Catherine Kearns
Private Equity Investor at BOC AVIATION LIMITED
Profile
Catherine has 25 years of experience in international contract law with 20 years of experience in aircraft leasing.
She has extensive experience in contract negotiation and provision of legal advice in connection with aircraft acquisitions, sales, asset management, structured finance and operating leasing.
Catherine initially joined the Sky Leasing team in 2017 following 12 years as Head of Legal at ORIX Aviation, managing a team of 8 legal professionals with a portfolio of over 170 aircraft and responsibility for all trading transaction execution.
As General Counsel at SKY Leasing she managed the legal team in building the portfolio to over 40 aircraft and completing the successful sale of the platform to Goshawk Aviation.
Catherine re-joined Sky in 2021 having spent 2 years at BOC Aviation as Vice President, Legal and Transaction Management, with responsibility for all corporate and transaction matters in Europe, Middle East, Africa and the US and acting as board member for BOCA Ireland.
Catherine was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Ireland in 2000 and holds an LLB from Trinity College Dublin.
Catherine Kearns active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| BOC AVIATION LIMITED | Private Equity Investor | 2019-01-31 |
Sky Leasing LLC
 Sky Leasing LLC Investment ManagersFinance Part of PHI Group, Inc. (Louisiana), Sky Leasing LLC is a premier aircraft leasing asset manager with a corporate mission to be a leading capital provider to airlines for sale and leaseback transactions. The company is based in San Francisco, CA, with offices in several other locations. Since 2016, Sky Leasing has invested over $7 billion to acquire new and young mid-life aircraft. As of February 2022, the portfolio has a weighted average age of 1.5 years and a weighted average lease term remaining of 11 years. The CEO of the company is Austin S. Wiley. | General Counsel | 2017-01-31 |
ORIX Aviation Systems Ltd.
 ORIX Aviation Systems Ltd. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance ORIX Aviation Systems Ltd. operates as an aviation investor and aircraft asset manager. It focuses on aircraft trading opportunities in the aircraft leasing and aircraft asset management space. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. | General Counsel | - |
Training of Catherine Kearns
| Trinity College Dublin | Graduate Degree |
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| BOC AVIATION LIMITED | Finance |
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Sky Leasing LLC
Sky Leasing LLC Investment ManagersFinance Part of PHI Group, Inc. (Louisiana), Sky Leasing LLC is a premier aircraft leasing asset manager with a corporate mission to be a leading capital provider to airlines for sale and leaseback transactions. The company is based in San Francisco, CA, with offices in several other locations. Since 2016, Sky Leasing has invested over $7 billion to acquire new and young mid-life aircraft. As of February 2022, the portfolio has a weighted average age of 1.5 years and a weighted average lease term remaining of 11 years. The CEO of the company is Austin S. Wiley. | Finance |
ORIX Aviation Systems Ltd.
ORIX Aviation Systems Ltd. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance ORIX Aviation Systems Ltd. operates as an aviation investor and aircraft asset manager. It focuses on aircraft trading opportunities in the aircraft leasing and aircraft asset management space. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. | Finance |
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