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Sean Patrick Murphy

Counsel

Locations

Bar Admissions

New York

Education

Georgetown University, BSFS Columbia University, School of Law, J.D.

Practices

Murphy, Sean

Sean Murphy is counsel in the Corporate and Finance group of Hughes Hubbard & Reed, with a focus on commercial aircraft finance.

Before joining Hughes Hubbard & Reed, Sean was an associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and at Paul Hastings.

Selected Matters

  • Representation of Griffin Global Asset Management and Bain Capital Special Situations in connection with the acquisition of 17 new technology Rolls-Royce Engines. This transaction was the Ishka Global Best European Deal 2023.
  • Representation of Griffin Global Asset Management Holdings in connection with a three-year, $525 million unsecured revolving credit facility.
  • Representation of United Airlines, Inc. in connection with a $1.32 billion public offering of enhanced equipment trust certificates (EETCs) secured by 39 Boeing aircraft.
  • Representation of global aircraft inventory solutions provider DASI in the sale of 50% of the outstanding ownership of DASI to Marubeni Corporation, a publicly traded Japanese company that is one of the world’s largest trading and investment conglomerates, and related joint venture arrangements. The transaction saw minority investor Fortress Investment Group exit its investment in DASI.
  • Representation of United Airlines in a $1.2 billion public offering of enhanced equipment trust certificates (EETCs) secured by 19 new aircraft. Credit Suisse, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley served as lead bookrunners.
  • Representation of BNP Paribas Securities Corp. in connection with a $189 million aircraft asset-backed securitization (ABS) for Vx Capital Partners, a cargo aircraft management and leasing firm.

Recognition

  • Recommended by The Legal 500 United States in the area of Transport: Aviation and Air Travel Finance (2021-2023) 

News & Insights For Sean Patrick Murphy

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Airline Economics Awards Griffin’s $1.245B Aircraft ABS its Aviation 100 Global Deal of the Year

Airline Economics recognized Griffin Global Asset Management's $1.245 billion aircraft ABS as the Aviation 100 Global Overall Deal of the Year at its Global Leaders Awards ceremony.

Hughes Hubbard Advises Griffin Global Asset Management on Closing of Inaugural $1.245 Billion Series into the Mid-Life Aircraft Master Trust Platform

Hughes Hubbard advised Griffin Global Asset Management, and GGAM Master Trust International, Ltd. and GGAM Master Trust US LLC, newly established special purpose companies comprising Griffin’s Midlife Aircraft Master Trust Platform, on the closing of the inaugural issuance of $1.245 billion of Fixed Rate Notes.

Hughes Hubbard Announces Partner and Counsel Promotions

Hughes Hubbard is pleased to announce that, effective Jan. 1, 2025, Daniel McLaughlin was elevated to partner and Eleanor Erney, Sean Murphy, Mathieu Rossignol and Walter Song were promoted to counsel.

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