Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
I am an experienced all-round professional in large equipment asset leasing and trading as well as an entrepreneur in the car rental and leisure industry. Specialties: - Corporate Finance - Aircraft Investment Management - Aircraft trading - Classic car rental - Business development
Arena Aviation Capital is a full-service Aircraft Investment Management company focusing on the complete life cycle of acquiring and leasing mid- life and older commercial aviation assets for Institutional Investors and High Net Worth Individuals. Our expertise includes origination, financing, risk management, and administration (finance/accounting and legal) of commercial aviation assets. Arena also provides pre-packaged tailor-made solutions for airline customers for their mid and end-of-life aircraft.
After 16 years in various positions in the exciting world of jet aircraft trading, leasing and financing, I helped creating Ducks United: the Cool Charity Car Rental. We rent our nostalgic convertible cars, 2CV's and Burtons, on Ibiza, Mallorca and Curacao. But we are much more than that: our customers become members, and for our members we organize all sorts of events, all with the objective to create clean water and support sanitation projects in Bangadesh. I do the Strategy & Finance & everything else interesting or needed to keep our Ducks going.
Responsible for developing the Aircraft Investment Management services arm of SGI Aviation. SGI Aviation is part of the Seabury group of companies. We bring transactions to, and manage them for, Equity Investors wishing to start or increase their investment into the aircraft leasing market. We specialize in all aspects of Aircraft Lease investments: sourcing the deals, structuring and (debt) funding at inception, managing the aircraft and investment over time and arranging and executing on the divestment.
Heading up the team responsible for all aircraft acquisitions, aircraft sales and business development activities. Bought, ordered and sold several hundreds of aircraft, both on- and off-lease. Also responsible for leasing portfolio or company acquisitions, and the asset-, credit- and portfolio risk functions in the company.
Financial Assets management; restructurings; aircraft asset sales to airline and investor community; ad-hoc strategic projects and corporate development
Development of corporate strategy and strategic initiatives; investor relations; financial performance management; development and optimising of corporate finance; growing the Company balance sheet from USD 185 million to USD 975 million.Supporting sales by developing, marketing and structuring more complex cross border / tax driven transaction structures. Structuring new debt and equity funding for the company.