Compass Capital Corporation

Name

Compass Capital Corporation

Legal name

Compass Capital Corporation

Website

https://compasscapitalcorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Equipment Leasing and Asset Finance

NAICS

Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Rental and Leasing (532411), Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (5324), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394)

SIC

Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, Nec (7359), Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (7350)

akta.pro primary industry

Equipment & Asset Finance Brokerage (FSAEAEAJ)

Keywords

• Equipment leasing
• Aircraft leasing
• Railroad leasing
• Asset finance
• Portfolio acquisition

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Equipment Leasing Revenue: Primary revenue from acquiring and managing major capital assets under lease, with particular expertise in financing and leasing transportation equipment including commercial aircraft and railroad rolling stock.
2. Advisory and Arrangement Services: Compass advises institutional investors on placement, management and remarketing of lease investments and arranges lease financings on behalf of selected clients.
3. Remarketing Services: The company remarkets assets that have been with initial users on long-term leases, managing the back-end of the lease by re-leasing, selling, or scrapping equipment.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Compass Capital Corporation is an international asset finance and management company that acquires, finances, manages, and remarkets major capital assets subject to lease, with particular expertise in transportation equipment including commercial aircraft, railroad rolling stock, and marine vessels. The firm also advises institutional investors on the placement, management, and remarketing of lease investments and arranges lease financings on behalf of selected clients, with in-house resources covering financial, legal, technical, and remarketing aspects of the operating lease business.

Product overview

Compass Capital Corporation is an international asset finance and management company. The company's primary business is the acquisition, financing, management and remarketing of major capital assets subject to lease, including commercial aircraft, railroad equipment, marine vessels and other long-lived capital assets. The company operates three main business segments: Commercial Aviation (managing commercial aircraft and aircraft engines), Rolling Stock (managing railroad rolling stock including railcars and locomotives), and Portfolio Acquisition (purchasing previously used large ticket assets subject to existing leases). The company has in-house resources experienced in financial, legal, technical and remarketing aspects of the operating lease business and advises institutional investors on placement, management and remarketing of lease investments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Aviation Leasing and Management Acquisition, operating leasing, fleet management and remarketing of commercial aircraft and aircraft engines, currently spanning ownership and management of 30 commercial aircraft flown by major airlines, with over 140 aircraft and 25 aircraft engines managed since 1991.
• Rolling Stock and Rail Equipment Leasing Customized leasing of railcars, locomotives, trailers, containers and maintenance-of-way equipment to Class I and regional shortline railroads and industrial shippers, with a portfolio encompassing more than 3,000 units of rolling stock including covered hopper cars, tank cars, boxcars, flatcars, coal hoppers, woodchip gondolas, and log cars.
• Portfolio Acquisition and Remarketing Services Acquisition of previously used large-ticket assets subject to existing leases to provide liquidity to institutional investors, plus back-end lease management including re-leasing, selling, or scrapping assets at end of long-term leases across transportation equipment and other industrial assets.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 140 commercial aircraft and 25 aircraft engines managed and remarketed since 1991
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT)coreOthersCompass Capital is a member of the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT), a professional trade association for the commercial aviation industry. ISTAT provides networking opportunities, industry standards, and professional development for aviation leasing and trading professionals.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AerCap Holdings: World's largest aircraft lessor with a diversified portfolio spanning commercial jets, engines, and helicopters. Comparable to Compass as it operates in the same commercial aircraft operating-lease market and serves many of the same major airlines, though at vastly larger scale and across more asset classes.
• Wells Fargo Equipment Finance (Rail): Large diversified equipment finance arm of a major bank, with a meaningful railcar leasing portfolio. Comparable to Compass on rail equipment finance and lease arrangement services to industrial shippers and railroads, though operating as part of a much broader equipment-finance platform.

Direct peers

• Air Lease Corporation: Public aircraft lessor focused on acquiring and leasing modern commercial jet aircraft to airlines worldwide. Directly comparable to Compass's Commercial Aviation segment in target customers (major airlines), asset class (wide- and narrow-body jets), and operating-lease model, though at materially larger portfolio scale.
• Aircastle: Aircraft leasing company that acquires, leases, and remarkets commercial jet aircraft to airlines globally. Closely comparable to Compass on business model (principal investor acquiring used/late-life aircraft and remarketing), asset focus (commercial jets and engines), and target lessee base, with overlap in remarketing third-party investor portfolios.
• Aviation Capital Group: Middle-market aircraft lessor focused on acquiring, financing, and leasing commercial aircraft to airlines and investors. Closely comparable to Compass's niche of focused commercial-aviation leasing and portfolio acquisition, particularly around used-aircraft portfolio purchases near the end of leveraged leases.
• SMBC Aviation Capital: One of the world's largest aircraft leasing companies, owned by SMBC, placing new and mid-life jets with airlines globally. Comparable to Compass in operating-lease model and customer overlap (major airlines), though Compass operates at the smaller, more specialized end of the same market.
• BOC Aviation: Asia-based aircraft lessor with a global portfolio of commercial jets leased to airlines. Comparable to Compass on core aviation operating-lease activity and customer overlap, with a similar focus on a portfolio model that can be grown through opportunistic acquisitions.
• GATX Corporation: Specialized lessor of railcars, aircraft, and other long-lived equipment with globally diversified customers. Closely comparable to Compass on the railroad rolling-stock operating-lease model (covered hoppers, tank cars, gondolas), as well as commercial aviation leasing, making it one of the most directly comparable U.S. peers across both Compass business lines.
• Trinity Industries Leasing: Operates a large rail-leasing business providing tank cars, covered hoppers, and other railcars to railroads and industrial shippers. Directly comparable to Compass's Rolling Stock segment in asset types, customers (Class I and shortline railroads, industrial shippers), and finance/operating-lease structure.
• BBAM Aircraft Management: Independent aircraft leasing and asset management firm that purchases, leases, and remarkets commercial aircraft globally, with a focus on third-party investor asset management. Highly comparable to Compass on the asset-management-for-institutional-investors and remarketing dimensions, particularly for mid-life and end-of-lease aircraft.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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