Financial

DVB Bank SE announced the issuance of a benchmark bond: On Monday, November 25th, 2013, DVB Bank successfully launched and priced its second €500m senior unsecured benchmark transaction in 2013. Since May 2012, DVB has been establishing its benchmark curve, starting with a three-year maturity followed by two issues with five-year maturity. By means of […]

Chromalloy, a leading supplier of gas turbine engine component repairs, coatings and castings, reported its acquisition of Trac Group, a tier one component supplier to the aerospace and energy industries. Trac Group provides design, engineering and manufacturing of high and low pressure complex turbine components including blades, segments and vanes for the engine hot section.

HEICO Corporation reported that it increased its $670m revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) to an aggregate potential future capacity of $1Bbn and that it also extended the facility by an additional year until December 2018. Under the amendment, $800m of the Facility is now fully committed for funding and an additional $200m has been committed

Palm Beach Capital, a middle market private equity firm based in West Palm Beach, FL, has acquired 60% of the membership interests of CTS Engines, LLC, from Neff Capital Management, which will retain a 40% ownership. Brian Neff, the Managing Partner of Neff Capital Management, will remain as Chief Executive Officer of the company. Additional

Wesco Aircraft Holdings reported revenue for the fiscal fourth quarter was $234.3m, showing an increase of 10.5% compared to $212.2m in the prior year period. The increase in the North America segment was 9.8% over the prior year. Wesco again demonstrated strong international growth during the quarter with revenues in the Rest of World segment

FLY Leasing, a global lessor of modern commercial jet aircraft, announced it upsized and amended its 2012 Term Loan. The Term Loan, which had a balance of approximately $375m as of September 30, 2013, was upsized by $105m. The incremental borrowing was priced at 99.75% of the principal amount. FLY will use the net proceeds

IAI reported net profits for the 3rd quarter increased to $57.9m, compared to $37.5m in the 3rd quarter of 2012 – an increase of 54%. Profit before tax totaled $80.7m, compared to $50.3m in the parallel period of last year – an increase of 61%. Company revenues for the 3rd quarter of 2013 were the

EADS reported higher revenues and profits for the first nine months of 2013, driven by the strong momentum within its commercial aircraft activities. Order intake more than doubled to €138.2bn with the order book value reaching €642.5bn at the end of September. The Net Cash position was €5.2bn on 30 September, 2013. Over the first

DVB Bank SE published its results for the first nine months of 2013. DVB continued to successfully provide financing solutions and advisory services to its clients in the international transport sector during the first nine months of 2013, despite the prevailing difficult situation in individual submarkets of international maritime shipping. Consolidated net income before taxes

BOC Aviation has priced its first offshore RMB-denominated bond. The coupon on the 5-year unsecured notes of RMB 1bn is 4.5% p.a. The notes will close on November 20th, 2013, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The transaction was issued off BOC Aviation’s US$2bn Euro Medium Term Note Programme originally established in September