Frank Porter Co: Corporate & Aviation Finance Legal Specialists

Frank Porter Co is a specialised law firm practising in the areas of corporate and financing law. The firm has particular expertise in asset financing, including aircraft financing and leasing. Previously practising as the corporate/aviation subgroup at Buddle Findlay, Frank Porter and Rishalat Khan form a dynamic and strong team, having worked together for nearly eight years.

The firm works with local and foreign clients including banks, leasing companies, insurers and airlines, advising on a range of corporate, commercial and financing matters. They regularly assist foreign law firms as local counsel on New Zealand law issues. Their expertise spans commercial contracting, corporate restructuring and governance, mergers and acquisitions both at a global and local level, and they provide regulatory advice with experience in dealing with most regulators.

Frank Porter Co acts for lenders and borrowers on transactional and regulatory matters involving corporate and consumer financing. They have extensive experience in the sale and purchase of loan portfolios, asset financing and leasing, and receivables financing. The firm is recognised as leaders in aircraft financing and leasing, sale and purchase and repossession of aircraft, and they advise on Cape Town Convention matters including IR filings. Their technical excellence and leading industry knowledge allow them to achieve outcomes which meet the commercial objectives of their clients whilst delivering responsive and dedicated service.