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Aerospace, Lessors

SMBC expects to close acquisition of Goshawk within weeks

Dublin-based Japanese lessor SMBC Aviation Capital expects to close the acquisition of Goshawk Aviation in the coming weeks. SMBC announced the acquisition in May and said then it would be closed in the second half of the year. SMBC will pay $6.7…

Richard Schuurman
November 22, 2022

Aerospace, Lessors

SMBC acquires Goshawk to become second-largest lessor

Another interesting consolidation is happening in the leasing world: SMBC Aviation Capital is acquiring Goshawk Aviation. Japanese-owned SMBC is paying $6.7 billion for its former competitor from Hong Kong and will become the second-largest lessor in the world, behind the AerCap/GECAS…

Richard Schuurman
May 16, 2022