Benzinga | Mar 29, 2021 07:21AM EDT

Fly Leasing To Be Acquired By Carlyle Aviation For $17.05/Share, Total Enterprise Value Of $2.36B

Fly Leasing Limited (NYSE:FLY) ("FLY") a global leader in aircraft leasing, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement ("Merger Agreement") to be acquired by an affiliate of Carlyle Aviation Partners ("Carlyle Aviation"), the commercial aviation investment and servicing arm within The Carlyle Group's $56 billion Global Credit platform. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, FLY shareholders will receive $17.05 per share in cash, representing a total equity valuation of approximately $520 million. The total enterprise value of the transaction is approximately $2.36 billion. FLY's portfolio of 84 aircraft and seven engines is on lease to 37 airlines in 22 countries.