PK AirFinance, an aviation lending platform and affiliate of Apollo, has closed its inaugural aircraft loan asset-backed securitization: PK ALIFT LOAN FUNDING 3 Series 2024-1 (PKAIR 2024-1). PKAIR 2024-1 issued over $622 million of notes. read more

JUL 12, 2024 - 6:24 am

PK Airfinance, an aviation lending platform backed by Apollo, agreed to acquire the majority of an approximately $920 million portfolio of secured aviation loans from Standard Chartered, with Apollo affiliates agreeing to purchase the balance of the portfolio. read more

AUG 29, 2023 - 7:04 am

Apollo and GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes closed on a sale and leaseback transaction of one new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft between GOL and certain funds managed by Apollo affiliates and serviced by Merx Aviation. read more

SEP 12, 2022 - 7:35 am

Apollo Global Management completed approximately $1 billion in aircraft-related origination volume during Q2/21, making it the company’s most active quarter on record since it began investing in aircraft assets nearly a decade ago. read more

JUL 9, 2021 - 6:23 am

Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management and Merx Aviation completed a sale and leaseback transaction consisting of two Boeing 777F aircraft with Air France, which is part of the Air France-KLM Group. read more

MAY 25, 2021 - 6:14 am

PK AirFinance, the aviation lending business managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, named Eelco van de Stadt president, effective January 2021. Van de Stadt joined PK AirFinance from MUFG, where he served as global head of origination aviation finance. read more

NOV 9, 2020 - 7:40 am

Apollo Global Management and Merx Aviation, a global aircraft leasing, management and finance company, completed a sale and leaseback transaction with Delta Air Lines for 10 Airbus A220-100 aircraft. read more

JUL 6, 2020 - 6:47 am