Please refer to the full press release - summary extracts below:
As announced in the press release dated 15 January 2026, Mercuria Investment Co., Ltd. (MIC), a subsidiary of Mercuria Holdings Co., Ltd. (MHD), and Airborne Capital Limited (ACL), an Ireland-based aircraft asset management company, had agreed to jointly establish and manage a new open-ended aircraft fund (MACH OE).
We are pleased to announce that Development Bank of Japan Inc. has participated in the fund as an anchor investor, and the first closing was successfully completed on 30 April.
Following the first closing, MACH OE has commenced preparations for multiple aircraft investments and expects to execute its first investment in the third quarter of 2026. The fund will continue to seek participation from new investors, with a target total investment size of approximately JPY 150 billion.
As announced in the notice dated 15 January 2026 entitled “Announcement Regarding the Launch of an Open-Ended Aircraft Fund”, MIC and ACL have now entered into and completed a strategic business alliance agreement with Daiwa JPI Alternative Investments Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Daiwa Asset Management Co. Ltd. and a group company of Daiwa Securities Group Inc.