4 June 2026 • 2 minute read
DLA Piper advises Bain Capital on launch of JB Aircraft Finance
DLA Piper’s global Capital Solutions team advised Bain Capital Special Situations LP, a leading alternative investment manager, on the launch of JB Aircraft Finance, its mid-life corporate aircraft leasing and financing platform. The platform is designed to deliver differentiated financing solutions to aircraft owners, operators, OEMs, brokers, and intermediaries.
Certain funds managed or advised by Bain Capital provided the equity capital required to fund the platform. This transaction advances Bain Capital’s broader aviation strategy and further strengthens Bain Capital’s longstanding partnership with DLA Piper’s Capital Solutions team, which has supported Bain across a wide range of aviation investments.
The DLA team was led by Capital Solutions Partners Ranesh Ramanathan and Alex Cushman, Of Counsel Nate Sherman, and Associates Lulu Ward and Lauren Caterfino (all New York).
More details on the transaction can be found here.
DLA Piper’s global Capital Solutions team is purpose-built to help investors and public, sponsor-owned and closely-held companies navigate how capital flows – across funds, sponsors, balance sheets, and market cycles – and to structure tailored solutions that manage risk, optimize returns, and generate long-term value. Handling the full range of transaction types, from mid-market and large cap deals to direct lending, hybrid capital, and opportunistic credit opportunities, the Capital Solutions team draws on deep, interdisciplinary experience in finance, private credit, restructuring, private equity, corporate, and M&A to deliver integrated advice across the capital structure, bringing clarity and execution certainty to complex transactions in dynamic market conditions.
Certain funds managed or advised by Bain Capital provided the equity capital required to fund the platform. This transaction advances Bain Capital’s broader aviation strategy and further strengthens Bain Capital’s longstanding partnership with DLA Piper’s Capital Solutions team, which has supported Bain across a wide range of aviation investments.
The DLA team was led by Capital Solutions Partners Ranesh Ramanathan and Alex Cushman, Of Counsel Nate Sherman, and Associates Lulu Ward and Lauren Caterfino (all New York).
More details on the transaction can be found here.
DLA Piper’s global Capital Solutions team is purpose-built to help investors and public, sponsor-owned and closely-held companies navigate how capital flows – across funds, sponsors, balance sheets, and market cycles – and to structure tailored solutions that manage risk, optimize returns, and generate long-term value. Handling the full range of transaction types, from mid-market and large cap deals to direct lending, hybrid capital, and opportunistic credit opportunities, the Capital Solutions team draws on deep, interdisciplinary experience in finance, private credit, restructuring, private equity, corporate, and M&A to deliver integrated advice across the capital structure, bringing clarity and execution certainty to complex transactions in dynamic market conditions.