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AIP Capital and BeYoke have formed a strategic partnership to originate aircraft and engine investment opportunities for Japanese investors
DUBLIN and STAMFORD, Conn. and TOKYO, Aug. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AIP Capital ("AIP"), an alternative investment manager focused on opportunities in asset-based finance and BeYoke Capital ("BeYoke"), a global aviation specialty investment platform based in Japan, today announced the formation of a strategic partnership.
The partnership will originate aircraft and engine investment opportunities for Japanese investors via Japanese Operating Lease ("JOL"), Japanese Operating Lease with Call Option ("JOLCO") structures, and secured loan products. As part of this partnership, AIP has made a minority investment in BeYoke and would join the board of directors. This positions AIP with a Japanese FSA licensed JOL / JOLCO arrangement platform and will go on to further expand AIP's presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
"We are excited to formally begin this partnership with BeYoke," said Scott Debano, Managing Director at AIP. "BeYoke is led by a team of experienced and well-respected market leaders. AIP and BeYoke are well aligned with a similar vision, and we believe this partnership will bolster both platforms while enhancing AIP's financing capabilities and further grow our investor base and serve our airline customers across the globe."
"We are pleased to announce this partnership to the market," said Rion Sato, CEO of BeYoke Capital. "AIP has proven its capabilities as an origination partner and asset manager. We believe our shared core values and principles will enable us to deliver innovative solutions that align with the evolving needs of our airline partners and unlock diverse and creative investment opportunities for our investors."
AIP Capital was advised by Morgan Lewis as lead counsel and KPMG on tax structuring.
About AIP Capital
AIP Capital (AIP) is a global alternative investment manager focused on opportunities in asset-based finance including aviation and equipment finance. AIP, together with its affiliates, manages approximately $4 billion of assets on behalf of a diversified global investor base. The AIP team is comprised of more than 40 experienced professionals across AIP's offices in Stamford, New York City, Dublin, and Singapore.
For more information about AIP Capital or to speak with company executives, please contact investor.relations@aipcapital.com.
About BeYoke Capital
Established in 2021, BeYoke Capital (BeYoke) is an FSA-registered financial service provider that aims to build a global specialty investment platform for aviation assets. BeYoke was founded by a team of professionals with deep knowledge and experience in aviation and structured finance. BeYoke is committed to its core mission of creatively bridging the gap between global airlines with growing funding needs and investors seeking diverse opportunities.
For more information about BeYoke Capital or to speak with company executives, please contact info@beyoke.com.
Media Contact
AIP Capital
Geoffrey Bayers
investor.relations@aipcapital.com
BeYoke Capital
Kazuya Kurita
info@beyoke.com
AIP Capital and BeYoke have formed a strategic partnership to originate aircraft and engine investment opportunities for Japanese investors
DUBLIN and STAMFORD, Conn. and TOKYO, Aug. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AIP Capital ("AIP"), an alternative investment manager focused on opportunities in asset-based finance and BeYoke Capital ("BeYoke"), a global aviation specialty investment platform based in Japan, today announced the formation of a strategic partnership.
The partnership will originate aircraft and engine investment opportunities for Japanese investors via Japanese Operating Lease ("JOL"), Japanese Operating Lease with Call Option ("JOLCO") structures, and secured loan products. As part of this partnership, AIP has made a minority investment in BeYoke and would join the board of directors. This positions AIP with a Japanese FSA licensed JOL / JOLCO arrangement platform and will go on to further expand AIP's presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
"We are excited to formally begin this partnership with BeYoke," said Scott Debano, Managing Director at AIP. "BeYoke is led by a team of experienced and well-respected market leaders. AIP and BeYoke are well aligned with a similar vision, and we believe this partnership will bolster both platforms while enhancing AIP's financing capabilities and further grow our investor base and serve our airline customers across the globe."
"We are pleased to announce this partnership to the market," said Rion Sato, CEO of BeYoke Capital. "AIP has proven its capabilities as an origination partner and asset manager. We believe our shared core values and principles will enable us to deliver innovative solutions that align with the evolving needs of our airline partners and unlock diverse and creative investment opportunities for our investors."
AIP Capital was advised by Morgan Lewis as lead counsel and KPMG on tax structuring.
About AIP Capital
AIP Capital (AIP) is a global alternative investment manager focused on opportunities in asset-based finance including aviation and equipment finance. AIP, together with its affiliates, manages approximately $4 billion of assets on behalf of a diversified global investor base. The AIP team is comprised of more than 40 experienced professionals across AIP's offices in Stamford, New York City, Dublin, and Singapore.
For more information about AIP Capital or to speak with company executives, please contact investor.relations@aipcapital.com.
About BeYoke Capital
Established in 2021, BeYoke Capital (BeYoke) is an FSA-registered financial service provider that aims to build a global specialty investment platform for aviation assets. BeYoke was founded by a team of professionals with deep knowledge and experience in aviation and structured finance. BeYoke is committed to its core mission of creatively bridging the gap between global airlines with growing funding needs and investors seeking diverse opportunities.
