All articles by Brian Cantwell

More debt, less equity: transactions in the leasing market

Cambridge & Counties target 3 month asset finance campaign

Cambridge & Counties Bank has reacted to the current competitive asset finance market conditions by waiving certain fees in order to attract more business and grow market share.

Wesleyan Bank signs £15m asset finance deal with DND Finance

Wesleyan Bank, a specialist provider of commercial finance solutions and part of Wesleyan Group, and DND Finance have extended an existing wholesale finance facility to include asset finance.

Midlands Asset Finance adds relationship manager

Financial services broker, Midlands Asset Finance (MAF) has hired a relationship manager for the Black Country.

Positive Cashflow adds head of sales

Manchester-based Positive Cashflow Finance has promoted Andy Hume to the freshly created role of head of sales.

Yanmar adds Johnston Plant Sales to dealer network

Simply makes two board appointments

Simply has added two board members to its team to its risk and legal functions.

Hitachi Capital: SMEs fear for growth in uncertain times

The majority of 1,184 SMEs (79%) surveyed by Hitachi Capital Business Finance found older SMEs are struggling with a range of factors affecting growth more than businesses under 5 years of age

1pm sees profits rise 4% to £8.2m in 2019

1pm has issued a trading update ahead of its full-year results that show the business’ profits hit £8.2m and revenue has hit £31.8m, an increase of 6% on the year before.

Book review: clear, concise and accessible