Jonathon Meloy

Jonathon is head of Maples and Calder’s Finance practice in the Maples Group’s Cayman Islands office. He is also co-head of the firm’s Asset Finance practice and has extensive experience of international capital markets and corporate finance transactions. He advises on all types of aircraft finance structures, with a particular focus on aircraft portfolio securitisations, large leasing platform establishments (including partnerships with fund sponsor investors), and on- and off-balance sheet commercial aircraft finance and leasing. In addition, Jonathon regularly acts on fund finance transactions (for both lenders and borrowers, including capital commitment subscription financing), as well as structured finance matters including CLOs and debt funds. Jonathon also advises on a wide range of general corporate and commercial deals, including restructurings, joint ventures and M&A transactions, and debt and equity listings on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange. · Maples Group

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Jonathon Meloy is head of Maples and Calder's Finance practice and co-head of its Asset Finance practice in the Cayman Islands office. He advises on aircraft finance, fund finance, structured finance, capital markets, corporate finance, M&A, restructurings, joint ventures, and debt/equity listings on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange. He joined the Maples Group in 2008 and became a partner in 2014, previously working at Slaughter and May in London.

Practice areas

FinanceAsset FinanceAircraft FinanceFund FinanceStructured FinanceCapital MarketsCorporate FinanceMergers and AcquisitionsJoint VenturesRestructuringDebt and Equity Listings

Office

Cayman Islands

Maples Group · Jonathon is head of Maples and Calder’s Finance practice in the Maples Group’s Cayman Islands office. He is also co-head of the firm’s Asset Finance practice and has extensive experience of international capital markets and corporate finance transactions. He advises on all types of aircraft finance structures, with a particular focus on aircraft portfolio securitisations, large leasing platform establishments (including partnerships with fund sponsor investors), and on- and off-balance sheet commercial aircraft finance and leasing. In addition, Jonathon regularly acts on fund finance transactions (for both lenders and borrowers, including capital commitment subscription financing), as well as structured finance matters including CLOs and debt funds. Jonathon also advises on a wide range of general corporate and commercial deals, including restructurings, joint ventures and M&A transactions, and debt and equity listings on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange.

Cayman Islands

Expertise

Aircraft finance structuresAircraft portfolio securitisationsLarge leasing platform establishmentsFund finance (capital commitment subscription financing)CLOsDebt fundsGeneral corporate and commercial deals

Education

University of Warwick, UK, LLB (Hons), 2000

Admissions

Law Society of England and Wales
Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association (CILPA)