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Saad Ahmed

Alphabet appoints intermediary manager for affinity partnerships

Alphabet has appointed Darren Harnett intermediary manager for its affinity partnerships team.

Close Brothers expands Irish SME asset finance team

Close Brothers Commercial Finance has appointed four sales directors and an area manager to provide SME asset finance in the Leinster and Munster regions of Ireland.

SG Fleet acquires Fleet Hire

SG Fleet has acquired Fleet Hire, a Solihull-based contract hire, fleet management and salary sacrifice provider, in a £25.7m (€30m) deal completed at the end of the last week.

IAA-Advisory appoints four directors; Storrar retires

IAA-Advisory has added four directors to its team; Stephen Grey, Patrick Jelly, Nigel McInerney and Ian Sinclair-Ford, while Chris Storrar has retired.

Henry Howard appoints Goddard head of sales for Cashflow Finance

Henry Howard Finance Group has appointed Robin Goddard head of sales for its invoice finance division HH Cashflow Finance.

ABFA: BoE stimulus could leave behind SMEs

The Asset Based Finance Association (ABFA) expressed concerns that the Bank of England’s (BoE) stimulus package risks ‘leaving behind’ small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

Fraikin appoints C-level executives in the UK

Fraikin, part of France’s Fraikin Group, has appointed Ed Cowell chief executive officer, and Bryn Thomas, chief finance officer.

Hampshire Trust achieves £1.3m profit in H1 2016

Hampshire Trust Bank reported profits of £1.3m (€1.6m) in the first half of 2016.

Bibby: 1.4m SMEs forced to write off debt each year

Over 1 in 4 UK-based small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are forced to write off thousands of pounds in debt each year, according to Bibby Financial Services.

Amey names Hitachi Capital leasing partner

Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions has been named the sole leasing partner of Amey, an infrastructure and utility support service provider.