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Stellwagen Finance completes €7 billion Emirates, Air Austral deal, bags awards
Stellwagen Group (‘the Group’) have confirmed that Stellwagen Finance Limited (‘Stellwagen Finance’) were awarded two top industry awards ‘Aircraft Finance Innovator of the Year 2016’ and ‘Aircraft Debt Deal of the Year – Africa -2016’ at the Global Transport Finance Awards ceremony in London recently.
The Global Transport Finance Awards are the annual prestigious awards for leading transport finance bankers, leasing companies and law firms. The Awards are presented to the best deals in the aviation, airports, shipping, rail, road and legal transport finance markets.
Stellwagen Finance rebranded last year from Aviation Finance Company. Stellwagen Finance has had a very strong performance in 2016 and closed two significant transactions valued at $564m on behalf of its clients (Emirates and Air Austral) before year end, bringing the value of transactions completed by 2016 to over €7 billion.
Speaking at the Awards, Global Transport Finance Editor, Jim Smith, said, “Stellwagen continues to stun the market with bespoke financing solutions. Ground-breaking structures are the foundation of what makes Stellwagen stand out. To say that Stellwagen is ‘innovative’ in its approach is an understatement”.
Marc Bourgade, Chief Executive Officer at Stellwagen Finance Limited, said, “I am delighted for the team to win these two awards from Global Transport Finance – it is a testament to the success of our offerings to both airlines and leasing companies, who recognise the diversity of financing structures that we can offer and deliver on behalf of clients. Both awards reflect the hard work of our team and the growth and success of Stellwagen Finance during 2016.
“ We saw our business exceed its 2016 targets and completed over €7 billion of transactions by the end of 2016. It is a great honour for the team to be recognised and seen as a leader in the industry by Global Transport Finance and we will continue to source lower cost financing options for our clients to grow our business in the period ahead”.
