset types affords us unique insight into market standards and practices. This insight creates our unequaled ability to take a practical, market-based approach to transactions and to provide efficient, insightful legal advice, while maintaining a results-oriented focus. Our Commercial Aviation Finance practice group has achieved global recognition and prominence representing a wide variety of clients worldwide, including airlines, operating lessors, commercial banks, investment banks, private equity funds, manufacturers and governmental agencies. Our commercial aviation finance lawyers form the core of the Global Transportation Finance team at Vedder Price, which Chambers Global has recognized as “one of the top law firms for Asset Finance in the world.”

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The Securities & Capital Markets group at Vedder Price provides comprehensive and responsive securities law and capital markets counseling in today’s rapidly changing financial, business and regulatory environments. We represent clients in all aspects of the capital formation process, from private placements to public offerings, as well as in a broad array of corporate finance transactions. With extensive combined securities law experience across a wide range of industries, our capital markets attorneys provide seasoned, innovative service aimed at achieving our clients’ objectives in a time-responsive and cost-effective manner.  Our capabilities include Capital Markets, Underwriters and Placement Agents, Securities Law Compliance and Reporting, Asset Securitization and Structured Finance, Executive and Equity-Based Compensation, Public and Private Investment Companies and Investment Advisers and Mergers and Acquisitions.

Meet our team at the event

Dylan Potter

Dylan Potter

Partner
Vedder Price
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Kevin MacLeod

Kevin MacLeod

Head of New York Capital Markets Group
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Sessions we are speaking at

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When will the aircraft ABS deal flow pick up? LIVE Q&A

Kevin MacLeod
Head of New York Capital Markets Group,
Vedder Price
Rich Barnett
Partner,
Castlelake
Bob Bengtson
Managing Director,
Goldman Sachs
Vinodh Srinivasan
Managing Director, Co-head Structured Credit Group,
Mizuho Securities
Moderator
Gillian Kelly
Partner,
KPMG Ireland

A gaze into the crystal ball: how will the aircraft ABS market continue to evolve in 2021 and beyond?

  • Examining the evolution of the aircraft ABS market

  • What is the ABS market going to look like in the next 1-2 years?

  • How are current outstanding deals performing? How will they continue to perform?

  • Will the ABS market remain widely open for aviation issuers?

  • When will equity investors return to the market?

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Buying at the bottom of the market: M&A and aircraft trading opportunities - LIVE Q&A

Andy Mansell
Partner,
Split Rock Aviation
Dylan Potter
Partner,
Vedder Price
Yezdan Badrakhan
Executive Director,
Morgan Stanley
Moderator
Joe O'Mara
Tax Partner,
KPMG Ireland

The pandemic has induced a wave of M&A activity across the industry. Is now the time to strike while the iron is hot? Tune in to gain insight from our industry experts on the M&A process from start to finish; the risks, returns, opportunities and all.

  • Is now the right time to buy?

  • Building a clear picture: what exactly are current financing requirements?

  • How to define a distressed investment.

  • Expectation vs reality: what ROIs are new investors looking for?

  • What does the market look like for non-investment grade lessors?

  • Where to go for non-recourse financing.

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