EANS-News: Deucalion Limited and Marubeni Corporation enter into new aircraft leasing venture

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Frankfurt am Main (euro adhoc) - Deucalion Limited (Deucalion), an
aviation investment fund advised by DVB Bank SE (DVB), and Marubeni
Corporation (Marubeni), have formed a joint venture company, MD
Aviation Capital Pte. Ltd. (MDAC), incorporated in Singapore, for the
purpose of investing in commercial aircraft subject to leases with
airlines worldwide.

The 50:50 joint venture company, advised jointly by DVB´s Aviation
Investment Management team and Marubeni, will complete its first
acquisition of assets by the end of 2010 and expects to further
expand its investment portfolio in the future.

Bertrand Grabowski, member of the Board of Managing Directors of DVB
and responsible for aviation, commented: "We are delighted to have
concluded this new joint venture vehicle which represents our first
such collaboration with Marubeni. This new venture continues the
Bank´s strategy of opportunistically investing in the aviation sector
through the Deucalion aviation funds, funds that have a proven track
record of success going back to 2001."

Gentaro Toya, Senior Operating Officer, Transportation Machinery
Division, Marubeni Corporation added: "We are very pleased to be
inaugurating this new business venture with Deucalion and DVB.
Marubeni has extensive experience in providing sales agency services
for commercial aircraft, business jets and engines, investment in
engine development programs, and various other services including
aircraft components, airport ground handling services, etc. By
entering into the aircraft operating lease business and strengthening
its comprehensive range of services to airlines around the world,
Marubeni intends to make a further material contribution to the
aviation industry."

Lim Kok Kiang, Director of Transport Engineering, Singapore Economic
Development Board (EDB) said: "Congratulations to DVB and Marubeni on
the formation of MD Aviation Capital Pte. Ltd. MDAC´s decision to set
up operations in Singapore demonstrates their confidence in our
business-friendly environment and strong legal and financial
framework. MDAC´s activities will reinforce Singapore´s offering of
sophisticated aviation services and will further enhance our position
as a leading aviation hub in Asia."

Note to Editors:

DVB Bank SE, headquartered in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, is the leading
specialist in the international Transport Finance business. The Bank
offers integrated financing solutions and advisory services in
respect of Shipping Finance, Aviation Finance and Land Transport
Finance. The Bank operates out of offices in Frankfurt/Main, Hamburg,
London, Cardiff, Rotterdam, Bergen/Oslo, Piraeus, Zurich, Singapore,
Tokyo, New York and Curaçao. DVB Bank SE is listed at the Frankfurt
Stock Exchange. www.dvbbank.com

Marubeni Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is involved in
the handling of products and provision of services in a broad range
of sectors. These areas encompass importing and exporting, as well as
transactions in the Japanese market, related to food, textiles,
materials, pulp and paper, chemicals, energy, metals and mineral
resources, transportation machinery, and includes offshore trading.
The Company's activities also extend to power projects and
infrastructure, plants and industrial machinery, real estate
development, plants and industrial machinery, real estate development
and construction, and finance, logistics and information industry.
www.marubeni.com

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Further inquiry note:

DVB

Stephan Sayre, Managing Director

Group Investment Management, DVB Bank SE

Phone +44 (0) 20 7618 9644

stephan.sayre@dvbbank.com

Marubeni

Takayuki Sakakida, General Manager,

Airline Business, Aerospace Department, Marubeni Corp.

Phone +81 (0)3 3282 7374

sakakida-t@marubeni.com

EDB

Gary Gan, Assistant Head, Marketing & Communication

Singapore Economic Development Board

Phone +65 6832 6060

gary_gan@edb.gov.sg

Branche: Banking
ISIN: DE0008045501
WKN: 804550
Börsen: Stuttgart / free trade
Düsseldorf / free trade
Frankfurt / regulated dealing/general standard