Aircraft investment specialist Stratos has announced it has sold several aircraft in the past few months on behalf of various investor clients. The transactions include:
737-800 MSN39006 – which Stratos placed on lease with Sunexpress on behalf of a Japan-based equity investor as part of a complex Covid-related restructuring – was sold to a US institutional investor who retained Stratos as servicer for the aircraft.
777-300ER MSN32968 leased to Air France was sold on behalf of a Korea-based asset manager to a leading US-based private equity firm who retained Stratos as servicer for the aircraft and added sistership MSN 37433 to its serviced fleet.
Four 777-300ERs leased to a leading middle eastern flag carrier including MSNs 39232 and 37896 which were sold to the operator on behalf of multiple Japan-based investors and ownership of MSNs 41740 and 43215 was transferred to a UK-based alternative investment firm on behalf of a leading Korea-based venture capital specialist.
These deals underscore Stratos’ expertise in extracting the maximum returns from Covid-restructured deals as well as facilitating complex transitions in collaboration with leading global airlines.
Gary Fitzgerald, CEO of Stratos, said: “We are delighted to have successfully liquidated a number of large equity investments on behalf of our clients at an optimum time. These transactions reaffirm our team’s expertise in delivering attractive above-market returns to our various investor clients.”