Martin Moller Nielsen
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Aircraft leasing
- Industry
- Logistics
- Residence
- Lugano
- Marital Status
- Single
Biography
Martin Moller Nielsen is a Danish aviation entrepreneur who founded aircraft leasing firm Nordic Aviation Capital in 1990.
A quarter of a century later, he sold a 66% stake in it to private equity firms EQT and Krikbi in a deal that valued the firm at $3.3 billion.
He later brought on Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC as an investor and, in 2022, sold the last of his shares in NAC.
Moller Nielsen now runs Axiom Group, his private family office that invests in areas such as renewable energy and real estate.
About
Moller Nielsen, a certified pilot by the age of 18, reportedly bought a beaten up aircraft at 21, renovated it, and sold it for a large profit.
NAC initially leased aircraft for humanitarian aid organizations looking to fly into remote areas.