CDB Aviation Hong Kong (Limited), a Hong Kong–incorporated entity wholly owned by CDB Aviation, has executed a new Sustainability-Linked Loan (SLL) transaction, anchored by a five-year unsecured term loan facility totalling US$710 million. The transaction was completed on December 19, 2025.
The financing represents a significant milestone for CDB Aviation, as it marks the first time the group’s Hong Kong entity has acted as borrower in an SLL transaction, raising a substantial volume of funding directly from the market. The deal underscores CDB Aviation’s continued commitment to embedding sustainability considerations within its financing strategy, while further diversifying its funding platform.
Commenting on the transaction, Jie Chen, Chief Executive Officer of CDB Aviation, said the term loan reflects the growing maturity of the company’s platform and its ability to access large-scale, sustainability-linked financing through its Hong Kong subsidiary for the first time.
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited acted as facility agent and facility coordinator. Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited served as mandated lead arranger bookrunners. Crédit Agricole was appointed sole sustainability agent and lead sustainability structuring advisor, with Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China London Branch, and China CITIC Bank International Limited acting as sustainability structuring advisors.
The facility was supported by a syndicate of mandated lead arranger banks, comprising Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited, Bank of Communications Co., Ltd., Sydney Branch, Bank of Communications (Hong Kong) Limited, China CITIC Bank International Limited, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China London Branch, Ping An Bank, and CTBC Bank Co., Ltd.
The successful completion of the transaction highlights continued appetite among global lenders for sustainability-linked aviation financing and reinforces CDB Aviation’s position as an active and credible borrower in the international debt markets.
