John E. Luth

Chairman & CEO

John Luth is Chairman, President & CEO of Seabury Capital Group, founded in 1995, which focuses on aviation, aerospace & defense, space and travel industries via its investment banking, asset management, software and trade finance firms.  Seabury’s value add to its clients is its global presence, core competency and industry expertise. 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 investment funds and asset-backed portfolio businesses.

Mr. Luth has lead Seabury teams that have advised on more than $350B equity, debt and lease placements/restructurings and over $450B in aircraft orders (amounts in 2023 dollars).  Mr. Luth most recently advised GOL Airlines on securing a $1.0 billion DIP loan financing and overseeing GOL’s successful emergence from its Chapter 11 proceeding including securing ~$2.0 billion of exit equity and debt financing. Mr. Luth advised on Scandinavian Airlines successful Chapter 11 reorganization and $1.2B equity and convertible debt recapitalization as investment banker and restructuring advisor (2023-2024).   He currently is acting as GOL Airlines investment banker and restructuring advisor in their US Chapter 11 case, raising $1.0B of DIP financing (2024).   In 2023, he advised Azul Airlines on their 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 (1974) and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania (1976).  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.