Vertical Jet Sales

Vertical Jet Sales is a business jet brokerage, acquisition, and consulting firm. It works with buyers and sellers of aircraft. The firm's president and CEO is Ben McPeak. The site does not state a head office location, but it lists a phone number for the team.

The firm offers sell side brokerage. It prices the aircraft to the market, presents it, and manages the deal from start to finish. It also offers buy side representation. This includes off market aircraft that never reach the listing sites. The firm vets and negotiates for the buyer.

The consulting service covers advice for owners and operators. Topics include ownership structure, fleet strategy, charter and flight department analysis, and other decisions. The site says the firm's valuations are built on real market data rather than optimism or a listing pitch.

The firm publishes a quarterly market intelligence report. The site shows a sample super midsize report with 41 active listings, an average of 214 days on market, and a 6.3 percent pricing trend over 12 months. The site also shows a sample track record with brokerage and acquisition sales. Examples include a Falcon 900EX EASy, a Global 6000, a Citation X, and a Pilatus PC-12 NG.

The site says the team is made up of career aviation professionals. Ben McPeak is an active member of NBAA, AOPA, and CJP. Jay Vidlak is executive vice president of sales. The site lists an Atlanta area team member and a sales team with experience in acquisitions, brokerage, media, and operations. The firm does not publish every transaction.