Founded by Ray Brimble, Lynxs began its operations in Austin, Texas, in 1994 with the pursuit of the competitive tender for the development of new air cargo facilities at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport – at the time the largest new commercial airport to be opened in the U.S. in decades. Lynxs, a local partnership of experienced Texas businesspersons, real estate developers, and private investors, won the Austin tender and went on to successfully develop and operate air cargo facilities across the U.S. Along the way, Lynxs refined the design and technical specifications of air cargo facilities to increase efficiency and improve airport and tenant operations. In addition, Lynxs became involved in increasingly more sophisticated transactions involving tax-exempt project finance structures and a variety of partnership and investment structures. Over time, Lynxs emerged as a leader in its sector with full-service capabilities and a rapidly growing portfolio.

In late ’06, Lynxs formed a 50/50 joint venture partnership with GECAS, a wholly owned subsidiary of GE Capital and the world’s largest financier of aircraft and aviation-related assets with a portfolio exceeding $40 billion in aviation-related investments. In the GECAS partnership, GE was Lynxs’ exclusive capital partner and Lynxs provided the development and operational know-how that formed the cornerstone of GE Capital’s major strategic initiative into airport investment and development. The GECAS partnership transformed Lynxs into a major, institutional-grade global player through the adoption of GE best practices in the areas of operational excellence and risk management as well as significant investments in establishing world-class infrastructure with global capabilities. After a quick and successful start, which included more than $250 million in closed transactions, the financial-market turbulence of late ’08 forced GE to reduce and eventually abandon its ambitious investment targets.

In early ’09, Lynxs returned to private ownership through a friendly de-merger with GECAS. The strong and ongoing GECAS relationship remains today in the form of the property and asset management services Lynxs provides for GECAS’ investments in the air cargo sector. With its infrastructure, leadership and team intact, Lynxs embarked on an ambitious growth plan that includes continued international expansion in key target regions such as Latin America and Europe as well as asset-class diversification and expansion within the transportation infrastructure sector. In less than 12 months, Lynxs reached some important milestones with the closing of its first major transaction in Latin America (BOG), the opening of a dedicated Latin American platform based in Bogotá, Colombia, the launch of a services and solutions platform (AirLogistix), and its first airport parking venture with the St. Joe Company in Panama City, Florida.