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Issuer:     WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP (WLFC)
CIK:        0001018164
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-14T21:19:23+00:00
Accession:  0001018164-26-000058
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Willis Lease Finance signs $379.3M deal to acquire 12 aircraft and 13 engines
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- Purchase price $379.3M, subject to locked-box adjustments and 6.25% interest from economic closing date.
- Portfolio includes 12 commercial aircraft and 13 spare engines; expected closing Q3 2026, no earlier than Aug 24.
- WLFC placed $10M deposit; $1.5M holdback for post-closing leakage claims; R&W insurance policy obtained.
- Company plans to allocate 10 engines and 6 aircraft to joint ventures or managed investment vehicles.
- Transaction complements WLFC's asset management and aftermarket services; CEO cites customer base growth.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018164/000101816426000058/0001018164-26-000058-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018164/000101816426000058/wlfc-20260710.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001018164-26-000058

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