Milestone Aviation Group (Milestone) the first global specialty finance company for the helicopter private jet market is setting up in Dublin after securing $500m in equity capital commitments.  US middle-market private equity firm The Jordan Company led the investor team, in partnership with Nautic Partners.

Santulli is back in business

With the launch, aircraft financing guru Richard Santulli returns to the aviation industry. Santulli has nearly 40 years of experience in the helicopter and private jet business and will be chairman of Milestone’s board of di-rectors. Santulli is best known for inventing the fractional jet ownership industry and growing NetJets into a successful multinational corporation.