International

Milestone Aviation Supports Medical Services in Norway

Helicopter leasing company Milestone Aviation Group will provided two AW139 helicopters to Norsk Luftambulanse AS to support emergency medical services in Norway. read more

CALC Floats $500MM Bond Issue to Acquire Aircraft, Expand Business

China Aircraft Leasing will issue $500 million in bonds to be used for aircraft acquisitions and business expansion. read more

CDB Aviation Lease Finance Appoints Chang President/CEO

CDB Aviation Lease Finance, the aircraft leasing unit of China Development Bank Financial Leasing appointed Peter Chang as its new president and CEO. read more

ANZ Sells New Zealand Equipment Finance Arm for $628MM

The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Australian-based ANZ Bank sold UDC Finance, its New Zealand equipment financing division, to China’s HNA Group in a deal valued at $628 million. read more

SB Leasing To Deliver 10 B737-800s to Aeroflot Group in 2017

Aeroflot Group will lease 10 B737-800s from SB Leasing Ireland according to a report from Swiss airline intelligence provider ch-aviation. read more

Global Jet Survey Reveals Optimism in Middle East Private Jet Market

New research from Global Jet Capital reveals that 59% of business aviation professionals believe the Middle East private jet market is currently attractive for finance companies. read more

Aircraft Lessor AWAS Will Be Auctioned Off, Could Fetch $7B

Citing sources familiar with the matter, Reuters reported that aircraft lessor AWAS has been put up for sale by its private equity owner. read more

Former Cisco Capital Operations Director Joins Invigors

Kieran O’Brien, formerly operations director at Cisco Capital EMEAR, joined Invigors EMEA, the European arm of The Alta Group, as an associate, based out of Dublin. read more

Lydian Secures $24MM Equipment Financing for Armenian Mining Project

Lydian International, through its wholly owned Armenian operating subsidiary, entered into a $24 million secured credit facility with Ameriabank. read more

GE Capital to Exit Stake in Czech Moneta Money Bank

Reuters reported GE Capital International will offer 92.2 million shares in the Prague-listed Moneta Money Bank in order to exit its remaining stake in the lender. read more


WFW Adds to Aviation Finance Offering With New Dubai Hire

International law firm Watson Farley & Williams announced that aviation finance partner Oliver Tebbit joined the firm’s Dubai office. He was previously a partner at Clyde & Co. read more

SAS Finances Eight Aircraft, Enters Sale Leaseback with SCB

SAS Group agreed to refinance two Boeing 737 and four Airbus A319 with a credit facility of $75 million including Standard Chartered Bank and Norddeutsche Landesbank. read more

Hitachi Capital Management Expands Reach in China

Hitachi Capital Management has expanded its presence in China thanks to a new Hong Kong-based leasing subsidiary, which was established in June. read more

China’s Ship Equipment Leasing Industry to Lend $11.5B in 2016

According to a study by Shanghai-based Smarine advisors and published by Tradewinds, the top 10 leasing companies in China are expected to lend $11.5 billion in the ship finance industry in 2016, read more

Bloomberg: RBS Probed for Causing Collapse of Viable Small Businesses

Bloomberg reported that the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is probing the Royal Bank of Scotland for moving healthy small businesses into a restructuring group to purchase their assets at lower prices. read more

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