Possible aircraft leasing merger

DUBLIN based aircraft leasing companies RBS Aviation Capital and AWAS could be merged in a €4.5 billion deal.

Entrepreneur Guy Hands is planning a return to dealmaking with a £4bn (€4.5bn) bid for the aircraft financing division of Royal Bank of Scotland, The Sunday Times said.

The newspaper, without citing sources, said Hands wanted to combine RBS Aviation Capital with AWAS, a plane leasing firm owned by his investment fund Terra Firma.