WFW wins big at first Helicopter Investor Deal of the Year Awards 2025

Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) is excited to announce the recognition of two deals the firm worked on at the Helicopter Investor’s debut Deal of the Year Awards 2025 in London.

The first award was for Lessor Financing Deal of the Year, which honored the ECA-backed GDHF finance agreement for the purchase of several Airbus H160 helicopters. The second award was for Most Innovative Deal of the Year, recognizing Bristow’s Export Development Guarantee term for obtaining five AW189 SAR helicopters.

Patrick Moore, the London Assets & Structured Finance Partner at WFW, supervised the teams that handled both award-winning transactions. He expressed his pleasure at the acknowledgment of these significant deals by Helicopter Investor, highlighting WFW’s growing presence in the helicopter market and its capability to advise on remarkable transactions within the sector.

Patrick Moore added: “It is testament to WFW’s ever-expanding footprint in the helicopter market and our ability to advise on stand-out transactions in sector. Congratulations to everyone involved”