Clifford Chance
Andrew Gong is an associate on the Banking and Finance group in New York. His practice focuses on transactions touching on the commercial aviation industry.
Andrew's experience includes asset backed securities, consignments, debt note offerings, JOLCOs, joint ventures, and various secured/unsecured debt financing arrangements. He has represented lessors, issuers, underwriters, and lenders on transactions in US and internationally.
- J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the initial purchasers, in connection with Macquarie AirFinance Holdings Limited's offering of US$500 million 6.400% Senior Notes due 2029 and US$500 million 6.500% Senior Notes due 2031. The notes were offered and sold in a transaction exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the US Securities Act of 1933.
- BofA Securities, Inc., Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., SG Americas Securities, LLC, and Truist Securities, Inc., as representatives of the initial purchasers, on Aviation Capital Group LLC's offering of US$300 million aggregate principal amount of 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027 and US$500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.125% Senior Notes due 2030. The notes were offered and sold in a transaction exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the US Securities Act of 1933.
- Mizuho Securities USA LLC, as representative of the initial purchasers, in connection with Macquarie AirFinance Holdings Limited's offering of US$650 million 5.200% Senior Notes due 2028. The notes were offered and sold in a transaction exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the US Securities Act of 1933.
- J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., Goldman Sachs International, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. as initial purchasers on SMBC Aviation Capital Limited's offering of US$500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.100% Senior Notes due 2030. The notes were offered and sold in a transaction exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the US Securities Act of 1933.
- BBAM in connection with the US$1.25 billion secured warehouse financing for Incline Aviation III in respect of aircraft, spare engines and aviation loan assets.
- Scissortail Aviation (managed by Acorn Capital Partners) in connection with the acquisition of four Airbus A330-300 aircraft from Altavair L.P. leased to China Airlines Limited.
- ATLAS SP Partners, L.P., the warehouse finance and structured products business majority owned by Apollo funds, and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as lenders on a US$2.5 billion secured asset-level debt financing warehouse facility for the Strategic Capital Initiative established by FTAI Aviation Ltd. to finance the acquisition of on-lease Boeing 737NG and Airbus A320 aircraft.
- Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas Securities, Natixis Securities Americas, RBC Capital Markets, SG Americas Securities and SMBC Nikko Securities America, as initial purchasers, in connection with the issuance by AASET 2024-2 Trust of US$436.062 million series A fixed rate secured notes and US$44.238 million series B fixed rate secured notes secured by a portfolio of 21 aircraft and related leases.
- BBAM in connection with the issuance by Horizon Aircraft Finance IV Limited and Horizon Aircraft Finance IV LLC (BBAM-serviced issuers) of US$556 million fixed rate secured notes secured by a portfolio of 17 aircraft and related leases.
- Global Jet Capital, as servicer and issuer, in the first aviation securitization of the year, BJETS 2024-1. This marks the 7th ABS offering by Global Jet Capital, bringing total assets securitized to approximately US$5.1 billion and bonds issued to approximately US$4.2 billion. The jurisdictions involved in the securitization portfolio included USA, Vietnam, Cayman, Mexico and Italy.
- J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Natixis Securities Americas LLC, DBS Bank Ltd., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp. and BofA Securities, Inc. as initial purchasers in connection with Macquarie AirFinance Holdings Limited's offering of US$500 million 6.400% Senior Notes due 2029 and US$500 million 6.500% Senior Notes due 2031. The notes were offered and sold in a transaction exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the US Securities Act of 1933.
- Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., Goldman Sachs International, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. as initial purchasers on SMBC Aviation Capital Limited's offering of US$650 million aggregate principal amount of 5.300% Senior Notes due 2029 and US$850 million aggregate principal amount of 5.550% Senior Notes due 2034. The notes were offered and sold in a transaction exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the US Securities Act of 1933.
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Contact details
- Clifford Chance, New York
- +12128784913
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- Speaks English, Mandarin
- Practice area Global Financial Markets
Career and qualifications
- University of British Columbia, International Economics (BA) 2018
- University of Toronto (JD) 2021
- Joined Clifford Chance US LLP 2024
- Admitted as an Attorney-at-Law in New York 2024
Professional bodies
- American Bar Association – Aircraft Financing Subcommittee