Simpson Thacher has one of the largest and most active international lease and transportation finance practices in the world and has been a leader in the area for more than 30 years.

The Firm has extensive experience representing lessees, equity investors, lenders and underwriters in lease financings of railroad equipment, electric generation assets, real estate, satellites, telecommunication and other equipment and facilities around the world.  Internationally, Simpson Thacher has been an innovator in lease financings for more than two decades and advised clients in numerous “double-dip” transactions, “pickle lease” service contract transactions and “QTE” transactions.  In fact, the Firm represented clients who have closed approximately 100 cross-border lease transactions in the last several years.