Air Lease Corporation has closed a public offering of $400 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.750% senior unsecured notes due 2020. The Notes will mature on March 1, 2020 and will bear interest at a rate of 4.750% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year, commencing on September 1, 2013.
ALC intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to fund the acquisition of commercial aircraft and for other general corporate purposes, including reducing outstanding obligations under one of its revolving credit facilities.
BofA Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank Securities, JP Morgan, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, Credit Suisse Securities, RBC Capital Markets, RBS, and Wells Fargo Securities acted as joint book-running managers for the offering of the Notes.