All articles by Lorenzo Migliorato

MarketInvoice appoints senior manager from RBS

Invoice discounting provider MarketInvoice has appointed a new senior business development manager.

ThinCats brings in £200m of institutional SME investment

Peer-to-peer (P2P) lender ThinCats is to bring £200m worth of funding from institutional investors towards SME finance.

CivilisedBank appoints chief financial and technology officers

Business lender CivilisedBank has appointed a chief financial officer (CFO) and a chief technology officer (CTO) in preparation for an early 2018 launch.

Equity firm Idinvest launches Europe-wide asset leasing fund

Private equity firm Idinvest Partners has launched a an Industrial Assets Fund (ISIA) to lease industrial assets to SMEs across Europe.

Renault finance VP joins UTB as director retires after 20 years

Alice Altemaire of RCI joined United Trust Bank (UTB) as non-executive director.

€700m Europe-backed loan to Greek SMEs through Piraeus

First lessor accredited for UK gov’t SME asset finance scheme

EFG scheme provides lenders with a 75% guarantee on loans to otherwise ineligible SMEs.

LeasePlan appoints financial and risk chiefs

LeasePlan Corporation has appointed a chief financial officer (CFO) and a chief risk officer (CRO) to its managing board, effective immediately.

How one lessor handled a major default risk

SQN Asset Finance Income Fund was about to face a major loss. Founder Jeremiah Silkowski describes how they’ve handled the risk.

VW’s Scania to appeal against EU €880m antitrust fine

Manufacturer colluded with five others on factory prices and emission technology costs between 1994 and 2011.