Airfinance Journal’s Latest Global Legal Survey Again Counts Pillsbury a Market Leader

In addition to its top-three performance overall, Pillsbury also excelled in a number of geographic and structural subcategories in Airfinance Journal’s latest survey. The firm led the way in closing deals originating in Africa and finished second overall for North American deals and for the number of sale and purchase transactions it oversaw in 2017. Pillsbury also achieved top-five rankings for the number of commercial loan (3rd), operating lease (3rd) and capital markets (4th) transactions on which it advised and for its high volume of activity in the Middle East (5th).

Airfinance Journal is the leading source of financial information and analysis for the commercial airline industry. Its annual legal survey, now in its fifth year, analyzes data submitted to Airfinance Journal’s deals database. The survey only reflects transactions from the previous twelve months.

Pillsbury’s Asset Finance team serves as a trusted adviser to the most established names in aviation as well as emerging players around the world, including manufacturers, airlines, lessors, financial institutions, corporations, individuals and other investors. Over the last five years alone, the group has helped a diverse range of market participants get or keep more than 1,600 commercial and business aircraft flying, reflecting an aggregate asset value of more than $75 billion.