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Xian Raina

Raina Xian

Associate

Raina is a specialist in aviation finance, structured finance and general banking, guiding clients through complex financial landscapes with precision and insight.

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Awards & Recognition

Recommended lawyer for aviation finance
The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2025 &
The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2024

Biography

Languages - Spoken English, Mandarin, Cantonese 
Jurisdictions - Hong Kong, England & Wales

Raina Xian is an associate based in our Hong Kong office, where she specialises in aviation finance, structured finance and general banking.  She regularly acts for banks and lessors in the PRC and in Europe on a wide range of asset finance and corporate lending matters including aircraft financing, secured and unsecured syndicated lending, cross-border aircraft leasing transactions.  She also advises on non-contentious insolvency and restructuring matters.

Raina is ranked as a Recommended Lawyer in Hong Kong Asset Finance by Legal 500 Asia-Pacific.  

Experience

  • A leading lessor

    RMB finance lease with Korean Air Lines involving two new Airbus A321neo aircraft.  This was the first-ever RMB denominated aircraft leasing transaction between any lessor and a non-Chinese lessee.  It was widely regarded as a ground-breaking precedent and was imitated by other lessors later in the year.
  • A leading PRC bank  

    Revolving loan facility with a Hong Kong listed company.

  • A leading European bank  

    Refinancing of one Bombardier G6000 aircraft with a high net worth individual.

  • A leading lessor  

    Refinancing of one Airbus A350 aircraft with a PRC policy bank.

  • A leading lessor    

    Sale and leaseback of six new generation narrowbody aircraft with a world-renowned airline.

  • A PRC lessor    

    Advised on the restructuring and scheme of arrangement proposed by Hong Kong Airlines.

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