LEVL Leasing Limited, a joint venture between Lobo Leasing Limited and EMP Structured Assets GmbH, closed a €50 million sale and leaseback transaction of six Airbus H145D2 and D3 helicopters with Avincis. All of the helicopters are now being operated on long-term Emergency Medical Support (EMS) contracts in Italy.
The transaction forms an important part of the leasing platform’s ongoing deployment of committed equity funding into European ESG-related operations. According to Dan Roberts, CEO at Lobo Leasing: “We are very satisfied to be able to successfully support Avincis with this key transaction, which came together in an incredibly short timeframe as a result of focused and professional work from all involved.”
Meanwhile, Simon Chartres, Group Fleet Director at Avincis, added, “We are pleased to create a new long-term partnership with Lobo with the addition of these well-equipped EMS helicopters. Avincis performs critical, life-saving EMS services throughout Europe, and these aircraft, along with our world-class personnel, help make that mission possible.”
Ulf Hüttmeyer, Executive Vice President of EMP Structured Assets, concluded: “This is a big milestone for LEVL, deploying additional equity for helicopters performing life-saving missions on long-term leases with a leading European operator. We are looking forward to further developing our relationship with Avincis from this strong basis and continue supporting their EMS operations across Europe.”
