AerCap Completes $1.5 Billion Senior Notes Offering
Simpson Thacher represented the underwriters in connection with the registered public offering by AerCap Funding Designated Activity Company, a subsidiary of AerCap Holdings N.V. (“AerCap”), of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 5.500% Senior Notes due 2030 and $750 million aggregate principal amount of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2033. To date, Simpson Thacher has represented the underwriters in connection with approximately $61.5 billion of debt and equity financings by AerCap or its subsidiaries since 2017.
AerCap is the global leader in aviation leasing with a portfolio consisting of 3,567 aircraft, engines (including engines owned and managed by its Shannon Engine Support Ltd. joint venture) and helicopters that were owned, on order or managed as of June 30, 2026. AerCap provides a wide range of assets for lease, including narrowbody and widebody aircraft, regional jets, freighters, engines and helicopters.
The Simpson Thacher team for the transaction included David Azarkh, Patrick Baron and Nora Ghanem (Capital Markets); Jonathan Cantor and Matthew Lester (Tax); Pasco Struhs (ECEB); Chandler Gerard-Reimer and Isabella Gonzalez (Intellectual Property); and Jennie Getsin (FINRA and Blue Sky).