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Shipping and aviation in Isle Of Man

Appleby

Taking advantage of the firm’s global network, the transport & logistics team at Appleby is experienced in shipping and aviation matters across a number of key jurisdictions, particularly other major aircraft registration points like Bermuda, Guernsey and the Cayman islands. Eleanor Harding leads the aviation side of the practice with considerable experience in high value aircraft and shipping transactions, as well as asset finance matters. Kyle Sutherland  leads the firm’s corporate team while also handling a number of shipping matters. Alexandra Dernie leads on a number of major aviation matters, while Sophie Corkish specialises in shipping finance transactions.

Practice head(s):

Kyle Sutherland; Tom Brook


Other key lawyers:

Eleanor Harding; Alexandra Dernie; Sophie Corkish


Testimonials

‘Alexandra Dernie dealt with matters in a timely and efficient manner.’

Cains

Cains‘ shipping and aviation team has significant experience handling some of the most high value and complex transactions in the sector on both a domestic and international level. The team advises on a range of issues within these sectors, including aircraft and vessel finance, as well as chartering, restructuring, security enforcement and litigation. Mike Edwards is an expert in complex shipping and aviation transactions with in-house experience of the shipping industry. Steven Quayle handles domestic and cross-border asset finance with a particular focus on business and commercial aviation, ship and super yacht finance.

Practice head(s):

Mike Edwards; Steven Quayle


Other key lawyers:

Faye Devlin; Matthew Wilkinson


Testimonials

‘Steven Quayle and Matthew Wilkinson are very helpful – nothing is too much trouble. They relate well with 3rd parties.’

‘Go-to IOM aviation lawyers’

‘Only IoM law firm with genuine experience in aspects of ship and super yacht financing. Mike Edwards is the go to lawyer. Considerable expertise on all aspects of relevant IoM law’

‘Mike Edwards- responsive, pragmatic, sensible of legal fees.’

Key clients

Credit Suisse AG


Jet Aviation


Danish Ship Finance


JP Morgan


NCL Corporation (Norwegian Cruise Line)


Hamburg Commercial Bank


BNP Paribas


Bank of America


Standard Chartered Bank


Investec Asset Finance


Nordea Bank AB


DNB Bank ASA


HSBC Bank PLC


Citibank


Telesat Canada


UniCredit AG


Lombard North Central PLC


Work highlights


  • Acting for Norwegian Cruise Line on amendments to a USD 1.4 billion credit facility agreement between, among others, NCL Corporation Ltd. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., including the confirmation of guarantees and security by various Isle of Man incorporated NCL subsidiaries that own cruise ships.

DQ

DQ supports a wide variety of clients in the shipping sector with ross-border transactions while also advising on the financing of new builds, registration and enforcement of security documents. In aviation, the team supports buyers and sellers on multijurisdictional transactions and the importation and registration of aircrafts. Mark Dougherty has experience in ship financing transactions based in both the Isle of Man and Bermuda, while Donna Matthews regularly acts for some of the largest ship finance lenders in the market.

Practice head(s):

Mark Dougherty; Donna Matthews


Testimonials

‘DQ Advocates remain one of the go-to shipping firms on the Island.’

‘Mark Dougherty has a very good reputation and is very involved in the wider industry.’

Key clients

Ray Car Carriers Ltd


Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank


Niki Shipping Ltd


Seven Mile Shipping


Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft


Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale


Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Limited


HSH Nordbank AG


Watson Farley Williams


Hanjin Shipping


Döhle


Handleys Shipping Ltd


Berge Bulk


DVB Bank SE


DNB Bank ASA


Citibank N.A., London Branch


Blue Water Logistics UK Limited


Credit Suisse


Joh. Berenberg, Gosler & Co. K.G.


UniCredit Bank AG


Ryanair


McDermott Will & Emery


Shoosmiths


DLA Piper


Cavendish Trust Company


Bank of America


Equiom


KPMG


SMP Partners


Lombard


Hogan Lovells International LLP


Ernst & Young


Döhle


Work highlights


  • Advising syndicates of banks including Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Limited and Danish Ship Finance A/s in relation to the financing of vessels currently held by Ray Car Carriers Ltd.
  • Advising Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank in relation to the Sea Bridge Finance Limited joint venture. Sea Bridge Finance is a 50-50 joint venture between CA-CIB and SMTB and was formed to invest up to US$1 billion in senior secured ship mortgage loans.