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Issuer:     WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP (WLFC)
CIK:        0001018164
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-06-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001018164-25-000085
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 1.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

WLFC completes sale of advisory arm Bridgend to JV with Mitsui for $45M
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- Sale closed June 30, 2025; purchase price $45M subject to working capital adjustments.
- Bridgend renamed to Willis Mitsui & Co. Asset Management Limited (WAML) within JV.
- WMES now manages ~$380M in assets; WLFC retains 50% ownership; JV established 2011.
- Integration adds technical consultancy and records management services to WMES platform.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018164/000101816425000085/0001018164-25-000085-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018164/000101816425000085/wlfc-20250630.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001018164-25-000085

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