AIN Online reported:
Global Jet Capital (GJC), a new source of leasing and lending options for business jet transactions, starts operations this week. The company has been launched with an initial $2 billion fund with the backing of three investment firms: GSO Capital Partners, The Carlyle Group and AE Industrial Partners.
The new venture’s backers have been evaluating the market for around the past 36 months. “We see an opportunity in the market because the traditional sources of financing, such as the banks, took a step back and others have placed significant hurdles in the lending process so that the provision of lease financing or debt financing has proved to be challenging,” he (Shawn Vick) said.
“[In recent years] many businesses and individuals who have a requirement for large cabin and long-range aircraft have had to use their own capital to buy these, and then find financing [after the purchase],” explained Vick. He believes that GJC has a “significant opportunity” to help clients finance their aircraft in a more flexible way and free up capital for their own businesses.
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Update 3-17-21: The Carlyle Group is bidding on Fly Leasing.
