Jonathan C. Goldstein

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Structured Finance/Securitizations

Represented the first ever Hong Kong issuer in connection with a GECAS asset backed securitization
Represented underwriters in connection with over 20 EETC transactions for American, US Air, Delta and United
Represented Deutsche Bank, as underwriter in connection with a 2020 BOC securitization
Represented Hawaiian Airlines in connection with a 2021 $1.2 billion notes issuance secured by its loyalty program
Represented Sculptor Capital Management, as equity investor, in connection with the 2019 and 2020 GECAS Start securitizations
Represented World Star Aviation, as issuer, in connection with its inaugural Sprite aircraft securitization
Represented Elliot Associates, as equity investor in connection with the Airborne 2019-1 aircraft securitization
Represented Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, as underwriters, in connection with various EETCs for American Airlines
Represented Hawaiian Airlines, as issuer, in connection with its 2020 EETC transaction
Represented Atlas Air in connection with a joint venture, delivery and lease agreement with Amazon
Represented Phoenix American Financial Services in connection with the GECAS sponsored FAN 2013-1 aircraft engine securitization
Represented Phoenix American Financial Services in connection with the MAPS 2019-1, and 2020-1 aircraft securitizations
Represented Phoenix American Financial Services in connection with the 2020 Lunar securitization
Represented Phoenix American Financial Services in connection with the 2019-1 Falcon aircraft securitization
Represented Phoenix American Financial Services in connection with the AASET 2020-1 aircraft securitization
Represented Wells Fargo, as trustee in connection with various BOC aircraft securitizations
Represented Castlelake in connection with its inaugural aircraft securitization
Represented Wells Fargo, as trustee in connection with the GECAS backed Labrador aircraft securitization
Represented Wells Fargo, as trustee, in connection with the Shenton aircraft securitization
Represented Wells Fargo, as trustee, in connection with the SAIL aircraft securitization
Represented the equity in connection with the AABS aircraft securitization
Represented Kroll Bond Rating Agency in connection with various aircraft securitizations for, among others, Jetscape & DVB
Represented Deutsche Bank in connection with American Airlines $3 Billion DIP Roll-to-Exit facility secured by its South American slots, gates and route authorities
Represented the Issuer in a proposed securitization and IPO for a major leasing company
Represented Citibank, as underwriter, in connection with its underwriting of a $2 billion aircraft securitization secured by a portfolio of aircraft owned by a major leasing company
Represented Goldman Sachs, as underwriter, in connection with its underwriting of a $2 billion securitization secured by a portfolio of aircraft owned by a major leasing company
Represented AerCap, as issuer, in connection with its $2.1 billion Aircraft Lease Securitization secured by a portfolio of aircraft
Represented Aircastle Limited, as issuer, in connection with its $600 million ACS 2007-1 Securitization secured by a portfolio of aircraft
Represented Aircastle Limited, as issuer, in connection with its $1.1 billion aircraft securitization
Represented Citibank, as underwriter, in connection with its $1 billion Genesis Leasing Limited securitization
Represented AerCap, as issuer, in connection with its $900 million Aircraft Lease Securitization secured by a portfolio of aircraft
Represented Barclays, as underwriter, in connection with a $250 million synthetic acquisition vehicle of aircraft and related assets
Represented Barclays, as lead and co-underwriters, in connection with a $500 million 4(2) private placement offering of bonds secured by equity interests in leveraged leases
Represented Citibank, as underwriter, in connection with its $1.5 billion securitization of Air Canada credit card and “mileage points” receivables
Represented a major rail company in connection with its $300 million securitization of rail leasing equipment

