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Global Leaders 2006: Banks leading the way
01 November 2006
When it comes to fleet expansion, banks have a major
role to play.
Global leaders: BanksDir, LeaseEngineDir and Banks
ABN Amro
ABN Amro's aircraft finance business has been transformed by SovRisc, a $25 billion innovative export credit conduit that it launched in December 2005. SovRisc gives the bank an extremely low funding cost when financing government-guaranteed deals and the bank has used this to win a number of mandates, including a $1.3 billion deal from Air India.
Contact: John Meakin (London), John Neblo (Chicago)
ABSA
Most of ABSA's activities are in smaller aircraft deals, but the bank is keen to work on larger aircraft. Barclays acquired the bank in early 2006.
Contact: Faizel Jenna (Johannesburg)
Alliance & Leicester
A relatively new entrant (it only changed from a building society to a bank in 1995) but it is being increasingly well known and tackling innovative deals. The bank focuses on assets first and it likes working with operating lessors.
Contact: Martin Webb (London)
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