Derek Watson

Partner

London

T: +44 (0)20 3440 4692
F: +44 (0)20 3440 4681

Derek Watson is a Partner and a member of the firm’s Global Transportation Finance team.

Mr. Watson’s broad range of finance experience includes aircraft finance—representing banks, lessors, airlines and manufacturers on debt and equity financing, cross-border leasing, export credit agency supported financing and structured financings such as JOLs and German KG structures—rail finance and leasing— including a major role on the reorganisation and sale of one of the three largest UK ROSCOs—ship finance—including a major role on a recent high-profile restructuring of a major shipping company—UK tax leasing involving various asset classes and general equipment finance. He also has experience in leveraged finance and securitisation.

Mr. Watson was featured in Airfinance Journal as a "rising star" in aircraft finance.

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• Aircraft Finance
• Aviation and Aerospace Regulatory
• Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
• Business Aircraft Finance
• Business Aviation Services
• Cross-Border and Municipal Transactions
• General Equipment Leasing
• Global Transportation Finance
• Maritime Finance
• Operating Leases
• Railcar Finance
• Structured and Project Finance

• Diploma in Legal Practice, The College of Law, York, 1997

• M.A. (Honors) Law, Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, 1996

• Admitted as a Solicitor, 1999