Aircraft finance brokerPerson
Frederick, MD, United States
Caroline Childs is AOPA Aviation Finance's Senior Account Executive for the Northern Region, helping AOPA members navigate brokered aircraft loan approvals from inquiry through closing.
AOPA members buying or refinancing owner-flown aircraftFirst-time aircraft buyers needing step-by-step guidanceBorrowers who want one application shopped across aviation lendersUpgrade, avionics, engine-overhaul, and complex aircraft finance questions
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Aircraft finance brokerPerson
London, England, United Kingdom
David George leads Brookfield Aviation Finance, a UK-based aviation finance and M&A advisory business focused on capital raising, aviation business sales, aircraft leasing, sale-leaseback, and investment opportunities.
Aviation business owners exploring sale, valuation, or exit options.Airlines, flight schools, MROs, aircraft OEMs, and aerospace firms seeking capital or investors.Strategic buyers and private-equity investors comfortable with confidential aviation deal processes.Commercial aviation transactions involving cross-border M&A, equity, debt, leasing, or sale-leaseback structures.
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Aircraft finance brokerPerson
Frederick, MD, United States
Andrew Beard is AOPA Aviation Finance's official Western Region account executive, working within AOPA's aircraft-loan broker network for member aircraft purchases and refinances.
AOPA members seeking aircraft purchase or refinance options through a brokerFirst-time aircraft buyers who want guidance through application, documents, escrow, and closingOwner-flown piston, turboprop, turbine, jet, helicopter, experimental, or light sport aircraft buyersBorrowers who want one intake path to compare multiple aviation lenders
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Aircraft finance brokerPerson
Boca Raton, FL, United States
Kenneth Parzygnat is President of V1 Capital Aircraft Financing, an aircraft finance broker arranging loans, leases, refinances, pre-approvals, and fractional-ownership financing through specialized aircraft lenders.
Borrowers seeking aircraft lender matchingAircraft buyers comparing loan, lease, or refinance structuresCorporate, commercial, flight-school, and fractional-ownership buyersBorrowers comfortable with inquiry-based pricing and underwriting
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Aircraft finance brokerPerson
Portsmouth, NH, United States
Thomas W. Mitchell is a VanAllen vice president and former Essex Aviation executive advising business-aircraft clients on acquisitions, leasing, lender introductions, and technical due diligence.
business jet buyers who want advisor-led lender introductionshigh-net-worth and family office clientscorporate aircraft acquisition or lease advisoryclients needing technical review alongside financing or acquisition decisions
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Aircraft finance brokerPerson
Portsmouth, NH, United States
H. Lee Rohde III is a current VanAllen executive and former Essex Aviation founder focused on aircraft financing, leasing, acquisitions, and private aviation advisory for high-net-worth, family office, and corporate clients.
Business jet buyers needing finance and ownership-structure adviceFamily offices and wealth/private banking advisors supporting aircraft clientsCorporate aviation teams evaluating acquisition, leasing, or fleet strategyClients needing introductions to aircraft lenders and related aviation professionals
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Aircraft finance brokerPerson
Christian Fuchs is listed by Jet Finance as a Partner, Asset Finance for bespoke business aviation finance, but current Jet Finance affiliation needs manual verification because Peregrine & Black and LinkedIn show him in a 2025 Peregrine & Black role.
Business-jet, turboprop, and VIP-helicopter buyers or owners needing bespoke asset-based financeCross-border or multi-jurisdictional aircraft finance situationsBrokers, OEMs, and banks seeking pre-delivery, inventory, bridge, or policy-exception finance supportBusiness Jet Finance
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