KfW IPEX-Bank

KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH is the specialist financier for international project and export finance within KfW Group, with its headquarters at Zeppelinallee 8 in Frankfurt am Main, a branch in London and representative offices in major economic centres around the world. For more than 60 years it has provided tailored medium and long-term financing that strengthens the German and European economy, covering the energy transition, infrastructure including air and sea ports, industry and commerce, and mobility, where it finances public and private transport, the maritime industry and aviation. The bank describes itself as the original export bank and is valued by the German government for its knowledge of the export industry.

Aircraft finance

• More than 40 years as a provider of aircraft finance in all of the world's key aviation markets, serving more than 100 scheduled airlines, cargo airlines, charter carriers, aircraft manufacturers and leasing companies
• Core business of arranging and structuring collateralised financings with and without recourse to the financed airline or lessor, drawing on knowledge of aviation markets, individual aircraft types, export credit guarantees and sector-specific risks
• Products: direct loans and finance leases, recourse and non-recourse operating leases, portfolio transactions and warehouse facilities, and complementary derivatives and trade finance
• A particular focus on modern, fuel-efficient aircraft and engines that combine growth with environmental protection, with a recent example being the financing of six Airbus A350-900 aircraft for Singapore Airlines
• The aviation team is led by Sebastian Blum, Global Head of Mobility, who also covers maritime finance, where the bank is one of the world's largest shipping financiers, and rail and public transport

Wider activity

Recent transactions highlighted on the site include financing for the expansion of Berlin's electricity grid, a wind farm in Ukraine, hydrogen-powered trains for the Heidekrautbahn in the Berlin-Brandenburg region, EUROGATE's automation project in Wilhelmshaven and European exports of passenger trains to Saudi Arabia. The bank offers interest rate and currency hedging alongside its financing products, publishes expert interviews and analyses, and has received awards from specialist magazines for structuring complex financings. It recruits through direct entry, trainee programmes and internships.

Shows

KfW IPEX-Bank appears in the sponsor lists of Airline Economics Growth Frontiers New York 2026.

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