KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Castlelake’s Seventh Aircraft Portfolio Transaction

Kroll Bond Rating Agency assigned preliminary ratings to two classes of notes issued by Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust 2021-1, an aviation ABS transaction. This transaction represents Castlelake’s seventh aircraft portfolio transaction, each of which were rated by KBRA. read more

JAN 21, 2021 - 6:48 am

Castlelake and Boeing Enter Aircraft Financing Collaboration

Castlelake, a global private investment firm with 15 years of tenure financing and managing aviation assets, entered a partnership with Boeing and Boeing Capital to provide financing solutions to commercial aircraft customers for new commercial aircraft deliveries. read more

DEC 3, 2020 - 6:57 am

Castlelake Buys AirAsia Group’s Merah Aviation for $768MM

AirAsia Group Berhad sold Merah Aviation Asset Holding to AS Air Lease Holdings 5T DAC, an entity indirectly controlled by Castlelake, in a deal valued at $768.0 million. read more

DEC 26, 2018 - 6:50 am

KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust 2017-1

Kroll Bond Rating Agency assigned preliminary ratings to three classes of loans issued by Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust 2017-1. read more

JUL 7, 2017 - 7:12 am

Vedder Price Advises Castlelake Aircraft-Backed Securitization

Vedder Price advised Castlelake, as sponsor and servicer, and Castlelake Aircraft Securitization Trust 2016-1 (CLAS 2016-1), as borrower, in the funding of $916 million in Class A, B and C asset-backed loans. read more

AUG 23, 2016 - 7:18 am