Aviation Consultancy for Financial Lessors
With over 20 years of industry knowledge, ACC Aviation provides impartial advice and acts as a trusted advisor to aviation stakeholders worldwide.
Supporting Lessors Through the Operating Lease Transaction
ACC Aviation recognizes the challenges and opportunities lessors navigate throughout an operating lease transaction. As a trusted partner, we deliver bespoke services that enable lessors to capture opportunity and minimize risk, making informed decisions that maximize value from their aviation asset portfolios.
Aircraft Valuations
Aircraft Transactions
Consulting Projects
ACC Financial Lessors Services
Our unique combination of aviation asset management, technical, valuation and financial advisory capabilities position us as the technical partner of choice to lessors globally.
Evaluate transaction opportunities and grow your portfolio
Whether you’re a start-up or a mature aircraft lessor, our advisors provide support throughout the transaction lifecycle. At inception, lessors typically engage us to:
- Advise on aircraft type selection, strategy, and business plan development.
- Source prospective aircraft and portfolio acquisition opportunities.
- Evaluate, benchmark and source lease placement opportunities.
- Perform technical due diligence and valuation of candidate aircraft or portfolios.
- Support transaction negotiations and advise on commercial and technical terms.
- Forecast and model aircraft maintenance events and exposure.
- Provide independent opinions and validation of cash flow forecasts, residual value assumptions, and other transaction economics.
- Advise on financing strategy, develop prospectus documentation, and arrange capital for the transaction.
Protect and monitor your portfolio
ACC Aviation is proactive when increased oversight of leasing portfolios is required. Our suite of services increases visibility on lessees, assets, and the market, supporting lessors to remain informed and agile across the duration of the transaction. For lessors, we perform:
- Mid-lease inspections of aircraft, engines, and components.
- Portfolio or single unit valuations and appraisals.
- Outsourced lease compliance and asset monitoring services.
- Operator due diligence assessments encompassing financial, technical, strategic, and ESG audits.
Address problematic exposures
ACC Aviation has developed a wealth of experience working with lessors on default scenarios and areas of increased risk. We help lessors address challenges, quantify risk, develop recovery strategies, and lead on asset repossession, transition, and remarketing. Ultimately, our suite of services aims to protect asset value and maximise lessor returns. Our support includes:
- Advising on asset values, recovery planning, and aircraft transitions.
- Developing strategies and solutions for at-risk or defaulted exposures.
- Providing lease negotiation, restructuring, and extension support.
- Advising on debt refinancing and restructuring strategies.
- Arranging capital to refinance assets.
- Managing lease returns, repossessions, and aircraft transitions.
- Providing aircraft parking and storage management.
- Remarketing assets on outright sale or operating lease.
Evaluate transaction opportunities and grow your portfolio
Protect and monitor your portfolio
Address problematic exposures
I want to extend my appreciation towards you and your team for the completion of our project in a timely, professional and efficient manner. During the tenure of our project you and your team worked in a professional manner, demonstrated expertise in the subject matter and were able to meet our expectations for the project.
President and CEO – International Airfinance Corporation
Consultancy Success Stories
Performing the Lease Returns of 1,381 Aircraft Components from a Big 3 Middle Eastern Carrier
Recovering and Remarketing a Portfolio of 737 Classics
Consultancy Publications
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