Shanghai (AFP) - Chinese leasing company Bohai will buy Irish jet lessor Avolon in a deal that values the company at $7.6 billion, according to a statement, as Beijing pushes its companies to search overseas for future growth.Bohai Leasing Co. will pay $31 per common share in New York-listed Avolon, a 31 percent premium to its closing price on July 13, the day before Bohai's interest in a deal was formally announced, Avolon said in the statement Thursday.The transaction implies a total enterprise value of $7.6 billion, it said.