{"id":5899,"date":"2019-08-29T23:12:46","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T04:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=5899"},"modified":"2019-08-29T23:12:46","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T04:12:46","slug":"apollo-and-athene-to-acquire-pk-airfinance-from-gecas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=5899","title":{"rendered":"Apollo and Athene to Acquire PK AirFinance From GECAS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NEW YORK, Aug. 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Apollo Global Management, LLC (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, \u201cApollo\u201d) (APO<\/a>); Athene Holding Ltd. (ATH<\/a>); and GE Capital, the financial services arm of GE (GE<\/a>), today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Apollo and Athene to purchase PK AirFinance, an aviation lending business, from GE Capital\u2019s Aviation Services (GECAS) unit. In connection with this transaction, Apollo will acquire the PK AirFinance aircraft lending platform and Athene will acquire PK AirFinance\u2019s existing portfolio of loans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PK AirFinance is a leading aircraft lending business that serves airlines, aircraft traders, lessors, investors and financial institutions globally with loans to borrowers in more than 40 countries. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed, although the $3.6 billion of PK AirFinance financing receivables that were held for sale in the second quarter of 2019 are being sold at a premium to book value in this transaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alec Burger, GE Capital President & CEO, said, \u201cApollo\u2019s vast lending experience, complementary platforms, and exceptional track record across diversified assets and geographies make it the ideal partner to accelerate PK AirFinance\u2019s growth. This sale is aligned to GE Capital\u2019s overall strategy to become smaller and simpler, and our commitment to reduce our assets by $10 billion in 2019 is now more than halfway complete. We continue to focus on shrinking GE Capital\u2019s balance sheet, achieving a debt-to-equity ratio of less than 4x by 2020, and supporting GE Industrial growth through our remaining GECAS, Energy Financial Services, and Industrial Finance businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jim Belardi, CEO of Athene, said, \u201cThis transaction provides us with a unique opportunity to acquire a large, diversified portfolio of high-quality loans with attractive risk-adjusted returns. In addition, this deal is another great example of the unique benefits of our strategic relationship with Apollo and its commitment to building direct origination platforms in support of the continued growth of our business.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Zelter, Co-President of Apollo, said, \u201cWe are very excited to be acquiring the PK AirFinance platform which, under GE\u2019s outstanding stewardship, has become one of the world\u2019s leading aircraft lending businesses, and is highly complementary to our existing aircraft leasing capabilities. This transaction also demonstrates our ongoing commitment to meet the investment needs of Athene and our clients, and is consistent with our objective to continue to expand Apollo\u2019s capabilities to directly originate high quality assets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PK AirFinance\u2019s team of investment professionals, who primarily focus on originations and syndications as well as underwriting and portfolio management, will transfer to Apollo upon completion of the transaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Per Waldelof, president of PK AirFinance, said, \u201cWe have a great team of experts with tremendous execution capabilities and a proven ability to deliver results. We are confident that this transaction will ensure the continued stability of our business. We are excited for the opportunity to continue to serve our customers and the industry as part of the team at Apollo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The completion of the acquisition is subject to customary conditions and is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2019. Citi and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC provided financial advice and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and Clifford Chance LLP provided legal advice to GE Capital. Citi, RBC Capital Markets, and Mizuho provided debt financing for the transaction, and RBC Capital Markets served as financial advisor to Apollo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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