Source: ALTA
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) is pleased to welcome Nantes Mello Advogados as a consultant member, a boutique law firm with a leading aviation practice representing airlines, leasing companies, financiers, among other stakeholders in a wide range of industry-related activities.
The firm has a vast experience in the negotiation and execution of aircraft fleet management activities, such as sale and purchase of equipment, negotiation of technical contracts with OEMs and other suppliers, aircraft financing, including operating leasing, sale, securitization, loans and structured financing based on assets in general. The firm also has a distinctive experience negotiating financial support packages in difficult times like the one we are currently experiencing due to the pandemic.
Jose Ricardo Botelho, Executive Director & CEO of ALTA gives a warm welcome to Nantes Mello Advogados. “In this complex moment we face, ALTA seeks to attract specialists in legal and financial advice to share best practices and accompany our members in their processes. The latter, in search of achieving a sustainable recovery that generates benefits for the industry, users and for our countries. I am sure that the experience of Nantes Mello Advogados will be of great value to the ALTA members.”
Marcelo Mello, Co-Managing Partner of Nantes Mello and Director of Structured Finance and Assets, comments that “being close to our clients and developing a deep understanding of the challenges they face is fundamental to our strategy as a high-value boutique legal advisory office. ALTA is the main forum for the aviation industry in Latin America and the Caribbean and we look forward to contributing and bringing our experience to the debates that define the industry in the region.”
“Seeking to expand synergies, ALTA welcomes Consultant Members with the aim of facilitating access to experienced aviation consulting companies who wish to work hand in hand with airlines and suppliers in Latin America and the Caribbean and collaborate in the recovery process of our industry”, adds Botelho.