- Airborne Capital has launched the MACH OE open-ended aircraft leasing fund.
- The first funding round has completed on 30 April 2026.
- The Development Bank of Japan has acted as anchor investor.
- Daiwa Securities Group has acquired a 10pc stake in Airborne Capital.
- The fund has targeted approximately ¥150 billion (around €850 million to €1 billion).
Dublin-based Airborne Capital has secured a strategic investment from Japan’s Mercuria Investment Co. and has launched a new aircraft leasing fund. The company has confirmed the first funding round for the MACH OE fund on 30 April 2026. The Development Bank of Japan has joined as an anchor investor.
The fund has targeted a size of approximately ¥150 billion (around €850 million to €1 billion) and has planned to begin acquiring aircraft assets from the third quarter of this year. Daiwa Securities Group has agreed to acquire a 10pc stake in Airborne Capital with an option to increase its shareholding to 20pc. The investment has built on an existing partnership that has included a joint venture launched in 2025.
Airborne Capital has managed aircraft assets across more than 20 countries from its headquarters at George’s Dock in the IFSC. The company has operated within Ireland’s aviation finance sector. Funds such as MACH OE have invested in aircraft that airlines have leased.
