Castlelake Aviation Closes $635MM Term Loan



Castlelake Aviation, a corporate lessor of commercial aircraft, closed a $635 million incremental term loan B facility. The company used proceeds of the facility to refinance existing debt and for general corporate purposes.

The facility, which has a maturity date of October 2027, was priced at SOFR plus 2.75% with a SOFR floor of 0.5%, priced at 99.25%, representing an Original Issue Discount (OID) of 0.75%.

“We are delighted to have successfully closed this incremental term loan B, providing Castlelake Aviation Limited with meaningful flexibility and access to capital to continue growing its portfolio,” Ronan Kelleher, CFO for aviation at Castlelake, said. “With over $3 billion of total financing and demonstrated access to the capital markets, high yield and term loan B market, we believe Castlelake Aviation Limited is well positioned to continue on a path to achieving our goal of investment grade status.

“We appreciate the support from our investor base on this offering, which we believe reflects the quality of Castlelake Aviation Limited’s portfolio and the market’s confidence in the outlook for our business.”

 


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