All articles by Alejandro Gonzalez

ACABL backs Henley Construction with £2m growth financing

The financing arrangement includes a confidential invoice discounting facility and a Receivables Linked Security (RLS) term loan.

Spring Budget 2024: With an election on the horizon, what can we expect?

Labour gains ground among UK SMEs ahead of Spring Budget: poll

Labour Party currently winning business vote as confidence rebounds

SmartFinance Hub from behind the shadows: Q&A with its CEO

Portal is focused not just on enhancing standards of compliance but on reducing the cost of compliance for brokers and funders alike says CEO.

White & Case facilitates €3bn synthetic securitisation for SME leases in Romania

The DLRO deal stands out as one of several recent transactions where White & Case has provided counsel to EIF and EIB.

FCA mulls public naming of investigated firms to boost transparency

The proposal is part of broader efforts by the FCA’s enforcement heads to bolster enforcement actions following a notable decline in fines issued last year. 

Full expensing entrenched in UK law, yet leasing’s inclusion awaits its day

The Finance Act 2024 is ushered into law, however one sector has been left in the shadows — the leasing industry — but there’s still time to make amends.

Consumer Duty: the clock ticks for closed products

By the end of July, it will have been a year since the introduction of the Consumer Duty. This is also the deadline for compliance for all closed products, writes the FCA’s Sheldon Mills.

UK rail reform draft bill unlikely to impact ROSCO credit profiles: Fitch

The draft bill may face challenges becoming law, given the impending general election in the UK later this year. 

Two years on from the invasion of Ukraine, Russia leasing anticipates a slowdown in 2024

The aftermath of geopolitical events, coupled with domestic factors, set the stage for an exploration of Russia’s asset finance trajectory.