More PE firms enter aviation sector

Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing, has formed Aquila Air Capital, which is a new specialty finance platform focused on commercial aerospace, in partnership with Al Wood and investment firm Kepler Hill Capital. Aquila Air Capital states that it will have a broad mandate to purchase, finance, and lease, aircraft, engines and other aviation equipment. The company has a “vision” to become “a trusted partner to all players in the value chain, from buyers and sellers of assets to operators in need of creative and timely solutions for their critical business needs”. Al Wood – former CFO