Banking/Corporate Finance

Represented Credit Suisse in connection with a $600 million aircraft warehouse facility for BBAM
Represented Citibank in connection with a $1 billion aircraft warehouse facility for BBAM
Represented Citibank in connection with a $4.5 billion term facility for a major aircraft leasing company
Represented Hawaiian Airlines in connection with a $235 million secured revolving credit facility
Represented Citibank in connection with the development of a new PDP structure
Represented Citibank, as agent and senior lender, in connection with its $1 billion syndicated loan facility secured by a portfolio of aircraft
Represented Banc of America and Goldman Sachs, as underwriters, in connection with a $2 billion loan facility for a major leasing company secured by a portfolio of aircraft
Designated Liquidity Provider and Depositary counsel for American, British Airways and Air Canada EETCs
Represented Citibank in connection with an aircraft portfolio facility for Air Lease Corporation
Designated Lender's counsel to Development Bank of Japan its aircraft financings
Represented National Australia Bank in connection with several facilities for American Airlines
Represented Deutsche Bank in connection with a loan facility for Perilune Aviation
Represented BNP Paribas in connection with a loan facility for Jetblue
Represented Credit Agricole in connection with several loan facilities for Alaska Airlines
Represented Natixis in connection with its underwriting of various facilities secured by securitization notes
Represented AerCap, as borrower, in connection with a $120 million corporate loan to be provided by UBS
Represented AerCap, as borrower, in connection with a $90 million financing of equipment notes by Natixis
Represented JPMorgan, as underwriter, agent and lender, in connection with a $1 billion secured facility for Ares Capital Management
Represented JPMorgan, as underwriter, agent and lender, in connection with a $250 million secured facility for Allied Capital Corporation
Represented Natixis, as agent and lender, in connection with its $250 million financing of equipment notes by BBAM
Represented Citibank, as agent and senior lender, in connection with the $125 million financing of four Airbus A330 aircraft
Represented Cerberus Capital Management, as borrower, in connection with a $250 million bridge loan for the financing of the acquisition of AerCap
Represented Barclays, as agent and senior lender, in connection with the $175 million financing of fourteen Boeing 737-300 aircraft on lease to American
Represented Automatic Aviation, as borrower, in connection with a facility secured by a fleet of cargo aircraft on lease to U.S. airlines
Represented Automatic Aviation and Petrus Aviation in connection with a facility secured by a fleet of cargo aircraft on lease to foreign air carriers
Represented Automatic Aviation, as borrower, in connection with its financing of two Boeing 767-300 aircraft under three separate loan facilities
Represented Automatic Aviation, as borrower, in connection with its financing of one Boeing 767-300 aircraft pursuant to a hybrid facility containing multiple tranches of debt and equity
Represented BNP Paribas, as lender and agent, in connection with the financing of three Boeing 737-300 on lease to United Air Lines
Represented Credit Agricole, as lender and agent, in connection with the financing of six Boeing 737-300 on lease to United Air Lines
Represented PK AirFinance, as lead arranger and senior lender, in connection with Delta Air Lines’ $13 billion financing of aircraft, engines, equipment and spare parts
Represented Automatic Aviation, as borrower, in connection with the financing of two Boeing 737-300 aircraft by Wells Fargo Bank, NA
Represented Automatic Aviation, as borrower, in connection with the financing of five Boeing 737-300 aircraft by PK AirFinance
Represented Automatic Aviation, as borrower, in connection with the financing of three Boeing 737-300 aircraft by Erste Bank
Represented Automatic Aviation, as borrower, in connection with the financing of aircraft by Investec
Represented Blackrock Capital in connection with a financing for Mesa Airlines
Represented Mizuho Securities in connection with a financing for Goshawk
Represented KfW, as agent and lender, in connection with the financing of one Airbus A330-200 aircraft on lease to TAM pursuant to a senior/subordinated financing structure containing a sinking fund and deficiency guarantee
Represented KfW, as agent and lender, in connection with the financing of three Boeing 757-200 aircraft on lease to United Air Lines, Inc
Represented Citibank, NA, as agent and lender, in connection with a $350 million facility to Air Tran Airways
Represented KfW, as agent and lender, in connection with its $500 million financing of a portfolio of air flight simulators

CARES Act Financing

Represented Hawaiian Airlines in connection with unsecured loans and grants obtained under the CARES Act
Represented Hawaiian Airlines in connection with a loan obtained under the CARES Act secured by its loyalty program
Represented Republic Airways in connection with unsecured loans and grants obtained under the CARES Act
Represented Republic Airways in connection with a loan obtained under the CARES Act secured by its spare parts

Export Credit Facilities

Counsel to BNDES on various aircraft financings
Represent GOL, AerCap, CA-CIB, Citibank and JPMorgan in connection with several of their EXIM debt and capital markets financings
Represented Transnet in connection with a foreign currency EXIM facility secured by rail cars

