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Sotiris Kanaris
ING Belgium partners with crowdfunding platforms
ING Belgium has launched a fast-track procedure for its business clients on crowdfunding platforms Seedrs and KissKissBankBank.
Dell to buy EMC for $67bn
US computer giant Dell has agreed a deal to buy data storage company EMC for $67bn (58.9bn).
BDL: Investment levels in Germany are disappointing
The need for further investment in equipment and infrastructure to support long-term economic growth in Germany was expressed by the German leasing association Bundesverband Deutscher Leasing-Unternehmen (BDL).
FLA: 23rd month of consecutive asset finance growth
Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) members sold £1,876m (2,531m) worth of asset finance in August 2015, up 5% compared to the same month in 2014.
Forecast for US equipment and software investment growth lowers
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation revised its forecast on US equipment and software investment growth for 2015, lowering it from 5% to 4.1%.
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New business up 17% at Grenke Leasing
German independent lessor Grenke Leasing has reported a 17% year-on-year growth in new business volumes, which amounted to 961.1m (£709m) in the first nine months of 2015.
Secure Trust Bank provides £1.5m finance facility to recruiter
Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance has provided an invoice finance facility of £1.5m (2.03m) to Corr Recruitment, a UK recruiter specializing on the transport and industrial sectors.
LOréal appoints Fleet Logistics to manage Nordics fleet
The Nordics division of cosmetics company, LOréal, has appointed independent fleet management provider Fleet Logistics, to manage its fleet of 380 vehicles in four Scandinavian countries.
SFS: Innovative finance products enable investment in digitalisation
Innovative financing techniques are helping to drive growth in the healthcare industry, and in infrastructure by enabling investment in the digitalisation of processes and technologies, research by Siemens Financial Services (SFS) has found.
EBRD provides 50m to Polands BZ WBK Lease for green energy projects
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) agreed to provide a loan of up to 50m (£36.4m) to Polish leasing company BZ WBK Lease, in order to support investments in sustainable energy projects of local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).