Airborne Capital Limited (“Airborne”) and Mercuria Investment Holdings Co., Ltd. (“Mercuria”) are pleased to announce the agreement, between Airborne and Mercuria’s subsidiary Mercuria Investment Co., Ltd., to enter into a joint venture for the operation of a new entity in Japan, called “Mercuria Airborne Capital Co., Ltd.” (“JV”).
The JV provides Airborne with increased access to Japanese aviation investors, and it enables Mercuria to further expand its expertise in cross-border alternative investments, catering to Japanese investors seeking bespoke aviation investments.
The business will be a bridge between the specific needs of Japanese aviation investors and the changing dynamics in the global aviation market.
Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, aircraft investment continues to provide attractive investment and yield opportunities to investors worldwide, with the JV being established in anticipation that the role institutional investors play in the aviation leasing industry will grow at a faster pace.