Paul Jebely

Partner | Hong Kong


Secretary Eva Ko

 

Track record

US$8 billion of private aircraft

Counselling ultra-high net worth individuals, companies and financial institutions in relation to the purchase, financing, leasing and sale of more than US$8 billion of private aircraft.

Aircraft leasing business

Counselling investor on the successful US$2.2 billion acquisition of a minority interest in a global aircraft leasing business.

Restructuring of US$4.5 billion aircraft order

Counselling investor on the successful restructuring of US$4.5 billion new aircraft order.

Low cost airline

Counselling investor on the successful acquisition US$35 million acquisition of a minority interest in a low cost airline.

New aircraft orders

Counselling airlines in relation to the purchase, financing and sale/leaseback of more than US$2.5 billion of new aircraft orders.

Lease facilities

Representing airlines, financiers and investors on a large number of operating lease back-leveraged operating lease facilities, pre-delivery payment facilities and other secured loan transactions (including restructurings) covering dozens of jurisdictions.

Aircraft repossessions

Representing investors, financiers, lessors and airlines on contentious and non-contentious aircraft repossessions.

Commercial dispute negotiations

Representing investors in commercial dispute negotiations.

Talks

  • 'Investor-State Arbitration in the Context of "Grand Theft Aero" ', Apr 2022

  • 'Legally Yawned: Reflections on $2 billion+ in Pandemic Deals and a Prescription for the Future', Corporate Jet Investor Global, presenter - November 2021

  • 'The Untapped Potential of Arbitration in Business Aviation', Corporate Jet Investor Global, presenter - June 2021

  • The Avstonish Conference, speaker - May 2021

  • African Aviation Services Limited's 28th African Aviation Summit: Air Finance Africa, Johannesburg, speaker - May 2019

  • 'Sanctions, Tariffs and Other Challenges in Aviation Finance', Airline Economics' Growth Frontiers Conference, Hong Kong, presenter - October 2018

  • ISHKA's Aviation Festival, Hong Kong, speaker - September 2018

  • 'How to Not Go To Jail', Corporate Jet Investor's Corporate Jet and Helicopter Asia Conference, Singapore, presenter - June 2018