Falko Regional Aircraft, an aircraft operating leasing and asset management company, has reached a final close on Falko Regional Aircraft Opportunities Fund II with total commitments of US$650 million. The Fund will make investments in regional aircraft leased globally.
Falko significantly surpassed its original target of US$600 million and received commitments from a diverse group of institutional investors, including public and private pension plans, insurance companies, wealth managers, endowments, family offices, a fund of funds and a sovereign wealth fund from across North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. The hard cap for the Fund was set at US$650 million.
Falko has already made its first investment from the Fund with the purchase of a portfolio of 19 current generation Embraer and Bombardier regional jet aircraft with leases attached, representing an equity investment in excess of US$100 million.