GA Telesis and Tokyo Century launch new direct lending platform, HALO AirFinance

Direct lending has become a popular avenue for lessors and other major aviation companies looking to assist their clients and customers with financing. GA Telesis (GAT) and Tokyo Century (TC) have joined together to offer a new lending platform called HALO AirFinance (HALO). HALO will serve as the “exclusive debt origination channel for GAT and TC”, say the joint venture partners, which will focus on secured direct lending to airlines, lessors, and investors, covering the collateral spectrum from new to mid-life aircraft. According to GAT and TC, HALO will be “uniquely positioned” in the aviation finance sector as a combination