All articles by Lorenzo Migliorato

Turkish lessor QNB gets €25m EBRD backing

Turkish lessor QNB Finans Leasing has received a €25m (£22m) wholesale loan from London’s European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

BNP Paribas opens UK SME loans to asset management clients

BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) is to launch a UK fund giving institutional investors access to third-party-originated SME loans, as it makes inroads in direct business lending.

Financial Ombudsman says readying for SMEs, plans no awards rise

Arbuthnot Latham will launch secured lending team

Asset manager and commercial lender Arbuthnot Latham has set out plans to launch a secured lending division, as the six-month-old ABL division writes its third deal.

Hampshire Trust makes director appointment

Hampshire Trust Bank (HTB) has appointed an independent non-executive director as the eight member on its board.

Piraeus sells Romanian unit to EBRD and PE firm

The Romanian subsidiary of Greece’s Piraeus Bank, which includes leasing, factoring and trade finance in its offering, has been jointly acquired by the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development and an American private equity firm.

Volkswagen Dutch fleet acquisition spree continues with XLLease

VW’s leasing arm in the Netherlands is to acquire the leasing operations of the Autohaas group, as the company narrows the gap with rivals in one of Europe’s most competitive fleet markets.

Italian leasing: living la Bella Vita

MAF appoints Yorkshire relationship manager

Broker Midlands Asset Finance (MAF) has appointed a relationship manager for the Yorkshire region, based in Swinton.

BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions appoints chairman

BNP Paribas’s leasing division has appointed a chairman to its board of directors, following the retirement of Carlo Thill.