Sankaty Jet Capital, a new business aviation finance platform, officially launched. Sankaty Jet Capital, a business aviation lending platform, was formed to provide financing solutions for counterparties across the business aviation industry.
Ford von Weise, who will serve as CEO of Sankaty Jet Capital, has over 25 years of experience in the business aviation finance industry. Prior to founding Sankaty Jet Capital, von Weise was director and head of aircraft finance and advisory services at Citi Private Bank, where he provided business aircraft financing solutions to Citi’s individual ultra-high net worth clients and corporate clients globally. Prior to his time at Citi, von Weise served as vice president of business aviation finance for Merrill Lynch Capital and GMAC Commercial Finance.
“Sankaty Jet Capital was created to fill a long-standing gap in the business aviation finance marketplace,” von Weise said. “Sankaty is focused on doing one thing exceptionally well: providing financing solutions to underserved market segments.”
