Appleby handles a steady stream of work pertaining to the aviation and shipping industries; regularly acting for major asset owners, the group assists with the structuring, drafting, and documentation of finance transactions concerning ship and aircraft ownership. Tom Brook regularly manages multi-jurisdictional teams on aviation transactions, and Eleanor Harding is a well-respected expert in aircraft and ship financing work. Alexandra Dernie and Sophie Corkish also leverage their corporate knowledge on asset financings.

Cains is a go-to name within the island’s maritime and aviation space, and asset financings, leasings, restructurings, insolvencies, chartering issues and litigation are all routine features of the team’s workload. Steven Quayle has over 20 years of experience in financings involving aircraft, commercial ships and super yachts, while Mike Edwards‘ client roster includes major financiers and ship operators which are often based in Asia. Jess Whitley‘s banking experience is utilised on a range of domestic and cross-border asset financing matters involving commercial ships and aircraft. In September 2023, Paul Freeman joined the group from the IOM Financial Services Authority.

DQ is highly active in the shipping industry, acting on a notable volume of international maritime transactions and financings. The team is led by Mark Dougherty, who has experience in ship financing mandates involving the Isle of Man and Bermuda, while Donna Matthews counts several ship finance lenders as clients. In the aviation space, the firm acts on multijurisdictional transactions, aircraft registrations, security documentation, and regulatory mandates.