All articles by Brendan Malkin
Brendan Malkin
German Supplement: Records might still be broken
Welcome to Leasing Lifes first supplement on the German leasing market. As Germany now has the largest leasing sector in Europe, and a number of its lessors have a substantial presence across the globe, from North America to China, it is a market of ever increasing interest to the worlds asset finance community.
AssetCo scoops lucrative services deals
AssetCo has won a lucrative contract to provide support to fire services in London in a move that reflects its transition from leasing into support services.
A dream still worth having
Values of private jets have crashed as worldwide demand has plummeted. But there is still enough life in the market to give some bankers reason to get excited. Brendan Malkin reports
Happened at last
Senior asset finance figures expressed surprise when they received the news last month that Lombard had begun lending to international superrich clients of the leasing companys parent, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).
Editor’s Letter: A little further towards regulation
Things are improving, but not necessarily in ways which all lessors approve.
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Where have they all gone?
Asset finance lawyers at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer continue to leave
In remembrance: Vic Lock
Vic Lock, the founder of Leasing Life who died last month aged 63, gained a reputation for breaking stories while also being a supporter of the equipment finance industry
Lombard wins major data centre deal
Lombard has scooped a multi-million pound deal to finance equipment for one of Europes largest data centre facilities. The lessor will finance infrastructure equipment which will be used to fit out data halls inside the 75,000 metre facility in Newport, Wales. Lombards customer in the deal, Next Generation Data Europe (NGD), which has also secured funding for the £200 million from the Welsh Government Assembly, hopes the project will create 100 new jobs.
Exclusive: Lombard to sell jet finance to world’s rich and famous
Lombard has transformed itself overnight into a global lender of note following its agreement with its parent, the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), that it can now sell corporate jet finance to international high net worth individual clients of the troubled bank. A Lombard spokesperson told Leasing Life in a statement issued yesterday: The mandate allows Lombard to work with RBS Wealth Management and Global Banking & Markets businesses in certain jurisdictions where these customers are based.
In remembrance: Vic Lock, founder of Leasing Life
Vic Lock, the popular and highly respected founder of Leasing Life, has died, following a long illness Vic started the magazine 16 years ago after a strong background in publishing, which included editing Asset Finance & Leasing Digest between 1986 and 1992 Having founded Leasing Life in 1993, through his use of skill and determination as well as sheer hard work, which often meant working 12-hour days as well as weekends, the magazine developed a strong brand and a loyal readership base