Sebastien Allain

Partner Norton Rose Fulbright LLP

Paris +33 (1) 56595335

Sebastien Allain

Sebastien Allain is a banking and finance lawyer based in Paris. He focuses on asset finance and the transportation sector. He has been with the firm since 2010, training in the London office before joining the Paris team in 2012.

Sebastien has extensive experience acting for banks and export credit agencies on a range of transactions, including cross-border financing and leasing, pre-delivery financings, sale and purchase of aircraft, syndicated lending, tax-based structures, and export credit agency transactions. Sebastien often works on first in type transactions which are then adopted by a wide range of participants in the market.

Sebastien has worked on several pioneering deals across the aviation sector, advising on first-of-kind structures and products -including insurance-backed AFIC, Itasca and Balthazar deals. With his innovative approach to advising clients and running deals, Sebastien continues to support the aviation finance sector and his clients as they adapt to face new challenges in the market.

Professional experience

Representative experience

BNP Paribas – on the French tax lease financing of three B777 aircraft for Turkish Airlines
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and DVB Bank – on the financing of three ATR aircraft to Braathens Aviation
European Flag carrier – on the PDP financing and sale and leasebacks of four A320 CEOs and NEOs and two A330 NEOs
BNP Paribas – on the French tax lease financing of five B737 aircraft with Ex-Im Bank support for SunExpress
French Bank - Financing of a major rail operator's purchase of rolling stock for use in Austria
Export Credit Agencies – on the first export credit agency supported financing of the SuperJet 100 aircraft for delivery to a Mexican airline
European Bank – on the financing and leasing of several Gulfstream G650ERs to a charterer
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and KfW Ipex-Bank– French lease financing of A380 aircraft for Qatar Airways, being the first French lease financing of an A380 aircraft for a middle eastern carrier
Various financial institutions – on the sale of lease tails backed by Export Credit Agency support
Export Credit Agency – on the financing of
European Export Credit Agencies – on the restructuring of their portfolio of financings to a major international airline.
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and HSBC - French lease financing of multiple A380 aircraft for Qatar Airways
Various financial institutions – on the syndicated financing of two Boeing 777-300 aircraft put on lease to Emirates
Various French Banks – on numerous French tax lease structures to Chinese Lessors