Thora Capital consummates acquisition of six EMS helicopters from Milestone Aviation

CHICAGO, July 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Thora Capital ("Thora"), a Chicago-based alternative asset manager dedicated to aviation finance, announced the acquisition of six lease-attached Emergency Medical Services ("EMS") helicopters from Milestone Aviation.  The aircraft are leased and operated by Life Flight Network ("Life Flight") headquartered in Oregon.  

"We are thrilled to announce this acquisition, one of several deals we anticipate consummating over the coming months. Life Flight is a premier operator, and we are excited to support their mission.  We expect 2020 to result in continued growth and materially exceed our 2019 deployments," said Matthew Rothschild, CEO of Thora Capital.

The helicopters will operate within the health network of Life Flight in the Pacific Northwest.

"We are delighted to be able to close this transaction with Milestone. It was a pleasure to be able to work with a premier organization with Milestone's depth of resources.  The transaction team made the process all the more enjoyable and we look forward to working on many more transactions with them in the future." said Russell Christopher, Managing Director of Thora Capital.  Mr. Christopher leads Thora's origination, sourcing, and portfolio management efforts.

"The deal was underwritten for and funded entirely by Thora Fund I, LP, and involved multiple aircraft deliveries in varying locations in the United States. Furthermore, we were successful in utilizing senior debt that we sourced from an entirely new debt relationship; this being its first foray in to the asset class, demonstrating Thora's commitment to attract not only new capital but also broaden its addressable market for debt and other valuable resources," said Russell Christopher, who led the transaction.  He continued, "This transaction further demonstrates Thora's appetite to invest in the helicopter sector and our ability to execute." 

Vedder Price, Washington DC, was legal counsel to Thora. Daugherty, Fowler, Peregrin, Haught and Jensen, PC, Oklahoma City, was aviation counsel to the transaction.

About Thora Capital, LLC
Thora Capital, LLC is an alternative asset manager dedicated to aviation finance. Its private equity vehicles focus on helicopter assets, with opportunistic capital deployment into fixed-wing and related financial instruments.  Thora combines a passion for research, data analysis and portfolio management seeking to maximize risk-adjusted returns for our investors.  

Contact:
Russell Christopher
(312) 469-0574
[email protected]

SOURCE Thora Capital, LLC