Sumitomo Mitsui and LCI launch $230m joint venturenews Alasdair Whyte 23 Sep 20 0 LCI and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company (SMFL) have launched a 19-helicopter leasing joint venture. The two companies are co-investors in the $230m… Read more
LCI, Thora Capital and Rive Private Investment co-invest $100mnews Alasdair Whyte 7 May 20 0Helicopter lessor LCI, asset manager Thora Capital and private equity firm Rive Private Investment have joined together to invest in nine helicopters worth more than… Read more
New decade, new startinsight Alasdair Whyte 21 Jan 20 0 It has not been such a bad few years for helicopter leasing after all. In 2010, less than 1% of the world’s helicopter fleet… Read more
LCI launches its first co-investment vehiclenews Alasdair Whyte 17 Oct 19 0 Helicopter lessor LCI has just launched its first helicopter co-investment vehicle, in partnership with a subsidiary of Paris-based investment firm Flexam Invest. The co-investment… Read more
LCI closes $75 million asset-backed facilitynews Alasdair Whyte 9 Jul 19 0In the midst a down market where consolidation and oversupply are the main words on the tongue, helicopter lessor Lease Corporation International (LCI) has just… Read more
Helicopter company leasing rankings 2018news Alasdair Whyte 13 Dec 18 0After almost a year of slow business in the helicopter leasing space, 2018 closed with the largest independent helicopter lessor Waypoint Leasing being acquired by… Read more
LCI closes $55 million capital markets loannews Alasdair Whyte 13 Feb 18 0Lease Corporation International (LCI) has closed its first capital markets financing with a $55 million five-year loan. CIT Group and Prudential Capital Group led the… Read more
Public helicopter finance transactionsnews Alasdair Whyte 23 Mar 16 0Borrower: Waypoint Leasing Date: October 2015 Structure: Unsecured revolving credit facility increase Lenders: Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs & Co (existing lead arrangers SunTrust Robinson… Read more
LCI Helicopters to lease second AW139 to HeliServicenews Terry Spruce 11 Mar 15 0LCI Helicopters has entered into an agreement to lease a second AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter to HeliService International, a leading provider of offshore services in the… Read more
LCI Helicopters to manage new fleet for SQN Capitalnews Terry Spruce 4 Mar 15 0LCI Helicopters has entered into a fleet management agreement with SQN Capital Management in New York City to manage a fleet of seven helicopters. The… Read more
