All articles by Alejandro Gonzalez

Alejandro Gonzalez

Alejandro Gonzalez has been the Editor of Leasing Life since January 2020.

DF Capital posts £4.6m pre-tax profit and £1.2bn in new loan originations

Manchester-based early stage bank reports stellar financial performance, adding 330 new dealer facilities in 2023.

Arbuthnot Commercial ABL supports Welsh brewery’s MBO

The structured facilities include a receivables finance facility, a property term loan and a cashflow loan.

FLA: Asset finance new business grew by 10% in February 2024

New business in the plant and machinery finance and business equipment finance sectors fell by 13% and 5% respectively, over the same period.

Post-pandemic SME resilience tested by soaring inflation and limited subsidies

Having the right financing in place is key to small and medium-sized enterprises weathering the economic challenges, writes Jeremy Weltman.

Ultimate Finance hits £100m double lending milestone

Lender achieves asset and bridging loan milestones with books reaching £100 million each by the end of the first quarter of 2024.

OSB Group appoints CFO

Victoria Hyde to succeed April Talintyre.

Property, health, and arts are the UK’s top growth industries

According to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the wholesale, retail, and repair sectors of motor vehicles experienced a low redundancy rate in 2023, standing at 4.2%.

Liberis forges embedded finance alliance with Shop Circle Capital

SMEs in the UK face an estimated funding gap of £22 billion.

Activists rally outside Raiffeisen Bank AGM, demand withdrawal from Russia

Protests gain the backing of 50,000 petitioners on the day of Raiffeisen’s AGM.

EIT InnoEnergy unveils one-stop shop for battery SMEs seeking EU funding

Successful candidates will receive guidance on navigating funding instruments, followed by an industry fitness check to ensure alignment with the battery value chain and eligibility for funding schemes.