Global law firm Clifford Chance has advised Macquarie Asset Management on the sale of aviation infrastructure business, Macquarie AirFinance (MAF), to Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) for an approximate enterprise value of US$9 billion.
MAF was established in 2006 and has grown to become a world class aircraft leasing platform servicing a broad customer base of major global commercial airlines, with a portfolio of 352 commercial aircraft (including orders) across 48 countries.
The cross-practice Clifford Chance team was led by Corporate Partner Riaz Pirmohamed and Aviation Finance Partner Richard Evans. They were supported by Senior Associates Sophie Stratton and Lara Attarzadeh and Associates Alice Butcher, Cathal Lynam, Alex Szlezinger and Francesca Warren.
Tax advice was provided by Edward Page, Partner, and Viktoria Parkhomenko, Senior Associate. Antitrust advice was provided by Anastasios Tomtsis, Partner, Katharine Missenden, Counsel, and Ilya Stekunov, Senior Associate. The wider team consisted of colleagues across Employment and Incentives, including Chinwe Odimba-Chapman (Employment) and Andrew Patterson (Incentives), both Partners.
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