M&A Deal Summary

Bohai Leasing Co. and ORIX Aviation Systems Acquire Avolon Holdings

On January 8, 2016, Bohai Leasing Co. and ORIX Aviation Systems acquired aerospace company Avolon Holdings for 7.6B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bohai Leasing Co.’s 1st and ORIX Aviation Systems’ 1st transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Bohai Leasing Co.’s and ORIX Aviation Systems’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Bohai Leasing Co.’s 1st and ORIX Aviation Systems’ 1st transaction in Ireland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-01-08
Target Avolon Holdings
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Bohai Leasing Co.
ORIX Aviation Systems
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 7.6B USD
Advisor(s) J.P. Morgan Securities
Morgan Stanley (Financial)
Weil Gotshal & Manges (Legal)

Target

Avolon Holdings

Dublin, Ireland
Avolon Holdings Ltd. is a provider of aircraft leasing and lease management services to airlines and aircraft investors worldwide. Avolon Holdings was formed in 2010 and is based in Dublin.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Bohai Leasing Co.

Urumqi, China

Category Company
Founded 1993
Sector Retail
Employees580
Revenue 38.4B CNY (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Bohai Leasing Co. is a provider of equipment and transportation asset financial leasing services. Bohai Leasing Was founded in 1993 and is based in Urumqi, China.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Aerospace M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Ireland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-20 Cronos

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Cronos Ltd. provides leasing of intermodal shipping containers.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-05-20 Seaco

Singapore, Singapore

Seaco is a marine container leasing company with global operations, and the Company today owns and operates a container fleet greater than 2.4 million TEU across a worldwide footprint of over 360 depots and 23 offices. Seaco was formed in 1965 and is based in Singapore.

Sell $1.8B
Buyer

ORIX Aviation Systems

Dublin, Ireland

Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Aerospace
DESCRIPTION

ORIX Aviation Systems Ltd. is a 100% subsidiary of ORIX Corporation of Japan. ORIX Aviation owns and manages over 200 aircraft and leases them to more than 70 airlines located in over 30 countries. ORIX Aviation was established in 1991 and is headquartered in Dublin with offices in Hong Kong.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Aerospace M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Ireland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1