Castlelake

Merit AirFinance, the aviation lending company formed by Castlelake last year, has priced an $817 million loan asset-backed securitisation (ABS), MERIT 2026-1, marking the company's first issuance und...

Castlelake has appointed David Taylor as chief technical officer.Taylor previously served as chief operating officer at ABL Aviation since August 2024.He spent over eight years at lessor Avolon, where...

Castlelake has priced its third aircraft lease asset-backed securitisation (ABS) deal of the year, CLAS 2025-3. The $758.56 million transaction consists of A through C notes, with an expected repaymen...

Castlelake has marketed its third aviation asset-backed securitisation (ABS) of 2025, CLAS 2025-3.The $758.56 million transaction consists of A through C notes. The tranches have an anticipated repaym...

Vietnamese carrier Vietjet and Castlelake signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to finance four aircraft that have been valued at $560 million. As part of the MOU - Castlelake intends to provide ...

Castlelake has appointed Alexander Curcio to Partner, strengthening Castlelake’s European leadership. Curcio has specialty finance in European markets expertise in sourcing, structuring and managing i...

Castlelake has secured commitments for over $1bn of aviation financing in a term loan facility, in order to support its continued investment in and acquisition of in-demand aviation assets. Commitment...

Brookfield Asset Management and Castlelake closed a $1.5bn strategic partnership in which Brookfield acquired a 51% stake in Castlelake's fee-related earnings and Brookfield Wealth Solutions has commi...

Avolon has agreed to acquire Castlelake Aviation, an entity managed by Castlelake, along with its portfolio of 118 aircraft.As of March 31, 2024, Castlelake Aviation's total assets were $5bn, which in...

Scandinavian airline SAS exited its US chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, it said on August 28, 2024, successfully restructuring over $2bn of debt. ""We have successfully completed our restructurin...

Indigo has closed its first financing via India's International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) of GIFT City. The India airline secured the aviation non-payment insurance (ANPI)-supported financing o...

Brookfield Asset Management (Brookfield) has acquired a 51% stake in Castlelake’s fee-related earnings. Castlelake is an asset manager specialising in asset-based private credit including aviation and...