Cases
Experience: Representative Matters: Represented clients in the acquisition
financing of several billion dollars of commercial aircraft, spare engines
other aviation equipment. Ken has also represented airlines
aircraft leasing companies in the negotiation of numerous operating leases of aircraft
related equipment. He also assists aviation clients in equity
debt financings, acquisitions
dispositions of equity interests in airlines
related businesses, as well as strategic alliances
other commercial agreements particular to the aviation industry such as code share
marketing alliances, frequent flyer arrangements
technology systems
services agreements.
Ken's merger
acquisition representations include acting as counsel to: Jetscape Aviation Group (aircraft leasing company focused on Embraer E-Jets) in its acquisition by Nordic Aviation Capital
MRO Holdings in its acquisition of an MRO facility in El Salvador
Grupo TACA (holding company for a consortium of airlines comprised of TACA International Airlines (El Salvador), LACSA (Costa Rica), Aviateca (Guatemala), NICA (Nicaragua), TACA de Honduras, TACA Peru, TACA de Ecuador
affiliated Central American regional carriers) in its joint venture with Synergy Aerospace Corp. (whose holdings include interests in Avianca, SAM
Tampa airlines), to create one of the largest airline groups in Latin America
Grupo TACA in its sale of an 80% interest in its maintenance subsidiary to ACTS LP, a subsidiary of ACE Aviation Holdings
Cruise America (largest company in North America specializing in rental
sales of recreational vehicles) in its acquisition by Budget Group
DFA Holdings in its acquisition of World Duty Free Americas (operator of duty free retail stores along the U.S. borders
in U.S. airports)
Equinox Systems (manufacturer of server server-based communications products) in its acquisition by Avocent
Equitrac (provider of computer systems solutions for managing office equipment resources) in a recapitalization
merger transaction
Indigo Aviation (commercial aircraft leasing company) in its acquisition by AerFi Group
More Direct (supplier of IT products to corporations
governmental organizations) in its acquisition by PC Connections
SportsLine.com (internet-based sports media company) in numerous acquisitions, dispositions
strategic alliances
its acquisition by Viacom.
H
led equity
debt offerings for clients in a wide variety of industries, including: sports media (SportsLine.com - private placements, IPO, multiple secondary offerings
Rule 144A debt offering), air cargo (Fine Air Services - IPO
144A debt offering), aircraft leasing (Jetscape Aviation Group -private placements
Indigo Aviation - private placements
IPO), recreational vehicle leasing
sales (Cruise America - multiple secondary offerings
private placement of debt), computer hardware
software (Equinox Systems
Equitrac Corporation - IPOs), specialty retail
wholesale (Perfumania - IPO
secondary offerings)
fuel management (Streicher Mobile Fueling - IPO).
