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Mike Stones

Chipstead

Group Editor at Corporate Jet Investor

Group editor Corporate Jet Investor, Helicopter Investor, https://t.co/pezBbcAEd5 & Superyacht Investor. Private passions remain: food, farming, & flying old aircraft.

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  • 2 weeks ago | superyachtinvestor.com | Mike Stones

    Dutch entrepreneur and investor Laurens Last has completed the full acquisition of Heesen Yachts in a move that secures the yacht builder’s future and reinforces its commitment to innovation, craftsmanship and  delivering exceptional luxury yachts, according to the company. A passionate yachtsman, Last brings wide business experience to his new role. “This acquisition is more than an investment – it’s a dream,” said Last.

  • 3 weeks ago | helicopterinvestor.com | Mike Stones

    You wait ages for a bus before two arrive at once. It’s a particularly British phrase but one that neatly describes recent acquisitions in helicopter leasing. This week, New York-based alternative investment firm ITE Management revealed its acquisition of Thora Capital – one of the largest private investment management firms focused on helicopter leasing.

  • 3 weeks ago | helicopterinvestor.com | Mike Stones

    Infracapital plans to acquire European critical missions operator SAF Aerogroup, after signing a put option agreement from the funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, LP and Bpifrance. The investment will enable SAF to expand its service offering of medical aerial emergency and firefighting services in France, according to Infracapital; the infrastructure equity investment arm of M&G Plc and Vesper Next Generation Infrastructure Fund.

  • 3 weeks ago | helicopterinvestor.com | Mike Stones

    CHC Helicopter’s Latin American business, CHC Brazil, has won two new contracts and an operational excellence award from oil company Petrobras. The contracts are to support operations in Roncador, the offshore field in the Campos Basin, northeast of Rio de Janeiro. To fulfill the contracts, the operator will deploy two Sikorsky S92-A from Farol de São Tomé heliport – it’s fifth base of operations in Brazil. The five-year contracts will start by the third quarter of this year.

  • 3 weeks ago | helicopterinvestor.com | Mike Stones

    Alternative investment firm ITE Management has signed a purchase agreement with Thora Capital to acquire all the assets of  one of the largest private investment management firms focused on helicopter leasing. Jason Koenig, co-founder and managing partner at ITE Management said: “We are excited to welcome the Thora Capital team to ITE. Both firms share a culture of disciplined investing and operational excellence.

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Mike Stones
Mike Stones @MikeJStones
15 Feb 25

At last, the recognition so long and cruelly denied. Another contender, to honour the ancestors, might be Gulf of Doggerland.

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Mike Stones
Mike Stones @MikeJStones
2 Feb 25

First flight of the year in @TigerClubUK’s Super Cub G-LCUB + sunny sky + dry(ish) runway at @DamynsHall Airfield = Deep joy. https://t.co/ZJ1i9LuvxO

Mike Stones
Mike Stones @MikeJStones
12 Jan 25

No flying fun this freezing, foggy morn at @DamynsHall in Essex. This chilly Piper Arrow braves the sub zero temps but the @TigerClubUK’s Super Cubs are tucked up in the hangar. Dreaming of sunny summer days and “landings as soft as the morning dew kissing the face of a rose.” https://t.co/bAo17F3pQ6