Airlines, Aviation and Aerospace

LATAM Airlines Group and its affiliates in Chile, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and the United States in the voluntary reorganization and restructuring of their debt under Chapter 11 protection in the United States.

Apollo Capital in a $1 billion first of its kind DIP Loan to Aeroméxico as part of its Chapter 11 proceeding and as a plan sponsor and the single largest shareholder of Aeroméxico post-emergence.

An ad hoc group of bondholders of bonds issued by subsidiaries of Azul S.A., a Brazilian airline, in the out-of-court restructuring of approximately $1.5 billion of indebtedness and a new money raise of $800 million.

Garuda Indonesia, the Indonesian national air-carrier, and its subsidiaries in a restructuring of its bank loan, bond, and indebtedness.

Aeroports de Paris in its €1.3 billion IPO.

American Express in its $1 billion purchase of Delta Skymiles from Delta Airlines through the multiyear extension of its Co-brand Credit Card partnerships with Delta.

Citigroup and Morgan Stanley as underwriters in the $187 million SEC-registered IPO of Spirit Airlines.

Continental Airlines in a broad range of corporate and financing activities, including the issuance of equity and secured and unsecured debt securities, the renegotiation of various loan agreements, litigations, e-commerce, executive compensation and corporate governance matters.

The IPO of Panamanian airline Copa, one of the first Panamanian companies to be listed on the NYSE, and in the subsequent SEC-registered follow-on offerings. 

Delta Master Executive Council of the Air Line Pilot Association in the $3 billion combination of Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines.

Finmeccanica and its subsidiaries Alenia Aeronautica and Alenia Aermacchi in hi-tech industrial partnerships in the aerospace sector with Mubadala Development Company, including the creation of a joint venture in the UAE to construct and operate a final assembly line for the advance lead-in fighter trainer M-346.

The Government of Gabon and the Islamic Development Bank in connection with the structuring of a public-private partnership for the construction of the new Libreville international airport.

Hainan Airlines in its acquisition of a 48 percent stake in Aigle Azur Transports Aériens SAS.

Highstar Capital in its acquisition of a 25 percent stake in London City Airport from Global Infrastructure Partners.

Lighthouse Holdings in its $480 million acquisition of American Beacon Advisors from AMR Corporation, the parent of American Airlines. 

UTC on the EU antitrust aspects of its $18.4 billion acquisition of Goodrich, the largest aerospace transaction ever completed and the largest acquisition in UTC’s history.