Products: Venture Capital, Joint Venture, and More

* Acquisition finance/Mergers and Acquisitions – Structuring the financing of cross-border mergers, acquisitions (asset and equity), leveraged buyouts, restructurings and more. * Aircraft/asset finance – Helping purchasers, lenders, lessors and lessees finance aircraft, rolling stock and other big-ticket leasing and financing transactions. * Asset Management – With a great depth and breadth of expertise, we help clients achieve their goals through a wide array of strategies, in every major sector and asset class through various distribution channels. * Project finance – Structuring privatizations, limited recourse and non-recourse finance transactions. * Securitization and structured finance – Advising funds, sponsors, credit enhancers and investors in securitization of a variety of asset classes across multiple jurisdictions.

* Financial and regulatory advice – Using our network to keep current on developments and advising on the practical effects of international regulatory trends. * Loans and credit facilities – Structuring cross-border facilities, secured and unsecured, and trade-financing transactions. * Private Equity – Structuring and organizing new funds, structuring and executing institutional and management-led buyouts, public-to-privates, follow-on acquisitions, IPOs and trade sales. Areas of expertise include traditional private equity, alternative asset funds (e.g., real estate, infrastructure and oil & gas) and hedge funds. * Bank Instruments and Securities – We represent financial institutions and corporate entities in connection with the issuance of bonds, notes, commercial paper, and other capital market instruments. We have deep knowledge in matters related to securities products, securities transfer law, compliance, and financial process intellectual property, among others. We are able to utilize the services of world’s largest securities houses to satisfy your needs. * Bank Proof of Funds – Our bank proof of funds irrevocably confirms funds availability by S.W.I.F.T. or Key Tested Telex from a Major World Money Center Bank. Amounts between $5 Million and $500 Million USD are readily available; larger amounts can be arranged. * Credit Enhancement – We create and place highly structured credit enhancement and targeted risk capital products that provide efficient capital solutions for large investment projects. In each case, the structured product is tailor-made to efficiently mitigate risk and integrated into the overall project financial structure. * Joint Venture – We understand the design, negotiation and implementation of entity structures to accommodate multiple rounds of financing, equity incentives and, most importantly, significant growth. Because we understand the practices and expectations of the venture community, we are equally suited to guide companies planning for venture capital.

Acquisition Finance/Mergers and Acquisitions

Fairwind Trading provides industry-leading expertise in merger, buyout and acquisition financing.

Acquisition, buy out and expansion decisions are often driven by the desire to leverage economies of scale, new technologies, or to enter new markets. At Fairwind Trading we can customize merger and acquisition financial management packages that provide the capital to allow you to grow your combined businesses while the cost savings and productivity increases associated with the merger or buy out may take hold. We provide all elements of the capital structure for merger and acquisition, from senior secured debt to equity.

How to proceed: Please contact our offices to receive information about required paperwork and details.

Aircraft/Asset finance

Fairwind Trading is recognized throughout the world as a premier finance company in the field of asset financing. Members of our Aircraft/Asset Finance Group regularly represent airlines, arrangers, lessors, lessees, lenders, and other participants in a broad range of transactions to finance the acquisition of transportation, manufacturing, high-tech, and industrial equipment.

In particular, we have developed a recognized capability in both tax-based and non-tax based lease financings involving high-value equipment, particularly aircraft. The typical aircraft transaction in which we act involves all aspects in connection with the financing of aircraft, often in multiple jurisdictions, and may also involve support by a governmental export credit agency (ECA).

Through experience, we have accumulated an extensive body of knowledge in the substantive asset finance procedures and laws affecting aircraft and other big-ticket equipment leasing and financing transactions in many developed and developing jurisdictions.

Asset Management Fairwind Trading’s Asset and Wealth Management is one of the leading global providers of investment management products and services. With a great depth and breadth of expertise, we help clients achieve their goals through a wide array of strategies, in every major sector and asset class through various distribution channels.

Our clients include some of the world’s leading corporations, governments, unions, foundations, endowments, mutual funds and high net worth individuals.

Our independent investment firms and brokerages provide asset management service that is responsive to our clients’ needs, transparent in its processes and is consistently working to pursue strong performance and results for clients.

How to proceed: Please contact our offices to receive information about required paperwork and details.

mortgages, credit card receivables and medical equipment leases to government contracts, licensing rights and time-share receivables.

With our broad scope of practice and international resources, we specialize in tailoring structures to specific legal, regulatory and tax requirements across a wide range of industries and asset types.

How to proceed: Please contact our offices to receive information about required paperwork and details.

Financial and Regulatory Advice

Fairwind Trading’s Financial Services Regulatory and Enforcement Practice provides practical, sophisticated and comprehensive advice to a broad spectrum of domestic and international regulated financial institutions and financial services firms, including banks, non-bank lenders, insurance and securities firms, and other types of financial services intermediaries and their non-financial counterparties.

Leveraging off the Firm’s marquee practice groups and client bases, including its Banking and Securitization practice groups, the Financial Services Regulatory and Enforcement Practice advises financial services institutions and their counterparties on all aspects of their organization and governance; transactions and operations; product development, marketing and distribution; and compliance activities.

Our Financial Services Regulatory and Enforcement Practice includes lawyers with senior-level experience with federal financial institution regulators, and offers extensive experience with, and an in-depth understanding of, the financial services industry.

Through our financial advice we bring to our clients a high level of substantive knowledge and judgment, the ability to understand and respond quickly and flexibly to client needs and concerns. We also have a strong understanding of, and the ability to harmonize the multiple legal and regulatory schemes that affect our clients’ business activities.

How to proceed: Please contact our offices to receive information about required paperwork and details.