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EQT/Kirkbi Invest €3.014 billion acquisition of Nordic Aviation Capital

5/8/2015
Private acquisition
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€ 3.014 billion

$ 3.33 billion

Completed

5/8/2015

Overview:

  • Swedish-based EQT and Denmark-based Kirkbi Invest (acting as co-investor) have acquired Nordic Aviation Capital, an aircraft leasing solutions company, from Martin Møller, in a transaction worth €3.014 billion.
  • Martin Møller founded Nordic Aviation Capital in 1990.  
  • The target company's fleet includes 250 aircraft. 

Rani Mehta - Journalist 

Jurisdictions:

Denmark
Norway

Deal type:

Private acquisition

Practice area:

M&A

Industry sector:

Aviation

Firms:
Accura

Party: EQT (Acquirer)

Lawyer: Thomas Weincke

Clifford Chance

Party: Nordic Aviation Capital (Target, Seller)

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Party: EQT (Acquirer)

Gorrissen Federspiel

Party: Nordic Aviation Capital (Target, Seller)

Lawyer: Søren Fogh

Plesner

Party: Kirkbi Invest (Acquirer)

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