All articles by Lorenzo Migliorato

Lorenzo Migliorato

Santander finances coaches for £600,000

Santander Corporate Bank has financed two coaches through a £600,000 (€685,000) facility to Southampton-based Coliseum Coaches. 

Renault’s Lada launches corporate leasing in Russia

AvtoVaz, a Renault subsidiary, has launched a corporate leasing programme for its Lada brand, backed by a number of Russian financial services providers.

ALD and Mazda partner for leasing in the Netherlands

Societe Generale’s ALD Automotive has partnered with Mazda to provide consumer and commercial car leasing in the Netherlands.

HSF appoints asset finance partners in London

Law firm Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has appointed two asset finance partners in its London Practice.

VWFS takes indirect majority stake in finance software house

Volkswagen Financial Services has acquired an indirect majority stake in Portugal’s VTXRM, a software developer for commercial and retail financial services.

UK trade bodies ask government for clarity on low-emission treatment of HGVs

A number of trade bodies in the UK’s leasing, transport and vehicle distribution spaces have called for clarity on how heavy goods vehicles will be treated in future clean air zones (CAZs).

BNP Paribas LS expands light-as-a-service to French public sector

BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions (LS) has expanded its light-as-a-service offering to the public sector in France.

Polish IT supplier APN Promise plans to enter leasing

Polish IT supplier group APN Promise has set out plans to enter the leasing and rental markets.

Moody’s: End of BoE funding schemes will cost banks £803m

The end of the Bank of England (BoE)’s discounted-rate funding schemes will cost the banks extra £803m (€925m) in interest expenses, analysts at Moody’s have said.

People moves: April

People Moves: Leasing Life’s monthly summary of the key career moves in the leasing and finance industry