Clifford Chance

The firm's global Asset Finance team was named "Law Firm of the Year" at the Airline Economics Awards. In addition, the team advised on the following winning transactions:

• Engine Finance Deal of the Year: SES Secured Portfolio Financing
• Freighter Finance Deal of the Year: ASL Aviation Holdings, Enhanced Equipment Trust Loans (EETL)
• Restructuring Deal of the Year: Azul Liability Management and Recapitalization
• M&A Deal of the Year: AviLease acquisition and financing of Standard Chartered aviation leasing business
• M&A Finance Deal of the Year: Apollo PK Airfinance acquisition and financing of Standard Chartered's aviation loan portfolio
• Overall Deal of the Year: Air India GIFT City A350 finance lease transactions 

Zarrar Sehgal, Head of the Global Asset Finance Group, commented: "This achievement illustrates how Clifford Chance stands out in the market, bringing an ability to cover the full spectrum of deal types with our sector knowledge and cross-practice capabilities. We are proud of our team of dedicated lawyers, our client-first approach and the integrated global network that makes us the law firm of choice for complex asset finance transactions."