Esha Nath

Esha Nath practice focuses on transportation finance with an emphasis on the aviation industry and has particular experience in complex cross-border aircraft financing, leasing and sale and purchase transactions, covering commercial aircraft, business jets and engines.

Esha brings a business-focused approach to structuring deals, helping major industry players including aircraft lessors, financial institutions and airlines across the globe navigate multijurisdictional issues and achieve efficient, commercially sound outcomes. Drawing on her background in secured and syndicated finance, Esha delivers practical counsel that aligns with clients’ strategic and operational goals. 

Experience

• Represented major aircraft leasing company in multiple portfolio sales of Airbus and Boeing aircraft and related lease novations and beneficial interest transfers involving airlines based in Latin America, EMEA and China. 
• Acted for a South American airline in PDP financings and operating leases involving 85 Airbus A320neo aircraft. 
• Acted for a major Swiss bank in financing, refinancing and PDP financing corporate jet acquisitions for key clients involving Airbus, Boeing, Embraer, Gulfstream and Bombardier aircraft. 
• Acted for lender syndicate financing a U.S. operating lessor’s acquisition of numerous aircraft with operating leases to airlines across Europe, Middle East and Asia.