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Carlo van Kemenade, COO of De Lage Landens European operations, made clear his plans to acquire the IT and office equipment specialist in a statement released last month
Deals: The UK Market
Deals: The UK Market Over recent weeks Leasing Life asked Alliance & Leicester, Barclays Asset & Sales Finance,
NATO to start leasing helicopters
NATO to start leasing helicopters NATO is to lease around 20 commercial helicopters for its operations in Afghanistan so that the alliance’s own helicopters can focus on combat, NATO officials have reportedly said.
New Starts: Going for gold
New Starts: Going for gold Bluestone Leasing, formerly Wyse Leasing (North) Ltd, rebranded earlier this year
Islamic financing: Hitting the big time
As a result of increasing numbers of institutions that provide Sharia compliant financing, not only those specialising in Islamic finance but also mainstream banks offering similar products and services, not to mention Government tax initiatives to level the playing field for alternative finance arrangements, Islamic finance has become more competitive than ever.
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Professions financing: Syscap beats off rival brokers to scoop lucrative deal with barristers
Professions financing: Syscap beats off rival brokers to scoop lucrative deal with barristers Syscap has fought off tough competition to win a multi million deal providing services for members of the Bar Council of England and Wales
Big Fish
Alun Richards, managing director of the European business of American lessor, Key Equipment Finance (KEF), said that, in Europe at least, the size of his companys remains comparatively small, at least in relation to the size of its portfolio, of $825m
Croatian leasing on the rise
The Croatian Leasing market is on the rise with over 28,000 contracts already signed in the first six months of 2008, according to the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (HANFA) The Zagreb-based body has released data showing a 30 percent increase in financial leases signed compared to the same period in 2007, with a total value of about HRK18.24 billion (2.6 billion)
Railpool orders ?196 million worth of rolling stock
Rolling stock lessor Railpool has placed two orders for the supply of 58 Bombadier TRAXX locomotives from manufacturer Bombadier Transportation
Raiffeisen retreats from 2007’s figures
Raiffeisen Leasing IFN, the leasing organ of Romanias Raiffeisen Bank, signed 1,940 leasing contracts worth 130m in 2008s first half a fall of 3.7 percent from the first half of 2007.