All articles by Antonio Fabrizio

Antonio Fabrizio

Changes for the better

Antonio Fabrizio investigates how changes to public sector leasing are helping to drive real estate leasing in Germany despite the current global economic downturn.

CV captives stake claim to emerging markets as credit crunch sees domestic work dry up

As the credit crisis reduces demand for heavy-duty trucks in Europe, manufacturers are looking with increasing interest at investments in Brazil, Russia, India and China the so-called BRIC countries to offset the economic difficulties they are facing at home.

Growing in the bad times

Norton Rose seems to confirm the assumption that the more a company grows, the greater the amount of money it can make.

Hitachi, BNP see shift towards bespoke leasing

The market for standardised vans and trucks is currently suffering from the drawbacks caused by the credit crisis, with a huge decrease in demand and plummeting residual values.

Italease’s BP first Italian bank to seek gov’t help

Banca Italeases main shareholder Banco Popolare (BP) is the first Italian bank to ask for the government help.

LPM Outsourcing wins deal with Triple Point

LPM Outsourcing has won a lease portfolio management contract with Triple Point, a lessor specialising in public sector finance.

The third way

ING Leases new e-lease product shows in-house built products might be the way forward for some lessors Overall production at ING Lease Netherlands has grown by more than 25 percent following the companys implementation of a new, more user-friendly software solution.

Vans off course

Contrasting signals have emerged in the past weeks from the van rental sector, with some companies incurring losses while others are reporting healthy business levels.

Case study: Italian town signs groundbreaking £6m real estate leasing deal

A local authority in Italy is pioneering the use of real estate leasing in the countrys public sector, opting for a leasing in costruendo formula to finance a military police station.

New management at helm of Iveco Capital

Barclays Asset & Sales Finance (BA&SF) and Iveco have appointed a new deputy chief executive officer for their joint venture Iveco Capital, to which BA&FS says it is still “fully committed”.