Life after the ICE age: in conversation with the chief exec of Asset Alliance Group
In the last decade, fossil-fuel dependent heavy-duty trucks have represented ‘the last stand’ for the internal combustion engine (ICE), but…
Asset Alliance Group’s three-way deal during the pandemic
UK commercial vehicle lessor Asset Alliance Group recently agreed a three-way financing arrangement with its outgoing PE partner and new private and commercial bank funder, Alejandro Gonzalez spoke to the company’s…
25 Feb 2021
Credit Agricole posts 35% profit decline in 2020, but leasing & factoring ‘prove resilient’
Credit Agricole Group, a parent to a French bank and provider of leasing and factoring, recorded a net profit of €4.69bn in 2020, down 34.9% against 2019, but these figures…
22 Feb 2021
Equipment procurement and the circular economy supply chain
Circular procurement of equipment adds value to all parties along the supply/value chain. In this article, Gregory Autin, a circular economy advocate, explores how the circular economy offers opportunities to manufacturers,…
18 Feb 2021
Will finance deliver on a farm to fork future?
Agricultural businesses incurred significant operational and financial disruption from Covid-19, but having weathered the pandemic, the sector still needs to manage business challenges that should keep finance providers busy for…
11 Feb 2021
Richard Cameron: My top five asset finance themes for 2021
1) Advisers and brokers will become ever more indispensable. Professional advice is going to play a key role in supporting SMEs over the next 12 months. Financial products are becoming…
04 Feb 2021
‘We’ve spotted a funding gap in the market’
Allica Bank’s recently launched asset finance offering sees itself as starting up just at the right moment in time, hoping to play a significant role in the economic recovery as…
04 Feb 2021