© Reuters. The Commonplace Chartered financial institution brand is seen at their headquarters in London, Britain, July 26, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Commonplace Chartered mentioned it’s trying to discover various choices, together with a sale, of its aviation finance unit, which it mentioned represents round 2% of its group revenue.
“We imagine {that a} new proprietor can drive the following part of progress while we proceed to concentrate on our dedication to enhance shareholder returns and delivering on our 2024 targets,” Simon Cooper, CEO of StanChart’s company, business & institutional banking enterprise, mentioned in a press release on Wednesday.
The UK-headquartered financial institution’s plane leasing enterprise in Eire owns and manages a portfolio of greater than 120 planes on lease to 30 airways, in line with its web site.
StanChart’s aviation financing enterprise was ranked because the twenty first greatest lessor based mostly on the $3.7 billion market worth of its fleet in writer Airfinance Journal’s 2022 rankings.
