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It is not too often the worlds of asset finance and online erectile dysfunction medicine collide but this month, collide they did. While the team at Leasing Life were innocently, and in a masculine manner, preparing one of our weekly email newsletters we were abruptly arrested in our labours by a disturbing message.
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Asset finance users fare better than most
The flexibility of targeted cash flow finance helps cash-strapped businesses outperform users of more traditional forms of finance, writes Hilton-Bairds Evette Orams. Despite a more positive macro picture, it is an unfortunate fact that the financial health of many UK businesses has deteriorated during the six months leading up to April 2011. This is partly due to businesses being faced with a surge in operating costs and a fall in new orders, as suggested by the latest SME Trends Index from Hilton-Baird Financial Solutions.
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Basement Talk September
When someone says photovoltaic solar panel most of our esteemed readers will think rows of glistening sable rectangles against the backdrop of red Saharan sand. A picture of the all conquering power of the sun harnessed by technology for the benefit of mankind
Basement Talk
It has been said the national newspapers dont possess the level of specialist knowledge we at Leasing Life can boast when reporting on the leasing market. At times it can be complicated and not, shall we say, always information of a pressing urgency to the somnambulant commuter aboard the 7.36am from Basingstoke.
On the move
Crdit Agricole Leasing & Factoring (CAL&F) has appointed a new CEO after the departure of Olivier Toussaint in March.Philippe Carayol, currently deputy CEO of Caisse Rgionale de Crdit Agricole Aquitaine, one of the French financing giants regional banking networks, will take up the role on 1 September.Carayol started his career in 1982 at Caisse Rgionale de Crdit Agricole de Charente, and became director for the corporate market in 1991, then director of the sales network in 1997.He moved to Caisse Rgionale de la Gironde in 1999 as director of the sales network and was appointed deputy CEO of Caisse Rgionale Charente Maritime Deux Svres in 2002
Porterbrook refinances debt
Global insurance company MetLife has loaned £250m (280m) to UK-based rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook. Porterbrook has 1,800 passenger vehicles and over 2,000 new freight vehicles for lease to UK train operating companies. MetLife insures 70m customers across the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe