Mark is an associate and his practice focuses in particular on asset finance and leasing transactions in the aviation and marine sectors, as well as domestic and cross-border finance and project development transactions. He has broad experience in syndicated and bilateral debt financings, secured and unsecured lending, operating leases, and finance leases.
Mark also has experience advising on commercial contracts in the aviation sector.
In addition, Mark handles a wide range of transactional and non-transactional corporate work.
Expertise
- Aviation
- Finance leases
- Operating leases
- Debt financing
- Cross-border syndicated financings
- Project finance
- Commercial contracts
- Corporate acquisitions and disposals
- Business reorganisations
- Private equity and venture capital
Experience
Finance
- Advised an Indian airline on its financing of several Airbus A321 Aircraft financed through Gift City with funds provided by a European Bank
- Acted for a lessor in relation to the operating leasing of an Airbus A340.
- Acted for a lender and security agent in a secured ship financing transaction.
- Acted for an arranger, lender, and security agent in a re-financing transaction involving fully secured loans for student housing projects in the Netherlands.
- Acted for the outgoing lender and security agent in a re-financing and release of security relating to a loan for a care home group.
Commercial
- Acted for a leading aircraft components business in Egypt in relation to an innovative warehouse storage and distribution arrangement in the Middle East.
Corporate
- Acted for the owners of software developer, Old Street Solutions Limited, on its merger with US software company, Tempo.
- Acted for R.A.D Future on a venture capital investment by an ultra-high-net-worth family office, and related changes to its ownership and control structure.
- Acted for the owners of Bright Cloud, a leading provider of contact centre and CX platforms services in the UK, on its sale to Gamma Telecom, a business listed on the UK’s AIM market.
- Acted for a large US investor on the share sale to a leading European care homes operator of the UK operator of a portfolio of 28 care homes.
Please note: The experience list above may include examples of work completed prior to joining Keystone Law.
Career
Prior to joining Keystone in 2021, Mark worked at DAC Beachcroft LLP.