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Verdict Staff
Supporting the real economy through lease finance
The current environment has created the perfect storm for lease finance, as companies move to diversify their funding base and free up working capital in a challenging economic climate. Graeme Laing, head of leasing at Bank of London and the Middle East discusses why now is a critical time for alternative finance providers to continue supporting SMEs in order to help kick start the UK economy.
Who are the most powerful people in leasing?
Leasing Life is running a poll to find the 50 most commanding and influential individuals in the European leasing and asset finance industry, the results of which will be published in the December issue of the magazine.
Finalists announced for European leasing awards
Leasing Life is pleased to announce the finalists for the Leasing Life Awards 2012, exclusively sponsored by CHP Consulting.
Country Snapshot: Finland
Leasing Life has been delving into the European Union Eurostat database to discover some of the key macroeconomic and political indicators for different EU members
Captive finance steps up to the plate
With reduced bank lending giving manufacturers a golden opportunity to go captive, Ian Dennis of LPM Outsourcing naturally argues the case for outsourcing some of the hard work
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Survey: European leasing in 2020
As part of an investigation into the future of European leasing, Leasing Life has launched an online survey looking ahead to the state of the asset finance industry in 2020 The Leasing Life 2020 survey will help paint a picture of how the leasing landscape will look at the start of the next decade and is open to all our readers and subscribers. The short survey will remain open until the end of September and the findings will form part of a report into leasing in 2020 to be published in the October issue of Leasing Life.
NLGS without doubt anti-competitive
In response to last months feature on the National Loan Guarantee Scheme in which Peter Collins voiced his criticism of the government programme, Chris Stamper, chief executive of ING Lease UK, wrote the following letter to the editor: I agree with the comments made by Peter Collins of MAN, not only are captives excluded from the scheme but it appears that anything other than a UK bank or a direct subsidiary of a UK bank is excluded from the scheme
Basement Talk: Ringo bingo
This is because, after having our knuckles rapped by a certain organising committee earlier this year for mentioning that a leasing company may or may not have set up hundreds of schoolchildren with IT equipment on the back of a deal that may or may not have had something to do with the aforementioned large sporting event, we piously decided to avoid any further mentions.
US private equity takes 30% stake in growing Genpact
Genpact, the Indian business process and technology management firm, reported US private equity firm Bain Capital Partners has purchased a 30% shake in the company for $1bn. Bain Capitals decision to invest in Genpact is a vote of confidence in the company and our business model, our differentiated service offerings, the value we deliver to our clients and the strength of the management team.
New categories heat up Leasing Life Awards
The first nominations have begun pouring in for the Leasing Life Awards 2012 and this years new categories are already promising fierce competition The Awards, now in their sixth year, recognise the performance of Europe’s top leasing and asset finance providers and will be presented following the annual European conference and gala dinner in Barcelona on29 November 2012. This year, to reflect the increasing number of nominations and attendees to the awards and in response to feedback from industry, Leasing Life launched four new categories in addition to the usual core honours.