McCann FitzGerald Advises High Ridge Aviation on $603.17M Aircraft Asset-Backed Securitisation
"McCann FitzGerald LLP advised High Ridge Aviation Limited on its first managed fund’s $603.17 million fixed‑rate notes offering — an asset‑backed securitisation issued by Phantom 2026‑1 Aviation Limited and Phantom 2026‑1 Aviation LLC. The deal is secured by a 16‑aircraft portfolio with an initial appraised value of US$718 million (weighted average age 4.1 years), leased to nine lessees across nine countries. The firm acted as lead transaction counsel to High Ridge (handling the aircraft restructuring) and as special Irish counsel to Phantom 2026‑1, with a team led by Ian Payne and including Colm Fanning, Rachel Fitzsimons, Stephen Lahert, Kelsey Ahern and Emma Taheny."