Aircraft lessor SMBC completes $6.7 bln purchase of rival Goshawk

CTF Services

21/12/2022 13:00

DUBLIN, Dec 21 (Reuters) - SMBC Aviation Capital has
completed its purchase of smaller rival Goshawk Aviation in a
deal that creates the world's second largest aircraft lessor by
number of aircraft, SMBC said on Wednesday.
    The purchase of Goshawk for an enterprise value of $6.7
billion was announced in May. It creates a lessor with a
portfolio of 700 owned and managed aircraft with orders from
Boeing  BA.N  and Airbus  AIR.PA  for 240 more, SMBC said. 
 (Writing by Conor Humphries
Editing by Mark Potter)
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