David Fowkes

Managing Director

dfowkes@seaburygroup.com

Mr. Fowkes has more than 15 years experience in aircraft and other asset finance, in both bulge bracket and boutique investment banking roles.

David recently re-joined Seabury to focus on aviation and aviation related investment banking and structured finance including, among other things, strategic projects with airlines and airline leasing companies and with structured aircraft financings.

David’s recent consultant work included assignments for a number of financial, advisory, airline, and aircraft leasing clients raising capital, buying or selling aircraft, and performing strategic or restructuring assignments in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Prior to his consulting work, David was a senior member of Deutsche Bank’s Special Situations Group where he focused on financing for assets including aircraft such as bank loans, capital markets debt, and securitization and financing all along the capital structure from senior debt to secured, to mezzanine, to equity. He also was instrumental in DB Equipment Leasing’s effort to buy and sell used aircraft and other asset-backed debt for Deutsche Bank’s principal account. The portfolio included more than 50 aircraft and nearly $3 billion of debt.

Prior to Deutsche Bank, David held a senior position in the Seabury Group’s Structured Finance Group, focusing on secured financing including lease and off-balance sheet transactions. He helped negotiate the purchase and financing of more than 250 aircraft worth more than $4.5 billion for companies including US Airways, MaxJet, Alaska Airlines, Republic, Air Canada, ILFC, Northwest and Spirit.

Prior to Seabury Group David held senior Investment Banking positions at Lehman Brothers and Citibank focusing on capital markets and structured finance transactions and M&A in the transportation and industrials sectors.

Mr. Fowkes earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an M.B.A. from NYU's Stern School of Business and is a FINRA representative registered with the Series 7 and 63.