Mergers and Acquisitions/Joint Ventures

Represented a major aircraft leasing company in connection with its proposed acquisition of another aircraft leasing company
Represented Automatic Aviation in connection with a joint venture with Petrus Aviation
Represented Sun Country Airlines in connection with a joint venture with Amazon
Represented a major international airline in connection with a proposed joint venture with another international airline
Represented AerCap in connection with its acquisition of Genesis Lease Limited
Represented AIG in connection with its sale of ILFC
Represented AIG in connection with its sale of its Rail division
Represented AerCap in connection with its acquisition of other major leasing companies
Represented Cerberus Capital Management in connection with its $19 billion acquisition of AerCap Holdings NV
Represented Cerberus Capital Management in connection with its proposed $250 million acquisition of Willis Lease Finance
Represented AerCap Holdings NV in connection with its acquisition of the aircraft leasing division of Scottish Power plc
Represented Fortress Investment Group in connection with the structuring of a $100 million joint venture with an undisclosed party
Represented Automatic Aviation in connection with structuring a $250 million joint venture with Och Ziff Capital Management
Represented Automatic Aviation in connection with structuring a $75 million joint venture with Erste Bank to own a portfolio of aircraft
Represented Automatic Aviation in connection with structuring a $125 million joint venture with Ramius Capital Partners to own a portfolio of aircraft

Bankruptcy/Restructuring/Ad Hoc Committee Representation

Represented Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, Citibank, Bank of America and several other parties in connection with the American Airlines bankruptcy
Counsel to lenders, trustees and agents in connection with various foreign airline bankruptcies
Represented unsecured creditors committee in Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy in connection with the liquidation of Lehman's aircraft portfolio
Represented the noteholders of the US Airways 1996-1 EETC in connection with the US Airways Bankruptcy
Represented the noteholders of the United Airlines 2000-1 EETC in connection with the United Air Lines Bankruptcy
Represented the Chuo Mitsui Corporation in connection with the restructuring of eight leverage lease transactions with United Air Lines
Represented Calyon in connection with the restructuring of over $750 million of debt issued over six separate transactions in respect of several aircraft on lease to United Air Lines
Represented Nordeutsche Bank Girozentrale in connection with its public foreclosure on four Boeing 737 aircraft on lease to United Air Lines and their subsequent re-lease to United Air Lines following such foreclosure
Represented ING in connection with its public foreclosure on seven Boeing 737 aircraft on lease to United Air Lines and their subsequent re-lease to United Air Lines following such foreclosure

Aircraft Acquisition/Sale/Leasing

Represented AerCap in connection with the negotiation of over 20 leases to customers including American, TUI, Air China, Hainan
Represented Apollo Aviation in connection with the negotiation of over 10 leases to customers including Air New Zealand, Virgin America and GOL
Represented Automatic in connection with the negotiation of over 60 leases to customers including GOL, Titan, West Atlantic, Mistral and TAM
Represented Castlelake in connection with the negotiation of over 10 leases to various African airlines
Counsel to Crane Aviation for all of its aircraft acquisition, lease and financing transactions
Counsel to Infinity Aviation on its U.S. based transactions
Counsel to Aerolease Aviation on various aircraft acquisitions and leases
Represented Aircastle in connection with its $1.9 billion acquisition of a portfolio of 38 aircraft from Guggenheim Aviation Partners LLC
Represented AerCap in connection with a $225 million portfolio of aircraft from a major leasing company
Represented Strategic Value Partners in connection with the sale of 10 Boeing 737 aircraft on lease to Delta Air Lines
Represented Pacific AirFinance in connection with the acquisition of 5 Boeing 737 aircraft on lease to Delta Air Lines
Represented Aircastle in connection with a swap of a portfolio of aircraft with a major leasing company
Represented Austrian Airlines in connection with the acquisition of four Boeing 747 aircraft and their related financing by Barclays Bank plc
Represented Q Aviation in connection with its acquisition and lease of six 747 aircraft on lease to United Air Lines
Represented Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC in connection with their sale of four Boeing 737 aircraft to an undisclosed buyer
Represented Aircastle in connection with their sale of a $50 million portfolio of aircraft from Deutsche Bank Equipment Leasing
Represented Aircastle in connection with their acquisition of a $100 million portfolio of aircraft from Goldman Sachs
Represented Aircastle in connection with their acquisition of six Boeing 757 aircraft from Bank of New York that are on lease to American
Represented Aircastle in connection with their sale of a Boeing 747 aircraft to Dubai Air Wing

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