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Aircraft leasing has been popular with institutional investors but faces a crisis like no other as the airline industry faces bankruptcy.

The fund has one asset under its belt after the $1.25bn acquisition of a US district heating business last year.

Two of Australia’s largest funds, AustralianSuper and UniSuper, have booked significant devaluations of their unlisted asset portfolios in response to the coronavirus crisis.

Transport assets are likely to be hit the hardest from the coronavirus crisis, although much will depend on the contracts behind the assets.

Heavily invested legacy vintages might suffer more than funds in market, with the jury still out on whether this crisis will be sharp and short like the GFC, or sharp and longer-lasting running through various cycles.

Are private asset classes better positioned to weather the crisis? Our senior editorial teams covering PE, private debt, infrastructure, real estate and secondaries provide insight.