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2010 Deal of the Year: Engine

07 March 2011

Omega Leasing goes to capital markets to refinance a 33-engine portfolio.

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Lesson in speed for Omega

Speed, confidence and experience helped Omega Leasing refinance a 33-engine portfolio in the capital markets last year. It was a mixed asset pool with several mature engines - the average build date was 1999 and the average asset age 10.5 years. But it was an important refinancing and it needed to get done.

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