Banking and finance

Asset finance

“A pre-eminent expert in the asset finance field, Norton Rose has a strong sector focus and a huge team of dedicated lawyers.” Chambers and Partners Global 2010

“Norton Rose LLP is heralded for its capabilities across the full range of asset classes, and its ‘strength in depth and quality’”. Legal 500 UK 2011

Clients all over the world rely on our market leading asset finance expertise in Europe, Asia Pacific, Canada, Africa and the Middle East.

Our award winning asset finance team advises clients on all major classes of asset and type of structure, with particular strength in the transport sector. We combine expertise in structured financing along with experience of the leasing and new project leasing market and the use of securitisation and innovative tax techniques.

A track record of innovation, combining asset and acquisition financing techniques, lies behind our success across all industry sectors. We remain global market leaders in aviation finance, rail finance, shipping finance, Islamic finance and equipment finance.

We offer you

a track record of high value, complex, cross-border transactions requiring layers of financing and loan structures
market-leading expertise across all areas of asset finance and industry sectors
protection from unacceptable obligations and liabilities through our advice on the purchase, financing and leasing stages
guidance in establishing leasing structures that allow for both tax and public sector accounting benefits