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Neuberger Launches AeroFinance Platform With $2 Billion Portfolio Goal
Neuberger Specialty Finance is expanding its asset-based finance arm with a new platform focused on the aerospace sector. Investors seeking exposure to this specialized financing area may monitor the development of the New Bridge AeroFinance platform and its initial $2 billion portfolio target.
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Neuberger Specialty Finance has launched New Bridge AeroFinance to provide capital to the aerospace sector, aiming for an initial portfolio exceeding $2 billion. The platform seeks to capitalize on the complex and asset-intensive nature of aviation finance, offering structured debt solutions.
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Neuberger Specialty Finance, the asset-based finance arm of Neuberger Berman, has established New Bridge AeroFinance. This new platform is designed to originate and acquire loans and debt instruments within the aerospace sector, with an initial target to build a portfolio exceeding $2 billion. The initiative underscores Neuberger's strategy to focus on asset-based investments offering downside protection and durable cash flows.
New Bridge AeroFinance will be led by Richard Moody, former Global Head of Aviation Finance at Hamburg Commercial Bank AG. He is joined by Co-Founders and Principals Debbie Frew and William Glaister, who bring extensive experience from their prior roles in aviation finance at Hamburg Commercial Bank AG and Deutsche Bank AG, and legal expertise from Clifford Chance LLP, respectively. This team is intended to leverage Neuberger's capital base and global platform.
Neuberger, an employee-owned investment manager, oversees $613 billion in assets. NBSF itself manages over $5 billion across more than 50 portfolio companies. The firm has historically invested over $16 billion through a network of origination partners.
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A major investment firm created a new team to lend money to aviation companies with a $2 billion goal. People who manage money care because specialized lending can generate steady income.
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Neuberger Specialty Finance established New Bridge AeroFinance to target aerospace debt.
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