All articles by Alejandro Gonzalez

Alfa joins Amazon’s global community of cloud service providers

Alfa will work closely with AWS experts to ensure they are integrating their asset finance platform with best-of-breed cloud technologies.

Baltic states see modest leasing growth in 2023

This report by Eugene Gerden (in Moscow) and Alejandro Gonzalez (in London) considers the outlook for leasing in the Baltics.

DLL posts €260m net profits in first half of 2023

New business volume was €19bn and reflected growth of 22% on a year-over-year basis.

Hammer total hits £1.6m in Euro Auctions disposal of Henry Construction assets

BBB appoints Esi Eshun as General Counsel and Company Secretary

UK small business growth planning hits 3-year high – Novuna

71% of enterprises working on specific strategies to improve their future prospects – Novuna Business Finance.

Mini excavators market to reach £6.18bn in 2023: report 

Major players are AB Volvo, Caterpillar, Hitachi, Deere & Co, Hyundai Construction Equipment, J C Bamford Excavators, Kobe Steel and Komatsu.

Close Brothers’ Marathon Man takes charge as CEO of Commercial

From sitting in farmers’ kitchens in rural South Africa to the executive committee table of a FTSE250 company, Close Brothers’ new CEO of Commerical, Matt Roper, 43, has run a long race to get there.

Insolvencies are down, but businesses to stay alert: Time Finance

Following new data from the ONS detailing the loss and birth of UK businesses, Time Finance Chief Executive, Ed Rimmer welcomes news that the economy is heading in the right direction but cautions that careful financial planning is needed to keep progress on course.

UK construction industry squares up to economic challenges

Despite the difficult times for the sector, financing is available and access to capital equipment is improving says Aldermore. This report by Jeremy Weltman.