Aviation and Aerospace Investors
Given the gravity and confidential nature of our clients’ investment decisions, our objectivity is paramount. It is therefore critical to our business model structure that Alton remains fiercely independent. We have no joint ventures, affiliations, or other business associations that would divert us from our singular mission – serving the best interests of our valued clients. As a result, we continue to earn considerable repeat business from a loyal client base.
FOR INVESTORS
Leading private equity firms, hedge funds, family investment vehicles, sovereign wealth funds, investment banks, and lenders have relied on our professionals for the most significant transactions in the aviation and aerospace markets. We provide a range of key commercial due diligence services:
- Independent assessments of the specific market structure, size, and drivers, as well as competitive landscape, market share, competition basis, and barriers to entry
- Positioning with customers and suppliers
- Assessing the achievability of business plans
- Uncovering risks and their mitigants
- Identification of additional value creation levers
- Assessing enterprise and asset values
- Collaborating post-closing with new owners and management to design 100- and 1,000-day strategic plans
FOR SELLERS
Because of our reputation for objectivity, sellers often retain our services to quantify market opportunities, benchmark historical performance, assess competitive positioning, project revenues and costs, and more.
FOR FINANCIERS
Many lenders, financiers, and rating agencies rely on our team members with certified appraiser accreditation. We offer independent and objective opinions about the value of assets that form the collateral for certain loans, as well as cash flows an enterprise may experience. Alton Aviation Consultancy also provides material support for restructuring, aviation asset repossession and re-marketing.
RECENT INSIGHTS
Aircraft Leasing & Financing Advisory, Aviation & Aerospace Investors
Covid-19: Implications for lessors
By Bradley Dailey, Jian Zhu, John Mowry, Katya Bulatova, Laetitia Achille, Leah Ryan | Article
NEW YORK - December 14, 2020: Commercial aviation continues to feel the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, with scheduled flights down 46% in the second week of December 2020. At...
Aircraft Leasing & Financing Advisory, Airlines, Aviation & Aerospace Investors, Aerospace Manufacturers & Suppliers, MRO & Aftermarket, Airports, , Technology / Mobility
Flying unfriendly skies: Alton Aviation Consultancy looks at the state of commercial aviation and aircraft leasing.
By Adam Cowburn, Adam Guthorn, Bradley Dailey, Ganesh Nair, Jian Zhu, John Mowry, Jonathan Berger, Joshua Ng, Katya Bulatova, Laetitia Achille, Leah Ryan | Article
Flying unfriendly skies. The performance of the commercial aviation industry has historically been tied to the world’s macroeconomic environment. However, 2020, in the grip of a global pandemic, has demonstrated...
Aircraft Leasing & Financing Advisory, Airlines, Aviation & Aerospace Investors, Business & General Aviation, Aerospace Manufacturers & Suppliers, MRO & Aftermarket, Airports, , Technology / Mobility
Covid-19: Implications for the commercial aviation industry
By Adam Cowburn, Adam Guthorn, Bradley Dailey, Jian Zhu, John Mowry, Jonathan Berger, Joshua Ng, Katya Bulatova, Laetitia Achille, Leah Ryan, Min Ma, Yuichi Takayama | Article
NEW YORK - June 2, 2020: The ‘New Normal’ for the aviation industry is 18-24 months away and key players must prepare for an extended ‘Covid overhang’ period and a...
Aircraft Leasing & Financing Advisory, Airlines, Aviation & Aerospace Investors, Aerospace Manufacturers & Suppliers, MRO & Aftermarket, , Technology / Mobility
Alton Aviation Consultancy’s Industry Altimeter 2019-2020
By Adam Cowburn, Adam Guthorn, Bradley Dailey, John Mowry, Jonathan Berger, Joshua Ng, Laetitia Achille, Yuichi Takayama | Article
Clear skies ahead? In a special white paper authored for the Airfinance Journal’s 2019-2020 Annual, Alton Aviation Consultancy looks at the state of commercial aviation and aircraft leasing, and the...
Aircraft Leasing & Financing Advisory, Aviation & Aerospace Investors
Fundamentals of Aircraft Leasing
By Bradley Dailey | Presentation
At the 20th Anniversary Airfinance Journal Asia Pacific Conference & School in Hong Kong, Alton Aviation Consultancy Director Bradley Dailey made a presentation on the Fundamentals of Aircraft Leasing. The...
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