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Airfinance Journal Deals Methodology

What is a deal?

A deal in the report is considered as a finalized transaction (mandated or closed) between one or more financial institutions and an airline or leasing company borrower/issuer. It can be backed by certain assets or not.

Some of the basic deal parameters which are analyzed on the report are:

Secured: The deal has collateral associated
Unsecured: The deal has no collateral associated
Refinanced: The deal is to repay another loan
New financing: The deal is not intended to repay another one
Capital markets: The Capital source comes from the debt or the equity capital markets
Non capital market sources: The capital source is a bank, a credit society, a hedge fund or another non-public source
Aircraft purchase: The funds are to buy aircraft
General corporate purposes: the funds are for general purposes, including gaining liquidity, financing equipment, buildings, etc

Country/Region

The country is where the borrower/issuer/lessee is based.

Deal categories

Commercial Loans

Commercial loan category includes the following subtypes: