KKR Commits to Invest $1 Billion With Altavair
01.03.19
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Simpson Thacher represented KKR in connection with its $1 billion capital commitment, primarily from its credit and infrastructure funds (which may be supplemented with additional commitments over time), to acquire commercial aircraft in partnership with Altavair AirFinance over the next several years. Altavair will be KKR’s partner for aircraft leasing investments going forward. In connection with the transaction, KKR also acquired a 50% interest in Altavair as part of a long-term partnership to pursue the creation of a leading, global portfolio of leased commercial aircraft.
Altavair L.P. is an asset manager focusing on the acquisition of new and used commercial aircraft for leasing to domestic and international passenger airlines and cargo operators. Since its inception in 2003, Altavair has completed over $8 billion in commercial aircraft lease transactions with over 40 airline customers in 27 countries representing over 200 individual Boeing and Airbus aircraft.
The Simpson Thacher team for this transaction included Breen Haire, Shalini May, Tyler Cox, Ana Sanchez and Kyle Kreshover (M&A); Nancy L Mehlman and Caroline Phillips (Tax); and David Rubinsky and Alisa Tschorke (ECEB).