ABNR Counsellors at Law handles the full spectrum of aviation mandates, including aviation liability, aircraft insurance and reinsurance, in addition to aircraft and aircraft-engine financing. Other key areas of expertise include high-end transactions, including aircraft repossession cases, as well as restructurings and insolvencies, as demonstrated by its advice on the Indonesian court-sanctioned debt restructuring of PT Mandala Airlines. Practice leader Emir Nurmansyah has demonstrable experience in aircraft financing and restructuring matters, while Gustaaf Reerink advises on acquisitions and leasing work. Other key contacts in the group include Kevin Sidharta, Nurdin Adiwibowo and senior associate Reynard Kevin Munando. In addition to its diverse roster of leading industry clients, including Air Lease Corporation and Pacific Aerospace, the team regularly handles the Indonesian aspects of aviation matters on behalf of international law firms.
Aviation in Indonesia
ABNR Counsellors at Law
Practice head(s):
Emir Nurmansyah
Other key lawyers:
Gustaaf Reerink; Reynard Kevin Munando; Nurdin Adiwibowo; Kevin Sidharta
Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners – Dentons HPRP
Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners – Dentons HPRP’s workload includes aircraft financing, sales and purchases, asset transfers, suspensions of payments and leasing matters. The practice is also well-placed to leverage the expertise of its litigation team to advise on aviation-related disputes. Andre Rahadian, who acts for airline companies, including Garuda Indonesia and Sriwijaya Air, aircraft lessors and financial institutions on regulatory mandates, jointly leads the practice alongside Hendra Ong, who is noted for his expertise in aircraft leasing and financing work, in addition to other aviation-related transactions. Senior associate Ken Atyk Nastiti is another key member of the team.
Practice head(s):
Andre Rahadian; Hendra Ong
Other key lawyers:
Ken Atyk Nastiti
Key clients
MUFG Bank
Apachee Pte. Ltd.
Petrichor Global Pte. Ltd.
PT Jet Eksekutif Travya
Cessna Finance Export Corporation – Marta Buana Abadi
Textron Financial Corporation
PT Smart Cakrawala Aviation
Cessna Finance Export Corporation – Enggang Air Service
German Operating Aircraft Leasing GmbH & Co. KG
Work highlights
- Advised Textron Financial Corporation on the repossession and termination of lease of $15.25m aircraft worth.
- Acted for Petrichor Global Pte. Ltd. on the purchase of private jet and engines worth U$6.95m.
- Advised Cessna Finance Export Corporation on the repossession and deregistration of aircraft worth approx. $3m.
TNB & Partners
Counting China Aircraft Leasing Group, CDB Aviation Lease Finance and Merx Aviation among its key roster of clients, TNB & Partners fields a strong aviation finance practice and acts for a variety of financiers and lessors of Indonesian airlines. Banking and finance expert Tasdikiah Siregar leads the team and standouts for her expertise in aviation finance matters. Siregar, who is a member of the Aviation Working Group for Southeast Asia, is supported by associate Wira Saputra.
Practice head(s):
Tasdikiah Siregar
Other key lawyers:
Wira Saputra
Key clients
BOC Aviation Limited
AerCap (including GE Capital Aviation Services)
Merx Aviation Servicing Limited
JSA International U.S. Holdings, LLC
BBAM
Regional One
Plane Invest
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited
Carlyle Aviation Management Limited (including AMCK Aviation)
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd
Aerostar Management Pte Ltd
Work highlights
- Assisted Aminvestment Bank Berhad as facility agent for a number of financiers in a restructuring of financing to Weststar Aviation Services Sdn. Bhd. relating to several aircraft, a number of which were leased to PT Weststar Aviation Indonesia.
Mochtar Karuwin Komar
Mochtar Karuwin Komar acts for airline owners, lessors and financiers on aircraft financing matters and restructurings, in addition to aircraft lease transactions, repossessions and the redelivery of aircrafts and engines. Corporate partner Enny Widhya leads the team and specialises in aircraft financing work, as well as M&A transactions.
Practice head(s):
Enny Widhya
Key clients
ICBC Leasing
Falko Regional Aircraft
Nurjadin Sumono Mulyadi & Partners
Nurjadin Sumono Mulyadi & Partners advises domestic and international clients on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious matters, from aircraft leasing and aircraft financing to airline reorganisations to airport management and aviation-related disputes. Key work highlights include assisting Carlyle Aviation Partners in relation to the postponement of debt payment obligation procedures against Garuda Indonesia. Practice leader Iwan Nurjadin is one of the founding partners of the firm and focuses on aircraft financing, airline business start-ups and restructurings. Nurjadin is regularly supported by senior associate Vera Noviani Harwanto, who boasts expertise in aviation-related transactions, which often involve a cross-border element.
Practice head(s):
Iwan Nurjadin
Other key lawyers:
Vera Noviani Harwanto
Key clients
Carlyle Aviation Partners Ltd
Montrose Global LLP
Plan Business Limited
Proventus Capital Partners
PT Rimbun Abadi Aviasi
PT Transnusa Aviation Mandiri
PT Tobe Aviasi Indonesia
PT Dua Surya Dinamika
Chelsea Green Aviation Limited
Work highlights
- Advised Carlyle Aviation Partners in the Garuda Indonesia Postponement of Debt Payment Obligation.
- Assisted Carlyle Aviation Partners in the lease placement of three aircraft to three different Indonesian operators.
- Advised Linkasia on the establishment of a new airline in Indonesia.
Roosdiono & Partners (a member firm of the KPMG Law network)
Roosdiono & Partners (a member firm of the KPMG Law network) advises on a range of matters concerning the acquisition, financing and restructuring of private and commercial aircrafts. Projects and infrastructure expert Afriyan Rachmad, who advises on aircraft leasing mandates and restructurings, jointly leads the team alongside Fadjar Kandar, who handles leasing transactions in the aviation sector.
Practice head(s):
Afriyan Rachmad; Fadjar Kandar
Key clients
Aviator ML 716, Limited
Air Asia Group
Work highlights
- Advised Aviator in the termination of lease and deregistration of the aircraft from Indonesian aircraft registry at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of the Republic of Indonesia.