All articles by Sotiris Kanaris
Sotiris Kanaris
Alphabets SME market appointments and app upgrade
Alphabet UK has appointed Gavin Davies to the newly created position of general manager for SME sales & distribution, with Graham Conway replacing him as head of Alphabet Partner.
ALD Automotive acquires Bright Lease
ALD Automotive has acquired Dutch fleet lessor Bright Lease, adding 1,100 vehicles to its fleet.
International law firm Gowling WLG launches
Gowling WLG, a new international law firm created by the combination of Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co (WLG), a UK-based international law firm, and Gowlings, a Canadian law firm, has launched today.
BBB Investments agrees £25m facility for Haydock Finance
British Business Bank Investments, the commercial arm of the British Business Bank has agreed to provide a £25m (32.2m) facility to Haydock Finance.
US leasing industry confidence falls in February amid uncertainty
Confidence in the US equipment finance market for the first half of 2016 was lower in February than January, according to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation.
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Romanias leasing market reaches 1.6bn in 2015
The Romanian financial leasing market recorded new business volumes of 1.6bn (£1.24bn) in the 2015, an increase of 21% compared to the previous year, according to the country’s financial companies association ALB.
UK alternative finance hits £3.2bn in 2015
Online alternative finance grew 84% year-on-year to £3.2bn (4.1bn) in 2015, according to a report by the University of Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance and Nesta.
ING Lease profit outperforms group targets
Increased revenues, in combination with continuous improvement of the operational excellence and low risk costs have improved ING Leases profitability, according to its global head Patrick Beselaere. The company reported that the profitability was above the groups targets.
LDF and BBB £51m agreement for SME asset finance
The British Business Bank has agreed to provide a £51m (65.3m) facility to UK finance provider LDF, to fund a portfolio of newly originated small business asset finance receivables.
Alphabet UK expands operations team with two appointments
Fleet lessor Alphabet has appointed Nick Butler as head of corporate mobility and Kit Wisdom as head of technical services.