Leadership

Chairman, President & CEO, Seabury Securities LLC, Seabury Capital Group LLC

John Luth is Chairman, President & CEO of Seabury Capital Group LLC, founded in 1995, which focuses principally on aviation, aerospace & defense, travel and trade finance via its investment banking, asset management and software businesses. Seabury has executed over 5,000 engagements for 500+ clients in more than 75 countries.  Mr. Luth is also CEO of Seabury Capital LLC which owns a number of trade finance and asset-back portfolios with over $1.2B of managed assets as well as Seabury Capital Management LLC (“SCM”) which is an SEC-regulated Registered Investment Advisor.  SCM is in the process of establishing a series of funds for deployment of capital in the aviation, aerospace & defense, travel and technology sectors.

Mr. Luth has led a majority of Seabury’s engagements involving $350B equity, debt and lease placements/restructurings and $450B in aircraft orders (all amounts in 2025 dollars).  Mr. Luth most recently led Seabury’s engagement by GOL Airlines as investment banker and restructuring advisor, raising $1.0B of DIP loan financing for GOL and $1.9B of exit debt financing (2024-2025).  Prior to that, he most advised Scandinavian Airlines in its Chapter 11 case, raising $500M of DIP financing and $1.2B of exit equity and convertible debt financing commitments (2024).  In 2023, he also advised Azul Airlines on its out-of-court restructuring including $4.5B lease restructuring, $865M of public bond exchange, $350M of convertible bond exchange and $800M of new debt financing (2023). In 2020-2021, he advised Avianca Holdings SA as restructuring advisor and lead investment bank on its $2.0B DIP financing and $2.7B of equity and debt exit financing in its Chapter 11 proceeding.

Mr. Luth was CFO & CIO of Continental Airlines. Prior to Continental, he served as VP, Syndications at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company.  Prior to that, he served in the Corporate Finance Division of Exxon Corporation.  Mr. Luth holds A.B. in Economics magna cum laude from the College of the Holy Cross and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania.  He is a FINRA Registered Principal, and is Series 7, 63, 79 and 24 qualified, and is also FCA (UK) licensed.  He serves on the Advisory Board of Holy Cross and was a Trustee from 2005-2013.

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Senior Managing Director, Financial Asset Management and Financial Services & Trading
President & Chief Operating Officer, Seabury Capital LLC.

Margaret Chan is President & Chief Operating Officer of Seabury Capital LLC. Ms. Chan joined Seabury in 2001 as head of Seabury Asset Management in Los Angeles and has been responsible for overseeing the operations of the firm’s Structured Financial products, Specialty Finance and Financial Solutions.

Ms. Chan has been engaged by multinationals and private equity funds in sourcing investment opportunities and structuring transactions both domestically and in Asia and Europe, involving industries including technology, insurance, finance and manufacturing. She specializes in identifying, originating, structuring, and funding activities for high-yielding, low-risk, asset-backed instruments. Ms. Chan has more than 30 years of experience in diverse public and private transactions.

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Vice Chairman, Seabury Securities

Michael B. Cox is Vice Chairman, Corporate Advisory & Investment Banking. Mr. Cox joined Seabury as a partner in Seabury’s principal advisory practice in April 1998. He has over 30 years of corporate and advisory experience covering corporate recovery, cash management, business planning and crisis management. At Seabury, Mr. Cox has advised numerous airline and helicopter clients on a variety of projects, including
airline treasury, corporate finance, and airline restructuring. In addition, Mr. Cox has been qualified as an industry expert in various commercial disputes involving aircraft leasing matters, airline valuations and business plans for the passenger, helicopter and cargo sector.

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Senior Managing Director, Seabury Capital Management

Patrick Henry Dowling is Senior Managing Director for Seabury Capital Management focusing on the Aviation, A&D and Transportation industries.  He has over 40 years’ experience in the finance/equity industry  and was previously a partner with Massif Partners.

Mr. Dowling has been involved in over $20 billion in acquisitions, equity investments and debt financings in the Financial Services, Transportation (A&D, Trucking, Logistics, Rail, Intermodal and Marine), and Commercial Real Estate industries.

Mr. Dowling is a CPA and has a BS in accounting from Fordham University plus a JD from Pace University School of Law. He is a FINRA Registered Principal and is Series 7 & 24 qualified. He is on the Board of Directors for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and the USO of Metropolitan of New York.

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Managing Director – Gobal Head, Aerospace & Defense Investment Banking

Oliver is a Managing Director for Capital Markets at Seabury Capital advising clients in the aviation and aerospace industries.  Prior to Seabury, Oliver held the financial officer role of Managing Director-Head of Capital Markets & Treasury for Waypoint Leasing, a private-equity owned, global helicopter leasing company.  Oliver was also a Director for CIT’s Transportation principal finance business. His clients included middle market private equity firms, aviation and aerospace and defense industry suppliers. Prior to CIT, Oliver held roles at GE Capital, Bank of America, and Mitchell Madison Group. Oliver received his B.A. and M.P.A. from Cornell University, and a M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.

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