Lily Löffler is an English qualified lawyer in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher where she currently practices in the firm’s Finance, Transportation and Space, and Business Restructuring and Reorganization Practice Groups.
Her practice focuses on cross-border leveraged and acquisition finance and restructurings, along with asset finance transactions, focused on aircraft financing and leasing. Lily acts for a range of market participants from borrowers to lenders, sponsors, creditors and investors.
She trained at Gibson Dunn before qualifying as an associate at the firm.
Relevant experience includes advising:
- Sculptor Capital Management on its purchase of a large portfolio of aircraft assets from various counterparties.
- Natixis in relation to a $130 million term loan facility to finance new engines, including sub-leasing structures and loan syndication.
- Various airline lessors and financiers in connection with multiple secured aircraft financings and trades.
- Citibank and other financing banks with respect to a shipping portfolio financing program of up to $2 billion.
- BNP Paribas and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in connection with the GAEL II (Global Aviation Equipment Leasing) aviation fund to acquire a portfolio of 8 aircraft from SMBC Aviation Capital.
- A leading investment bank in connection with a multi-billion revolving credit facility secured by shares, aircraft assets, and landing slots.
- International syndicates on numerous secured portfolio aircraft and engine financings, and various airline lessors in connection with aircraft and engine trades coupled with new financings and/or release of existing financing.
- Deutsche Bank, New York, in relation to a US$150 million loan facility for an aircraft leasing company, backed by 21 commercial passenger aircraft and individual engines on operating leases with 14 different airlines in 13 different jurisdictions.
- Abelo in connection with aircraft trades and financings.
- Stonebriar Commercial Finance LLC as lessor in relation to the financing of private jet aircraft and substitution of security packages in connection therewith, and in connection with the entry into a joint venture to finance the acquisition and operation of a pool of private jet aircraft.
- BBAM in relation to its enhanced equipment trust certificate financing backed by various Delta aircraft.
- Deutsche Bank, New York, in relation to various financings in respect of commercial aircraft and engines (including bilateral and portfolio facilities).
- Flexjet LLC in connection with a collateral substitution of various commercial aircraft.
- Various lender entities on refinancing and substituting security packages.
- Various aircraft lessors in relation to the entry into and amendment of operating leases with various lessees.
- Lender in connection with the entry into a term loan agreement to finance a pool of ca. 40 aircraft.
- Liberty Hall Capital Partners and Dunlop Aircraft Tyres Limited in connection with various refinancing and equity raises.
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- BPP Law School - 2019 Legal Practice Course
- BPP Law School - 2018 Graduate Diploma in Law
- University of Edinburgh - 2017 Master of Arts
Admissions:
- England & Wales - Solicitor