Air Lease Announces Stockholder Approval of Merger Agreement with Sumitomo Corporation, SMBC Aviation Capital, Apollo and Brookfield
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Air Lease (NYSE: AL) announced today that its Class A common stockholders have voted to approve the previously announced definitive merger agreement, dated as of September 1, 2025, pursuant to which Air Lease will be acquired by a new holding company named Sumisho Air Lease Corporation DAC, based in Dublin, Ireland, whose shares will be held by Sumitomo Corporation, SMBC Aviation Capital Limited, and investment vehicles affiliated with Apollo managed funds and Broo. ...