Voyager Aviation, an aviation investment firm, reached an agreement to sell substantially all its assets to aircraft lessor Azorra Explorer. To execute the sale, Voyager Aviation filed for voluntary protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. read more

JUL 28, 2023 - 7:01 am

Vedder Price represented Maritime Partners as sponsor in MP 2023-1, a term securitization transaction involving the issuance of $235.3 million of secured vessel notes secured by a portfolio of 316 inland marine barges and towboats. read more

JUN 1, 2023 - 7:06 am

Vedder Price opened a new office in Miami. Kenneth Gerasimovich will join the Miami office as a new shareholder in the firm’s finance and transactions practice area and be joined by several other Vedder Price attorneys. read more

JAN 9, 2023 - 7:19 am

Vmo Aircraft Leasing closed a five-year, $600 million senior secured warehouse facility. Credit Suisse Securities and Natixis Corporate and Investment Bank are the co-structuring agents and joint lead arrangers of the facility. UMB Bank is the administrative agent and the security trustee. read more

DEC 7, 2021 - 6:16 am

Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management and Merx Aviation, a global aircraft leasing, management and finance company, closed an issuance of $540.12 million of secured notes by MAPS 2021-1 Trust, a Delaware statutory trust. read more

JUN 21, 2021 - 6:27 am

SKY Leasing, an aircraft leasing company, closed an issuance of $663 million of secured notes by SLAM 2021-1 Limited and SLAM 2021-1 LLC (SLAM). SLAM expects to use a portion of the proceeds of the notes to acquire a portfolio of aircraft valued at approximately $885 million. read more

JUN 4, 2021 - 6:54 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association unveiled details about ELFA Credit & Collections Management LIVE!, an interactive virtual conference that will be held June 7 to June 8 and focus on "managing risk in a new world.” read more

MAY 18, 2021 - 6:17 am

Stonebriar Commercial Finance closed its eighth asset-backed securitization, SCFET 2021-1. The ABS issuance is secured by a portfolio of commercial equipment loans and leases with an aggregate discounted contract balance of more than $1 billion. read more

MAR 4, 2021 - 6:43 am

Vedder Price created a task force to assist clients impacted by the indictment involving Aircraft Guaranty Corporation (AGC) and Wright Brothers Aircraft Title (WBAT) filed by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas on Feb. 24, 2021. read more

MAR 2, 2021 - 7:22 am

Aero Capital Solutions, a mid-life aircraft leasing platform, acquired 20 A320 family aircraft from easyJet Airline Company on a sale-and-leaseback basis. The transactions were completed in two tranches during 2020. read more

FEB 12, 2021 - 6:28 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association announced that ELFA Women’s Leadership Forum LIVE! will take place on April 20, 2021. This one-day virtual event will be hosted by the ELFA Women’s Council and will focus on leadership development for women at all stages of an equipment finance career. read more

JAN 29, 2021 - 7:06 am

In a panel at ELFA 2020 Business LIVE!, panelists addressed the acceleration of technological change in the equipment finance industry and explored where equipment finance companies should invest their time, energy and dollars. read more

NOV 12, 2020 - 7:29 am

Thora Capital hired Marc Schechter as managing director. The firm also advised an investor group on the consummation of a helicopter acquisition and leaseback involving three Airbus EC135s. read more

NOV 12, 2020 - 7:26 am

Enova International entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of OnDeck in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $90 million. read more

JUL 30, 2020 - 7:09 am

Thora Capital, a Chicago-based alternative asset manager dedicated to aviation finance, acquired six lease-attached emergency medical services helicopters from Milestone Aviation. The aircraft are leased and operated by Life Flight Network. read more

JUL 20, 2020 - 6:50 am