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Vedder Price

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.”

Materials to download

Vedder Price - Global Transportation Finance
VedderPrice - Securities and Capital Markets
GTF Newsletter April 2021
GTF Newsletter August 2021-v4
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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

Jack Bycraft

Jack Bycraft

Shareholder
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Kevin MacLeod

Kevin MacLeod

Head of New York Capital Markets Group
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Maziel Abrego

Maziel Abrego

Senior Marketing and Practice Development Mgr
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Michael Edelman

Michael Edelman

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Sessions we are speaking at

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Building the next wave of aircraft ABS deals

Kevin MacLeod
Head of New York Capital Markets Group,
Vedder Price
Bob Bengtson
Managing Director,
Goldman Sachs
Sheila Kahyaoglu
Equity Analyst,
Jefferies Group
Moderator
Gillian Kelly
Partner,
KPMG Ireland
  • What assets and credits are likely to appear in the next wave of aircraft ABS portfolios?  
  • What asset types have performed better than others and why?     
  • Will more diverse portfolios be a selling point or not for future deals?
  • Assessing the quality of lessee and aircraft that investors are willing to accept now. 
  • Are we likely to see older portfolios come to the market?     
  • What can the industry expect to see in 2022?
  • What opportunities are created for investors?
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Aircraft ABS vs rail, container, and other ABS alternatives

Cole Ryba
Director,
LibreMax Capital
William Eustis
Managing Director,
Wells Fargo Securities
Keith Allman
Managing Director, Head of Esoteric ABS,
MUFG
Moderator
Jack Bycraft
Shareholder,
Vedder Price
  • How should investors compare the risks on aircraft ABS junior notes vs rail or containers?   
  • Exploring which asset class serves as the best comparison for aircraft ABS today. 
  • After an active 2021, which asset class has the most promising pipeline potential?   
  • What should investors watch out for when trying to compare these very different asset classes?
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Restructurings, Rehabilitations and Repossessions

Pablo Wangermann
Director,
AlixPartners
Mike Rhead
Director,
Deloitte UK
Moderator
Michael Edelman
Shareholder,
Vedder Price
  • How promising have these restructurings been so far? Should we expect a second wave of airline restructurings going into 2022?
  • How active are lessors and banks going to be with repossessions over the next six months?
  • What near-term distressed opportunities, or general opportunities are starting to open up for investors?
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