AviLease taps debt market for USD 850 mn in senior notes: AviLease Capital, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PIF-backed aircraft lessor AviLease, priced an USD 850 mn offering of senior unsecured notes due November 2030, it said in a press release on Thursday. The offering comes under the firm’s Global Medium Term Note Program.

The deets: The Reg S/144A issuance, which is fully and unconditionally backed by AviLease and select subsidiaries, carries a fixed annual coupon of 4.75%, paid semi-annually in arrears. The offering — set to close on Wednesday, 12 November — was more than 3.75x oversubscribed, with strong demand from global investors.

Who’s in: The aircraft lessor picked Citigroup and Mitsubishi UFJ as joint global coordinators. They will also act as active bookrunners and lead managers for the issuance, alongside Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, BNP Paribas, First Abu Dhabi Bank, HSBC, and Mizuho Financial Group.

Passive bookrunners included Kuwait’s Ahli United Bank, Saudi Fransi Capital, Crédit Agricole, Emirates NBD Capital, GIB Capital, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Natixis, Riyad Capital, and SNB Capital.

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