Charter & Fractional
Sky obscured over financing of Nimbus/Eclipse 500 mega-deal
In early February the Nimbus Group of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., announced it had received a “commitment” for $1.2 billion to finance its previously disclosed

In early February the Nimbus Group of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., announced it had received a “commitment” for $1.2 billion to finance its previously disclosed order for 1,000 Eclipse 500s for its proposed air-taxi fleet. In the announcement, Nimbus said the financing commitment came from Dafin Asset Finance Ltd., “an affiliate of the Royal Bank of Scotland International [RBSI].”

In last month’s issue (AIN, March, page 4), we incorrectly reported that the financial commitment was made by RBSI. Nevertheless, in its response to a query from a prospective purchaser of Nimbus shares, the group communications manager for the bank stated it has “absolutely no connection with Dafin and the Nimbus Group financing deal. We are not an affiliate of Dafin and have no relationship with either company.”

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