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BNP closes several deals and wins AirTran mandate

11 January 2010

French bank, BNP Paribas, closes six aircraft transactions and wins a commercial loan mandate.

Read more: [BNP Paribas] [Jolco] [ATR72-500] [Malaysian Airlines] [Qantas Airways] [A380-800] [Euler Hermes] [Calyon] [A330-300]

BNP Paribas arranged a Jolco for one ATR72-500 for Malaysian Airlines, which closed in December. BNP Paribas is equity arranger and debt arranger, while the bank is sharing the debt with CIC. This is the eighth Japanese tax lease BNP Paribas has arranged for Malaysian Airlines since...


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