All articles by Lorenzo Migliorato
Lorenzo Migliorato
Praetura new business grows 54% in Q1
Praetura Asset Finance grew its lending 54% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2018.
Santander taps into China’s Road and Belt for trade finance
Santander will provide trade finance to enterprises involved in China’s “Road and Belt” cross-country infrastructure initiative.
Bassett returns as AF-PA chairman
Stephen Bassett has been appointed chairman of the Asset Finance Professional Association (AF-PA), a role he had already held between 2013 and 2015.
China opens to foreign investment in financial services
The Chinese government has said it will open its financial services markets, including motor finance and leasing, to foreign investors.
LeasePlan delays stock exchange float
LeasePlan’s chief executive Tex Gunning has said the company will postpone its initial public offering (IPO) until after summer.
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BNP Paribas Group to acquire Raiffeisen’s operations in Poland
BNP Paribas Group has agreed the purchase of Raiffeisen’s core banking operations in Poland, including vehicle, trade and invoice finance, for PLN 3.25bn (£676m, €775m).
MarketInvoice joins NatWest’s alternative finance referral panel
P2p invoice finance and ABL provider MarketInvoice has joined NatWest’s referral panel for SME customers, Capital Connections.
RM Capital: a case study on SME lending
When RM Capital, the investment manager for trust RM Secured Direct Lending, launched in 2010, lending to businesses was not really in its sights. Lorenzo Migliorato speaks to portfolio manager Pietro Nicholls to find out how the business has evolved.
Lufthansa and CHG Meridian lease cabin components
Lufthansa Technik, the maintenance and components division of German airline Lufthansa, has partnered with CHG-Meridian to provide leasing of aircraft cabin components.
Epyx launches “pay-as-you-go” leased vehicle servicing product
Software provider Epyx has launched a “pay-as-you-go” servicing, maintenance and revision (SMR) product for car leasing providers.