FPG AIM

Name

FPG AIM

Legal name

FPG Asset & Investment Management BV

Website

https://fpg-aim.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FPG AIM is a Netherlands-domiciled global asset-based financial services firm founded in 2012 that arranges Japanese Operating Leases with Call Option (JOLCO) and provides M&A and advisory services to airlines, shipowners, marine container lessors and investors, combining Japanese equity (via partner FPG) with a network of 40+ international banks to deliver 100% financing solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Asset-Based Finance

NAICS

Other Financial Vehicles (525990), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Venture Capital Fund-of-Funds (FSANAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Buy-Side M&A Advisory (FSAEAGAB)

Keywords

• Asset based finance
• JOLCO arrangement
• Aviation finance
• Shipping finance
• Marine container finance

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. JOLCO and asset-based finance arrangement fees: Transaction-based fees earned on arranging Japanese Operating Leases with Call Option (JOLCO) and other asset-based finance structures for aircraft, vessels, marine containers and select equipment; deal sizes range from tens to hundreds of millions of USD per transaction.
2. M&A and advisory fees: Fees from M&A mandates and advisory engagements for investors and corporates in aviation, shipping and marine containers, including restructuring support and disposition of non-core assets.
3. Asset management fees: Management and performance fees from FPG AIM Capital, a Singapore-based asset manager with a CMS (A/I) Fund Management Licence (issued August 2021), providing institutional investors exposure to asset-backed transportation finance, including ESG-considered strategies. First close of a USD 55 mln marine tank container fund achieved October 2024.
4. Administrative and corporate services (ACE by FPG AIM): Boutique administrative services revenue from ACE by FPG AIM covering local set-up, accounting, payroll, tax compliance, corporate secretarial and SPV administration across multiple jurisdictions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

FPG AIM is a global asset-based financial services provider that arranges Japanese Operating Leases with Call Option (JOLCO) and other asset-based finance structures for aircraft, ocean-going vessels and marine containers. The firm combines Japanese lease equity (underwritten with partner/shareholder Financial Partners Group) with bank debt sourced from a network of 40+ international banks to deliver 100% financing solutions for airlines, shipowners and container lessors. It complements this core arranging business with M&A, advisory, equity/debt sourcing, asset management (FPG AIM Capital) and corporate administration (ACE by FPG AIM) services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FPG AIM Capital: Singapore-based asset manager with a focus on asset-backed transportation finance in the global aviation, shipping and marine container industries.
• ACE by FPG AIM
• Green Shipping Fund

Products and services

• JOLCO Arrangement and Asset-Based Finance
• Aviation Finance
• Ocean-Going Vessels Finance
• Marine Containers Finance
• M&A and Advisory Services
• FPG AIM Capital (Asset Management)
• ACE by FPG AIM (Corporate Services)

Quantifiable outcome

• USD 20+ billion in JOLCOs arranged since 2012
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SIB & Partners (renamed ACE by FPG AIM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership and rebranding announced January 2020; SIB was renamed ACE by FPG AIM and is positioned as FPG AIM's boutique administrative services arm providing international expansion, accounting, payroll, tax compliance, corporate secretarial and SPV services across jurisdictions.
• Buss (in FPG Raffles JV)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2017JV partner with FPG and FPG AIM in the establishment of FPG Raffles (March 2017), incorporating Raffles Lease, a container leasing company. FPG AIM arranged the M&A transaction.
• FPG AmentumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAircraft management business in which FPG AIM is a shareholder and board member. FPG AIM arranged the M&A transactions through which FPG acquired 25% of Amentum (November 2013) and the additional 75% (May 2015), renaming the company FPG Amentum.

Scale indicators10 records

Broad incumbents

• Financial Partners Group (FPG): Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed parent and partner (7148:JP) of FPG AIM. The largest Japanese lease equity underwriting and equity placement company, FPG underwrites the Japanese equity in every FPG AIM-arranged JOLCO and is the closest comparator in business activity, though at much larger scale and broader scope.
• SMBC Aviation Capital: A major global aircraft lessor and JOLCO arranger (subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group). Competes with FPG AIM for aircraft JOLCO origination with a much larger owned-portfolio balance sheet and direct Japanese bank parent relationships.
• Tokyo Century Corporation: Japanese financial services group with a substantial aircraft leasing business (Tokyo Century Aviation Capital, formerly Aviation Capital Group) and active JOLCO arranging practice. Directly competes in the JOLCO/asset-based finance market across aviation and shipping.
• MUFG Bank: A leading Japanese mega-bank that arranges JOLCOs and provides the bank debt leg of asset-based finance, competing with FPG AIM in both equity placement coordination and debt sourcing roles.
• Avolon: One of the world's largest aircraft lessors and an active arranger/participant in JOLCO and other Japanese lease structures for new and used aircraft, competing with FPG AIM for institutional Japanese equity sources.

Direct peers

• BBAM Aircraft Management: Independent aircraft manager and JOLCO participant arranging lease structures for airline and investor clients across narrow-body, wide-body and freighter aircraft, directly overlapping with FPG AIM's aviation finance arranging business.
• Nordic Aviation Capital: Turboprop and regional jet lessor that has been a customer of FPG AIM (USD 227M JOLCO for 12 Embraer 190s, 2018) and competes in similar regional aircraft lease arranging and advisory for airlines.
• Ermewa (Eurotainer): European rail freight wagon and tank container lessor that acquired Raffles Lease from the FPG group in 2019. Operates in adjacent marine container leasing and asset-based finance, providing a relevant market reference for FPG AIM's container deal flow.
• Triton Container International: One of the world's largest container lessors, regularly financing dry, reefer and special containers through JOLCO and similar structures, comparable to FPG AIM's marine container arranging business.
• Seaspan Corporation: Major containership lessor that frequently accesses Japanese lease equity (including JOLCO) for fleet financing, directly overlapping with FPG AIM's marine container and ocean-going vessel arranging practice.

Market position

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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