About
Kai is an associate in our Frankfurt office and a member of our global transactions team, advising across the full spectrum of asset finance and cross-border leasing transactions, in particular in the aviation sector. He acts for a wide range of clients, including airlines, lessors and financiers, on a variety of asset finance matters.
Kai also has experience advising lenders on (green) project finance and cross-border financing transactions. He is fluent in German and English and is admitted to practice as a Rechtsanwalt (Germany) and as a solicitor (England and Wales).
Additional Information
- The Irish liquidators of Russian transport leasing company GTLK on the termination and settlement of aircraft lease arrangements, and the remarketing and trading of aircraft in the secondary market in a sanctions‑driven, multi‑jurisdictional context.
- Lufthansa Group on multiple JOLCO financings for Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 aircraft, including cross-border structuring and coordination with international equity arrangers and financiers.
- Lufthansa Group on sale and leaseback transactions for Boeing 787 aircraft including cross‑border structuring and coordination with international lessors.
- A company in relation to the sale, purchase and financing-related security swap in respect of multiple aircraft.
- Deutsche Bank and UniCredit as joint underwriters on a €510m trainset financing covering the construction phase and the operational phase.
Kai Erik Ackermann
Associate
Frankfurt am Main Office
Große Gallusstraße 14
Frankfurt am Main 60315