All articles by Alejandro Gonzalez

Alejandro Gonzalez

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

Demand for personal guarantee-backed SME finance rose by 68% in 2023

Over 34% of owners and directors of small businesses found themselves compelled to sign a personal guarantee in the final quarter of 2023.

DLL appoints Lara Yocarini as incoming CEO and chair of Executive Board

Four-year appointment, effective from 1 May 2024, comes as part of DLL’s strategic succession planning.

WeDo Business Services expands to provide asset finance

WeDo Business Services unveils its latest expansion initiative, WeDo Asset Finance.

Nivo unveils AI solution for asset finance funders

Upcoming webinar, on 22 February 2023, will showcase how Nivo’s platform uses AI to transform deal proposals and the underwriting processes.

Close Brothers AF expands transport team in South Wales

“Wales is a real growth area for us, and I’m delighted to have someone of Ian’s experience and calibre on the team,” says Close Brothers Asset Finance’s transport division sales director.

GRENKE to sell factoring businesses, pivots to leasing growth

Decision by German provider follows an analysis revealing unmet synergies and the need for substantial investments to sustain the factoring segment.

CSI Leasing expands footprint with subsidiaries in Hungary and Austria

Leasing company sets up two new subsidiaries in Europe – CSI Leasing Hungary Kft in Budapest and CSI Leasing Austria GmbH in Vienna.

Arbuthnot Commercial ABL funds a fourth acquisition for Threesixty

Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending (ACABL) has provided a £2m funding facility a Threesixty Investments retirement sale.

Brexit Revisited: the outlook for financial services four years on

On the fourth anniversary of Brexit the commercial finance experts at Anglo Scottish Finance offer their view on the impact that leaving the EU has had on the UK’s financial services industry.

The hidden costs of hyperscaling: a cautionary tale for CIOs

The decision of whether to hyperscale one’s IT infrastructure remains a crucial question for Chief Information Officers (CIOs), says Mark Grindey, CEO of Zeus Cloud.