All articles by Lorenzo Migliorato
Lorenzo Migliorato
Volkswagen FS places €2.7bn in bonds and ABS
Volkswagen Financial Services (VWFS) has placed three bonds for €2.25bn (£1.95bn) in total volume, as well as AUD 750m (£407m, €467m) in securities backed by Australian receivables.
Yorkshire firm in first UKEF guarantee for domestic supply chain
A Yorkshire green energy firm has become the first to benefit from a UK Export Finance (UKEF) gurantee tailored to domestic supply chains.
FLA: Asset finance business falls 1% in February
Asset finance business for small- and mid-ticket fell 1% year-on-year in February, to £1.95bn (€2.23bn), figures from the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) have shown.
BLP’s Clifford appointed to board following merger with Bryan Cave
Russell Clifford has been appointed to the board of directors of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP), the law firm created following the merger of Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Bryan Cave.
Linedata revenues hit €179m in 2017
Financial services software provider Linedata reported revenues of €179m (£156.5m) in 2017, up 7.3% from the previous year.
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Deutsche Bank sheds Portugal leasing operations
Deutsche Bank has sold its private and commercial banking business in Portugal, including leasing operations, to Spain’s Abanca for an undisclosed amount.
People moves: March
People moves: Leasing Life’s monthly summary of the key career people moves moves in the leasing and finance industry.
Belgium’s SME financing act: more protection or tighter restrictions?
Earlier this year, Belgium woke up to a new landscape in protections for SME borrowers. Amendments to the 2013 SME Financing Act came into force, extending protections for SMEs and placing heftier regulations around business lending.
Beyond the asset: the future of the product as a service
Since leasing’s earliest days, access to usage without the burden of ownership has always been a major selling point for the asset finance industry. Does the usership model have the potential to become the new normal?
Peer-to-peer: the express route to business lending
P2P platforms can radically reduce the costs associated with setting up a business lending infrastructure. In an already-crowded market, this could be the difference between success and failure – especially for younger operators.