DEAL LIST:
FOCUS ON AVIATION
Regional and International Deal List – Focus on Aviation
DFDL Mekong and/or the lawyers working with DFDL Mekong have the following experience:
Country
Project
Client
Description of Project and MLG’s/DFDL’s involvement
Cambodia
Airport Financing
SCA
Loan Transactions - IFC & PROPARCO.
Cambodia
Air Traffic
Control System
Thomson CSF
Advice related to BOT type supply and operation of
Air Traffic Control System at Pochentong Airport,
Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Cambodia
Air Traffic
Control Systems
CATS
Acting for Tomson CSF in relation to the BOT for the
supply and operation of the air traffic system for
Phnom Penh International Airport.
Cambodia
Aircraft Lease
International Air
Leases, Inc.
Legal opinion on the ownership interests, rights as
the registered owner of the Aircraft with regards to
the Lessor's right to de-register two US aircrafts
leased to a Cambodian aviation company.
Cambodia
Airport Catering
Concessions
SCA/Saji Bumi
Malaysia
Advised the concession holder of Cambodian
airports and a listed Malaysian entity that holds
airport catering concessions in Malaysia, Vietnam,
Singapore and Cambodia on the entire setup for a
cluster of internationally branded F&B franchises.
Cambodia
Airport
Concession
Bangkok Airways
Advice client on the airport concession deal and
review of an airport concession agreement.
Cambodia
Airport Financing
IFC/ PROPARCO
Acting for the World bank and a French bi-lateral
financing agency, in relation to the financing of a
BOT project in the airport sector (USD 25-30M loan).
Cambodia
BOT for
renovation and
operation of
International
Airport in Phnom
Penh
Consortium of
French,
Malaysian and
Cambodian
investors (GTM
Entrepose,
Dumez, Muhibah
Masteron, etc.)
Provided full scope of legal advice for establishment,
licensing and operation of BOT concession to
renovate and manage the international airport in
Phnom Penh, including baggage handling and real
estate development projects. Project value:
USD 30M
Cambodia
Civil Aviation
Licenses
Shell Company of Legal advice on the assignment of fuel station
Cambodia Ltd.
license in the Phnom Penh International Airport.
Cambodia
Duty free outlets
SCA
Advised the concession holder of Cambodian
airports on the entire legal and tax structure for
duty free retail outlets in Phnom Penh International
Airport, including customs duty and VAT
implications, regulatory constraints and contractual
documentation.
Cambodia
Joint Venture
First Cambodian
Airlines
Advice on establishing a Joint Venture Agreement
and setting up of a new airline in Cambodia
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Country
Project
Client
Description of Project and MLG’s/DFDL’s involvement
Cambodia
Joint VentureNational Airline
Royal
Government of
Cambodia
Advice to Royal Government of Cambodia on
setting-up through a joint venture a National Airline
International
Airline project
Jet Airways
(India) Pte Ltd
Advised Jet Airways (India) Pte Ltd on their
proposed setting up and operations in Indonesia
and, in part, China and Hong Kong.
Laos
Reconstruction
of Luang Prabang
International
Airport
China National
Machinery
Industry
Corporation
(SINOMACH)/
China CAMC
Engineering
Company
Limited
(CAMCE), the
Civil Aviation
Department of
the Ministry of
Communications
of Laos
Infrastructure Construction - Signed contract total
value of USD 86.42M, to be completed within 52
months.
Sri Lanka
Acquisition of
Airline Company
Private Airline
Company
Proposed acquisition of a controlling stake in a
private airline company in Sri Lanka.
Thailand
Acquisition
International
Airline Company
Acted as Thai law counsel in the team of legal
counsels to advise an airline company in
implementing its plan for establishing and operating
of a low-cost airline joint venture with another
international airline company (the initial capital to
be injected is USD 200M at the first incorporation).
Thailand
Acquisition
International
Airline Company
Acted as Thai law counsel in the team of legal
counsels to advise an airline company in
implementing its plan for establishing and operating
of a low-cost airline joint venture with another
international airline company (the initial capital to
be injected is USD 200M at the first incorporation).
Thailand
Bangkok Airways
Latham &
Watkins,
Grampus Limited
DFDL represented Latham & Watkins who acted for
Aircraft International Renting (A.I.R.) Limited ("AIR",
as Financing Party) and Grampus Limited (the
"Owner", as Owner and Financing Party) to provide
legal opinion in connection with the lease-financing
of one ATR 72-500 (msn 833) airplane to the lessee
(Bangkok Airways).
Thailand
Investment in
aviation business
operations
Regional
Aviation Group
(RAG):
Australia/Papua
Advised RAG on its investment in aviation business
operations in Thailand as well as setting up of
Regional Office Headquarters (ROH) in Thailand to
serve RAG's affiliate offices in the South East Asia-
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Country
Project
Client
Description of Project and MLG’s/DFDL’s involvement
New Guinea
Pacific Region.
Thailand
Tiger Air
Tiger Air
Acted as Thai law counsel in the team of legal
counsels to advise Tiger Air in implementing its plan
for establishing and operating of a low-cost airline
joint venture with Thai Airways International.
Thailand
Tiger Air
Tiger Air
Acted as Thai law counsel in the team of legal
counsels to advise Tiger Air in implementing its plan
for establishing and operating of a low-cost airline
joint venture with Thai Airways International.
Thailand
Tiger Air
Tiger Air
Acted as Thai law counsel in the team of legal
counsels to advise Tiger Air in implementing its plan
for establishing and operating of a low-cost airline
joint venture with Thai Airways International.
Vietnam
Aerospace
industries
Regional Client
Acquisition of a regional group of companies (China,
Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, Brazil) specializing
in the trade of equipment, spare parts and
maintenance of aircrafts. Types of works: Due
Diligence, Drafting and negotiation of Share
Purchase Agreement, Closing. (2010-2011)
Vietnam
helicopter
transportation
company
SE Asia-based
investor
Assisted on legal, regulatory and tax issues for a
South East Asia-based investor to acquire a
helicopter transportation company in Europe.
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