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August
Matching willing investors with the right company and platform.
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How the aircraft leasing company closed its $530 million term loan in June, despite chaos in the markets.
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The turboprop lessor has entered into a $200 million revolving facility with Kirk Aviation.
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Goldman Sachs is to purchase the close to 4 million Aircastle shares worth about $33 million.
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International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) has priced its secured and unsecured bonds totalling $4.4 billion.
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International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) is looking to raise up to $4.4 billion with secured and unsecured transactions in order to pay back parent company, American International Group (AIG).
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Operating lessor, International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), will use secured debt to repay American International Group (AIG) loans that were borrowed from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
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July
The senior unsecured notes due 2018 are to be used to repay debt for its term loan financing and new aircraft.
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The first European export credit bond closed, but is it as attractive as the US Ex-Im bond?
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Credit Agricole-CIB provided the export credit financing for Aviation Lease and Finance Company (Alafco).
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June
The UK's Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) will guarantee the $151 million bond.
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Delta Air Lines is offering a $450 million ETC secured by Boeing aircraft.
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Aircraft leasing company, Aviation Capital Group (ACG), issues $190 million bond to finance five Boeing narrowbodies.
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GE Japan Corporation to partly finance 16 aircraft for the Canadian airline.
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Goldman Sachs and Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA CIB) were joint lead arrangers.
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Alex Aupoix, vice president of asset finance at Crédit Industriel et Commercial, discusses about lending in the downtimes.
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May
Australia’s Virgin Blue has takes delivery of one Boeing 737-800 with Ex-Im financing.
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Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has issued its second Ex-Im bond for two Boeing narrowbody aircraft.
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The US investment bank forecasts a $2.7 billion rise in operating profits for 2011 and raises US Airways’ equity rating.
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The new Ireland-based lessor, Avolon, has completed a $1.4 billion capital raise which will be used to purchase narrowbodies.
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DVB Bank and Korea Development Bank arrange sale and finance leaseback for Korean Airlines.
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Standard Chartered Bank will provide a bridge loan for Air India to finance three Boeing 777-300ERs.
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With about 250 delegates, the New York Airfinance conference held at the Grand Hyatt in April was the place to be for airfinanciers. Sophie Segal reports what speakers and delegates discussed.
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Bangladeshi carrier arranges facility for PDP on two new Boeing 777-300ERs.
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German KG fund, Deutsche Capital Management (DCM), has appointed a new head of transportation.
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April
New structures bloom in financial desert: Airfinance Journal announces the 2009 Deal of the year awards.
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Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB), Goldman Sachs and J P Morgan were joint book runners and structuring agents for the secured fixed rate notes.
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The Carlyle Group and RPK Capital management join forces to purchase up to $1 billion.
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Securities and investment banking firm expands aviation financing team.
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Aircraft leasing company, International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), gets approval to amend its $2.5 billion credit facility.
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The Australian-based Investec Global Aircraft Fund has raised A$45 million from institutional investors.
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Aviation Capital Group, owned by US insurance company Pacific Life, issues an unsecured deal that is three times oversubscribed.
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UBS is arranging the corporate facility.
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March
CDB Leasing signs financing memorandum of understanding with Bombardier Commercial Aircraft.
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Two French banks are mandated arranges with a German bank joining the transaction.
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Aircraft lessor, Aviation Capital Group, will raise unsecured debt with a private placement, arranged by Citi and BNP Paribas.
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Lion Air and TAM have mandated BNP Paribas to arrange financing for deliveries starting in the first half of 2010. The bank has also closed two export credit financings.
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February
ILFC selects two banks to jointly arrange its first capital markets deal in 18 months.
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The reopening of the capital markets in the second half of 2009 was unexpected. With $4.4 billion worth of EETC issuance in the last six months of last year, what should we expect for the year to come?
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Emirates has closed a sale/leaseback for two 777-200s with three African banks funding the deal.
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JP Morgan Chase provided two loans worth $1.1 billion and backed by US Ex-Im Bank for Air India, owned by National Aviation Company of India.
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Bombardier offers to buy up to $550 million of its debt securities in cash to refinance its long-term debt with longer maturity financing.
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January
Operating leasing company, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, has priced its first Ex-Im bond for one Boeing aircraft.
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The Finish airline will use a Euro denominated facility to finance five Airbus aircraft.
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CDB Leasing Co. (CLC) and Airbus sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to provide financial support for Airbus customers.
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Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) will continue to build its aircraft portfolio.
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Tiger Airways closed its initial public offering (IPO) and raised S$247.7 million in gross proceeds.
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Brazilian airline, Gol, has priced its second Ex-Im bond for three Boeing Next Generation aircraft. Citi led the transaction.
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Singapore-based Tiger Airways launches IPO at maximum offering price of S$1.65 per share.
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United Airlines prices senior secured notes in line with expectations.
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The US airline will use routes to secure a $500 million bond issuance.
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The low-cost carrier Tiger Airways, begins its roadshow for its initial public offering.