About Chris
Chris Knight’s asset finance practice focuses on acting for lessors, banks, funds, export credit agencies and airlines on a wide range of high-value, cross-border aircraft and engine finance transactions. Cited by clients in Chambers UK (2020) as “extremely responsive, diligent and a pleasure to work with,” and in Chambers UK (2021) as “knowledgeable, professional and approachable” and “very hard-working…and implementation orientated”, Chris’ extensive transactional experience spans sale and leasebacks, finance and operating leases, novations, JOLCOs, Balthazar / ECA backed finance and lease structures, PDP, warehouse, and bridge financings (amongst others), OEM purchase agreements and engine maintenance and support agreements. In 2016, Chris undertook a six-month secondment at Emirates in Dubai advising on a range of delivery, redelivery and ad hoc matters.
Chris Knight’s asset finance practice focuses on acting for lessors, banks, funds, export credit agencies and airlines on a wide range of high-value, cross-border aircraft and engine finance transactions. Cited by clients in Chambers UK (2020) as “extremely responsive, diligent and a pleasure to work with,” and in Chambers UK (2021) as “knowledgeable, professional and approachable” and “very hard-working…and implementation orientated”, Chris’ extensive transactional experience spans sale and leasebacks, finance and operating leases, novations, JOLCOs, Balthazar / ECA backed finance and lease structures, PDP, warehouse, and bridge financings (amongst others), OEM purchase agreements and engine maintenance and support agreements. In 2016, Chris undertook a six-month secondment at Emirates in Dubai advising on a range of delivery, redelivery and ad hoc matters.
