Shearman & Sterling is advising General Electric Capital Corporation on its sale of a portfolio of US, Canadian, Mexican and Brazilian aircraft leases and related aircraft and aircraft loans to Global Jet Capital, Inc. for a purchase price of approximately $2.5 billion. The transaction is expected to close in stages over the next several months, subject to customary regulatory and other approvals.

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Global Jet Capital is a financial services company providing financing solutions for the private aircraft market. The business is capitalized by world-class private investors with expertise in the global aviation industry: GSO Capital Partners, a Blackstone company, in partnership with Franklin Square Capital Partners, The Carlyle Group and AE Industrial Partners.

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