3. Investments

On May 25, 2011, we entered into an agreement with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. to participate in a joint venture formed as a Dublin-based Irish limited company — Willis Mitsui & Company Engine Support Limited (“WMES”) for the purpose of acquiring and leasing jet engines. Each partner holds a fifty percent interest in the joint venture and the Company uses the equity method in recording investment activity. The Company made $4.6 million of capital contributions to WMES, received $1.2 million in distributions and recorded $1.2 million as deferred gain as a result of the Company selling four engines to WMES during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

On June 3, 2014 we entered into an agreement with China Aviation Supplies Import & Export Corporation Limited (“CASC”) to participate in a joint venture named CASC Willis Engine Lease Company Limited (“CASC Willis”), a new joint venture based in Shanghai, China. Each partner holds a fifty percent interest in the joint venture and the Company uses the equity method in recording investment activity. In October 2014, each partner made a $15.0 million initial capital contribution representing the up-front funding for the new joint venture. The new company will acquire and lease jet engines to Chinese airlines and will concentrate on meeting the fast growing demand for leased commercial aircraft engines and aviation assets in the People’s Republic of China. The investment has been reduced to $13.7 million as of March 31, 2016 as a result of a foreign currency translation adjustment of $0.4 million partially offset by the Company’s share of CASC Willis reported income of $0.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2016.


Three Months Ended March 31, 2016	WMES		CASC		Total
	(in thousands)
Investment in joint ventures as of December 31, 2015	$	27,272	$	14,023	$	41,295
Capital contribution		4,610		—		4,610
Earnings from joint venture		60		127		187
Deferred gain on engine sale		(1,212)		—		(1,212)
Distribution		(1,167)		—		(1,167)
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment		—		(441)		(441)
Investment in joint ventures as of March 31, 2016	$	29,563	$	13,709	$	43,272

“Other revenue” on the Consolidated Statement of Income includes management fees earned of $0.6 million and $0.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, related to the servicing of engines for the WMES lease portfolio. “Gain on sale of equipment” on the Consolidated Statement of Income includes $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 related to the sale of four engines to WMES for $46.1 million. As 50% owners of WMES, we deferred the $1.2 million gain to our investment which will be amortized over a 15-year period to a 55% residual value.

Summarized financial information for 100% of WMES is presented in the following tables:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2016		2015
	(in thousands)
Revenue	$	9,246	$	6,398
Expenses		9,180		5,727
WMES net income	$	66	$	671


		March 31,		December 31,
		2016		2015
	(in thousands)
Total assets	$	299,746	$	256,126
Total liabilities		231,927		195,258
Total WMES net equity	$	67,819	$	60,868