Abu Dhabi National Leasing: A local lender

Abu Dhabi National Leasing has scaled down plans to operate internationally for now and is focussing on the Middle East and particularly the United Arab Emirates.

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Abu Dhabi National Leasing has scaled down plans to operate internationally for now and is focussing on the Middle East and particularly the United Arab Emirates.

The leasing subsidiary of Abu Dhabi’s largest bank has financed almost 20 business jets and helicopters in the last few years both for corporates and high net worth individuals. Abu Dhabi National Leasing is very relationship driven and a few individuals account for a sizeable part of the bank’s deals.

It does not have a minimum deal size but deals are typically between $30 million and $50 million.

“The biggest competition for aircraft finance is other sectors,” says Yousef Abdulla Yousef, general manager of Abu Dhabi National Leasing. “We are still looking for deals but there is competition over pricing.”