Conyers

概述

Barnabas Finnigan is Counsel in the Corporate department of Conyers in the Cayman Islands. His practice encompasses all aspects of corporate finance and banking law, including asset finance, project finance, structured finance, cross border financing, merger and acquisitions, and Cayman Islands stock exchange listings. Barnabas has a particular focus on aviation, finance and shipping finance transactions, including aircraft and vessel registration and aircraft ABS transactions.

Barnabas advises a broad range of international banks and financial institutions, corporations and investors in connection with the entry into complex cross-border and multi-jurisdictional transactions.

He has extensive experience in aircraft and ship financing transactions and regularly assists ship-owners, airlines, lessors, operators and financiers with Cayman Islands law aspects of acquisition, financing and leasing transactions for commercial and private aircraft, helicopters, commercial vessels and yachts, managing local ship and aircraft mortgage registrations and advising on local security aspects of these transactions.

Barnabas has worked on a number of market leading ABS transactions and also regularly advises Cayman Islands issuer vehicles in connection with the establishment and entry into repackaging and note issuance programs and other structured finance transactions.

Barnabas has previously contributed to the Cayman Islands chapter of The Aviation Law Review (3^rd-7^th Editions).

执业经验

Experience

Assisting with the establishment of, and providing on-going corporate and finance advice to, certain aircraft leasing platforms, including assisting with corporate structuring matters and advising on aircraft financing, acquisition and disposal activity on an on-going basis;
Acting for the issuer vehicles in connection with a number of market leading aircraft ABS/portfolio securitisation transactions;
Advising owners, operators and lenders on local aircraft registration requirements and assisting with the registration of mortgages over locally registered private and commercial aircraft;
Assisting an aviation client in connection with the establishment of an entity within the Cayman Islands Special Economic Zone’s Maritime and Aviation City; and advising various financial institutions in connection with the establishment and on-going management of certain note issuing vehicles for the purpose of repackaging transactions, either as standalone entities or as part of a wider programme.

资历证明

Professional Background

Reed Smith (formerly Richards Butler), London – Trainee Solicitor
Richards Butler, Hong Kong – Trainee Solicitor
Norton Rose, London – Associate
Maples and Calder, Cayman Islands – Associate
Maples and Calder, Dublin – Associate (on secondment)

Education

BPP Law School Leeds, Legal Practice Course, 2005
Leeds Business School, Graduate Diploma in Law, 2004
Durham University, BA (Hons) Dunelm, History (2:1), 2003

Bar Admissions

Cayman Islands, Attorney-at-law, 2012
England and Wales, Solicitor, 2008

Associations

Law Society of England and Wales
Cayman Islands Legal Practitioner’s Association
Member of the education committee of the Cayman Islands Legal Practitioner’s Association

出版物

The Aviation Law Review (7^th Edition) – Cayman Islands chapter

The Aviation Law Review (6^th Edition) – Cayman Islands chapter

执业领域

其他服务

银行与金融
企业事务
航空
航运
企业并购

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Barnabas Finnigan

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