KKR, a global investment firm, and Altavair, a commercial aviation finance company, announced that KKR is making an additional $1.15 billion commitment to expand its global portfolio of leased commercial aircraft in partnership with Altavair. read more

JAN 12, 2023 - 7:18 am

KKR, a global investment firm, closed KKR Asset-Based Finance Partners (ABFP), KKR’s first fund of approximately $2.1 billion dedicated to asset-based finance investments. read more

JUL 14, 2022 - 7:54 am

Altavair closed a sale and leaseback with airBaltic for four Airbus A220-300 aircraft. Funds and accounts managed by KKR funded the acquisition, with Altavair acting as servicer on the assets. read more

MAY 31, 2022 - 7:32 am

Libra Group, the parent company of aviation leasing company LCI, acquired the minority interested in LCI Helicopters held by KKR. read more

OCT 12, 2021 - 5:52 am

KKR has agreed to invest $40 million in preferred equity in Jet Edge International an Ohio-based global leader in full-service private aviation responsible for operating the largest fleet of Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft available for charter in the United States. read more

SEP 10, 2021 - 6:15 am

KKR released its 2021 mid-year outlook piece by Henry McVey, CIO of KKR’s Balance Sheet and head of Global Macro and Asset Allocation. The key message to investors is to get long pricing power and collateral-based cash flows. read more

JUL 22, 2021 - 6:20 am

KKR launched AV AirFinance Limited, a global commercial aviation loan servicer established by a team of industry professionals together with KKR. To support the launch, KKR and AV AirFinance agreed to purchase a nearly $800 million portfolio of aviation loans from CIT. read more

JUN 14, 2021 - 7:08 am

Credit funds and accounts managed by KKR agreed to provide a credit facility of up to $150 million to Jet Edge International, a provider of full-service private aviation that operates a fleet of managed Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft in the United States. read more

JUN 9, 2021 - 6:37 am

Macquarie Infrastructure signed a definitive agreement to sell its Atlantic Aviation business to KKR for $4.475 billion in cash and assumed debt and reorganization obligations. read more

JUN 8, 2021 - 6:50 am

KKR and Altavair closed a sale-and-leaseback with Singapore Airlines for four Airbus A350-900 aircraft. Funds and accounts managed by KKR funded the acquisitions, with Altavair acting as servicer on the assets. read more

MAY 4, 2021 - 6:41 am

KKR and Altavair signed a sale and leaseback with Delta Air Lines for six Airbus A321-200 aircraft. read more

MAY 20, 2020 - 6:50 am

KKR and Altavair AirFinance announced that the two firms have entered into an agreement to form a long-term partnership to pursue the creation of a leading, global portfolio of leased commercial aircraft. read more

JAN 4, 2019 - 6:50 am

Reuters reported that Air Medical Group, a U.S. medical helicopter operator and KKR portfolio company, plans to take on $2.185 billion of additional debt to complete its purchase of American Medical Response. read more

AUG 14, 2017 - 7:23 am

GE said it has completed the sale of its Australia and New Zealand consumer finance business, representing aggregate ending net investment of $4.3 billion to a consortium made up of Varde Partners, KKR and Deutsche Bank. read more

NOV 30, 2015 - 8:24 am

Bloomberg reported that KKR and Apollo Global Management are seeking to acquire GE’s inventory finance arm, a unit with $11 billion in assets. read more

SEP 14, 2015 - 7:17 am

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