HI Uplift: Start early with end-of-lease planningnews Mike Stones 18 Jul 25 0Managing end-of-lease helicopter assets should start with effective planning at the beginning of the leasing process, without undue speed to agree a deal, according to… Read more
HI Uplift: ITE Management acquires Thora Capitalnews Mike Stones 4 Apr 25 0You wait ages for a bus before two arrive at once. It’s a particularly British phrase but one that neatly describes recent acquisitions in helicopter… Read more
ITE Management to acquire Thora Capitalnews Mike Stones 1 Apr 25 0Alternative investment firm ITE Management has signed an asset purchase agreement with Thora Capital to acquire all the assets of one of the largest private… Read more
LCI and LCM Partners launch co-investment vehiclenews Alasdair Whyte 25 Mar 21 0LCI has launched a new helicopter co-investment vehicle with alternative investment firm LCM Partners. “Our new partnership with LCM is the latest example of how… Read more
Thora hires new MD and advises on sale-leaseback of EMS helicoptersnews Mike Stones 26 Nov 20 0Thora Capital has appointed helicopter veteran Marc Schechter as its new MD and has advised Apollo MedFlight on the sale-leaseback of three EMS helicopters. Backed… Read more
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
Thora Capital buys six EMS helicopters from Milestonenews Alasdair Whyte 17 Jul 20 0 Thora Capital has bought six Emergency Medical Services helicopters from Milestone Aviation. The aircraft are on lease to US EMS operator Life Flight Network.… 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
Thinking long-terminsight Alasdair Whyte 22 Nov 19 0This article originally appeared as part of our Helicopter Investor Weekly Newsletter. To read these stories first, subscribe to our newsletter . It is… Read more
Thora Capital closes first helicopter funding roundnews Alasdair Whyte 18 Nov 19 0Newcomer to the helicopter investor space Thora Capital has closed its initial helicopter funding round and revealed the details of its second transaction. So far,… Read more
Helicopter Investor Newsletter: Searching for silver liningsnews Alasdair Whyte 22 Aug 19 0This article originally appeared as one of our Helicopter Investor Newsletters. Click here to subscribe. Talk of recovery in the helicopter market is nothing new.… Read more
New Money: Thora Capital closes first fund and heli transactionnews Alasdair Whyte 17 Jul 19 0It may seem like an odd time to invest in the helicopter market that is now five years into a downturn, but a new asset… Read more
Why 2018 is a year of change for helicopter leasinginsight Alasdair Whyte 24 Nov 18 0The year 2014 was clearly the top of the cycle, 2018 is now showing all the signs of being the turning point for offshore helicopters.… Read more
Why Thora Capital is rethinking helicopter investmentnews Alasdair Whyte 20 Nov 18 0Four years into the downturn, it is probably safe to say that the first Golden Age of helicopter leasing lasted for four years. It started… Read more
