Vietnam’s Vietjet has signed a $300 million deal with AV AirFinance, a partner of investment fund KKR, in order to fund the expansion of its fleet. This announcement from the airline reaffirms reports made by Reuters last week, in which the media organization stated that Vietjet was set to sign a $200 million aircraft finance […]

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AV AirFinance Limited (“AV AirFinance”), a global commercial aviation loan servicer, announced today the appointment of Jonathan O’Dowd as Senior Vice President, Investments. Based in Singapore, Mr. O’Dowd will be responsible for credit underwriting and strategic airline relations globally. Mr. O’Dowd brings over 14 years of experience in aviation and asset finance. Prior to […]

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AV AirFinance Limited (“AV AirFinance”), a global commercial aviation loan servicer, today announced the arrangement of a $240 million loan facility with German Operating Aircraft Leasing GmbH & Co. KG (GOAL), which will be secured by four (4) A320neo and two (2) A321neo aircraft. AV AirFinance is acting as servicer on the secured loan […]

DUBLIN, Ireland – January 23, 2023  – AV AirFinance Limited (“AV AirFinance”), a global commercial aviation loan servicer, announced today that Michael Rubinett has joined its US affiliate, AV AirFinance L.P., as Senior Vice President-Loan Origination (Americas). Mr. Rubinett will be responsible for sourcing loan opportunities and developing customer relationships in the Americas. Mr. Rubinett […]

DUBLIN, Ireland (September 26, 2022)— AV AirFinance Limited (“AV AirFinance”), a global commercial aviation loan servicer, announced today that Kiel Garcia has joined AV AirFinance as Senior Vice President-Loan Origination (APAC). Based in Singapore, Mr. Garcia will be responsible for sourcing loan opportunities and developing customer relationships in the Asia Pacific region. Mr. Garcia has […]

DUBLIN, Ireland (August 1, 2022)— AV AirFinance Limited (“AV AirFinance”), a global commercial aviation loan servicer, announced today the appointment of Stephen Murphy as Chief Executive Officer. Based in Dublin, Ireland, Mr. Murphy succeeds Siggi Kristinsson who sadly passed away in December 2021 after a short illness. Mr. Murphy will oversee AV AirFinance’s continued growth […]

DUBLIN, Ireland (December 16, 2021)— AV AirFinance Limited (“AV AirFinance”), a global commercial aviation loan servicer, today announced the closing of a $90 million loan facility with Aero Capital Solutions (“ACS”), a leading mid-life aircraft leasing and trading company, which will be secured by 11 narrow-body aircraft. AV AirFinance is acting as servicer on the […]

Partners with finance industry veterans to build a leading global aviation loan servicer anchored by stable, long-term capital Seeds platform with nearly $800 million aviation loan portfolio acquired from CIT Group Inc. NEW YORK & DUBLIN (June 11, 2021 )— KKR, a leading global investment firm, today announced the launch of AV AirFinance Limited (“AV […]

NEW YORK (June 11, 2021 )— CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) today announced it is selling its aviation loan portfolio to KKR. This is related to a previously announced definitive agreement for a portfolio that has a committed loan balance of nearly $800 million across more than 50 loans for approximately 60 commercial aircraft. The […]