The facility is the largest debut Samurai issuance by a European company

Dublin | 4 March 2026: Avolon announces the successful completion of its inaugural Samurai loan facility (‘Samurai Facility’), raising a total of US$420 million equivalent of unsecured financing from a consortium of Japanese and International banks. 

The dual tranche five-year facility comprises c. US$346 million and ¥11.7 billion (c. US$75 million), representing the largest and longest tenor debut Samurai issuance of a European issuer. The transaction also represents Avolon’s first non-USD borrowing. A Samurai loan facility is a cross-border syndicated loan structured and distributed in the Japanese loan market.

The financing attracted strong demand, and the 12-bank syndicate included nine new banking partners. All participating lenders are Japanese banks or international banks with Tokyo branches, underscoring the unique access provided by the Samurai loan structure and enabling further diversification of Avolon’s sources of capital. The transaction was arranged by MUFG, SMTB and DBJ acting as mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners. MUFG served as agent for the facility.

Avolon has successfully raised US$1.9 billion in new unsecured facilities so far in Q1, including the Samurai Facility and US$1.5 billion of senior unsecured notes announced on 18 February 2026.

“This inaugural Samurai Facility further diversifies our capital base and expands our global banking relationships through the addition of new institutional lenders. This transaction further demonstrates the strong global appetite for unsecured lending to aviation leasing companies and reflects confidence in Avolon’s performance and growth outlook.”