Natixis CIB Provides A330NEO Financing to Condor
Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking ("Natixis CIB") is pleased to have supported Condor Flugdienst GmbH (“Condor”) with the financing of a brand-new Airbus A330Neo aircraft delivered in January 2024.
Condor is a German airline specializing in offering holiday flights. Condor operates a fleet of over 50 aircraft flying from the eight largest airports in Germany and from Zurich to around 90 destinations in Europe, Africa and America.
The transaction was structured as a French Optimized Lease (“FOL”) combined with a loan backed by Itasca insurance. Natixis CIB acted as Lease Arranger and Agent on the lease; Natixis CIB and Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (“NordLB”) acted as Mandated Lead Arrangers and Lenders on the loan; and Itasca MGA acted as Insurer Agent.
Commenting, Alain Rousseau, Head of Aviation Finance EMEA at Natixis CIB, said: “We are extremely grateful to have teamed with NordLB and Itasca to provide such an innovative and cost-efficient financing solution to Condor in a timely manner. This is a great milestone for our aviation franchise, being our first transaction with both Condor and Itasca, and we look forward to further expand our relationship with them.”.
Björn Walther, CFO of Condor, also commented: “We are extremely happy to have concluded this first Itasca transaction for a widebody aircraft together with Natixis and NordLB. We thank all partners for their support throughout this process.”
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