>> can we connect the dots to the sale of -- potential sale of ilfc?he sale could go to another company. is already so big in that business, could they get a deal? would that pass muster with regulators? >> i believe so. there is no particular secret sauce. it is a hugely competitive business. ilfc does have orders on future boeing.rom airbus and if you look at the resurgence of airlines around the world, those slots are incredibly important. that aigu concerned could be a target for activism? the government is out at this point. you are out on your own. we have run the victory lap for coming out of the ditch, repaying the government. we now have people paying about $50 a share now to come into aig. i feel a terrific responsibility to them to make sure they have a responsible investment that grows over time. to ourtrying to respond shareholders, we talk to them about their concerns, capital management they want us to run, what businesses they want us to be in or not. as long as you are communicating with shareholders and responding, you are relatively

you have done extraordinarily well even before this announcement of the $5 billion deal for ilfc.an 140% over the past year. angus kelly, aircap's ceo and executive director. please come bbck. >> thank you very much. liz: just a fascinating deal, to watch it happen. >> great, thank you. liz: thank you for joining us exclusively here on fox business be. closing bell ringing in about 15 and a half minutes. are you a holiday shopping procrastinator? it's okay, so am i. well, another retailer's going to make sure you have every possible opportunity to get all of those stockings filled. we'll tell you which toy store will be staying open 24/7 for your shopping convenience. and along with gift giving, we have yet another way to get into the holiday spirit. drink up, bacardi north america president here in the house giving us his concoction for the best christmas cocktail, he has the recipe. we're going to put it up on the web site, show you all of their hot drinks now and how he's making money hand over fist. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] here's a question for you: the energy in one gallon of

. >> ilfc sold to a consortium of chinese bidders.year since that deal has fallen apart largely because of funding issues. now i've learned that aig is in late-stage talks with the largest aircraft leasing company. it's based in the netherlands. ticker aer. and you can see it moving intraday. it would buy ilfc for $5 billion. a mix of cash and stock in the deal that's on the table. now, we should note these are late-stage talks and that it's unclear whether aig has terminated the previous deal that it had in place. so, of course, with these deals that aren't completely finished, they could fall apart, and there's a lot of ts to cross and is to dot in this situation. though i'm told if it goes as planned, they could announce a deal as soon as next week. $5 billion, tyler, a little better than the $4.2 billion that aig would have gotten from the other deal. you would get aircap stock as well. $2.5 billion market cap company doing a $5 billion deal. if you're a shareholder, that would be transformative. >> look at the market reaction on