For more information about BeYoke Capital or to speak with company executives, please contact info@beyoke.com.
Media Contact
AIP Capital
Geoffrey Bayers
investor.relations@aipcapital.com
BeYoke Capital
Kazuya Kurita
info@beyoke.com
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AIP Capital and BeYoke Capital Form Strategic Partnership
ALULA, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marks the official opening of Desert X AlUla 2026, the landmark fourth edition of the international, open-air biennial exhibition. Arts AlUla, in collaboration with Desert X, welcomes visitors to experience a stellar line-up of Saudi and international multi-generational artists whose site-responsive earthworks, sculptures, and installations will engage in a powerful dialogue with the awe-inspiring landscapes and layered heritage of AlUla.
As a premier destination rich in ancient history and breathtaking nature, AlUla, located in Northwest Saudi Arabia, solidifies its position on the global stage as a dynamic, emerging land art destination with Desert X AlUla, the region's first public art biennale, and a key highlight of the AlUla Arts Festival.
The 2026 edition of Desert X AlUla brings together 11 acclaimed artists whose diverse works reflect a wide spectrum of ideas, materials, and traditions. From monumental kinetic sculpture to sound-based explorations above and below ground, each commission is deeply rooted in relationships to AlUla's distinctive environment, further cementing Desert X AlUla's reputation as a globally significant platform for site-responsive land art.
Desert X AlUla runs until February 28, 2026, as a cornerstone of the annual AlUla Arts Festival. Curated by Wejdan Reda, Zoé Whitley, with artistic direction by Neville Wakefield, and Raneem Farsi, its fourth edition explores 'Space Without Measure.' Inspired by Kahlil Gibran, the theme fosters contemplation of imagination within AlUla's natural settings. The exhibition, set in the desert canyons of AlUla, serves as a pre-opening programme for Wadi AlFann, offering a pivotal glimpse into AlUla's plans to create a permanent land art 'Valley of the Arts.'
Hamad Alhomiedan, Director of Arts & Creative Industries at the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), said: "At Desert X AlUla 2026, audiences will engage with art that deeply converses with AlUla's unique landscapes and rich heritage. These compelling commissions highlight AlUla's dynamic transformation into a major global destination, where ancient and contemporary expressions converge. This exhibition is part of our broader revitalisation of AlUla as a culturally rich destination to live, work and visit and integral to positioning AlUla in the global dialogue of contemporary art and as a precursor to monumental projects like Wadi AlFann."
Participating artist/artworks are:
- Sara Abdu, A Kingdom Where No One Dies: Contours of Resonance
- Mohammad Alfaraj, What was the Question Again?
- Mohammed AlSaleem, The Thorn, AlShuruf Unit, The Triangles, Flower Bud, and Al Ahilla (courtesy of Royal Commission for Riyadh City)
- Tarek Atoui, The Water Song
- Bahraini-Danish, Bloom
- Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Imole Red
- Agnes Denes, The Living Pyramid
- Ibrahim El-Salahi, Haraza Tree
- Basmah Felemban, Murmur of Pebbles
- Vibha Galhotra, Future Fables
- Héctor Zamora, Tar HyPar
For further information, please contact:
Sabrine.Shaw@bursonglobal.com
AlUlaArtsFestival@bursonglobal.com
Multimedia gallery:
High-resolution photos of all 11 artists and their artworks can be found here.
About AlUla and Arts AlUla
Located 1,100 km from Riyadh, in North-West Saudi Arabia, AlUla is a place of extraordinary natural and human heritage. The vast area, covering 22,561km², includes a lush oasis valley, towering sandstone mountains and ancient cultural heritage sites dating back thousands of years to when the Lihyan and Nabataean kingdoms reigned.
The most well-known and recognised site in AlUla is Hegra, the principal southern city of the Nabataean Kingdom and Saudi Arabia's first UNESCO World Heritage Site. AlUla is also home to ancient Dadan, the capital of the Dadan and Lihyan Kingdoms and considered to be one of the most developed 1st millennium BCE cities of the Arabian Peninsula, and Jabal Ikmah, an open air library of hundreds of inscriptions and writings in many different languages. AlUla Old Town Village, a labyrinth of more than 900 mudbrick homes was developed from at least the 12th century and has been revitalised as the vibrant hub for visitors and residents.
The creation of Arts AlUla within The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) is a commitment to crafting the next chapters in a millennia of artistic creation – celebrating cultural inheritance and shaping a future inspired by artists built be artists. The work of Arts AlUla seeks to preserve this legacy: fuse the old with the new; the local with the international, keeping the arts central to the spirit of AlUla as a place of extraordinary natural and human heritage.
Wadi AlFann, meaning 'Valley of the Arts,' will be a global cultural destination for land art, unveiling from 2028 onwards, where era-defining works by artists from around the world will be permanently sited in the monumental landscape of AlUla, the extraordinary desert region of north-west Saudi Arabia.
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Desert X AlUla 2026: monumental land art exhibition opens in the ancient oasis of AlUla
