San Francisco, CA. March 27, 2014 - ATEL Leasing Corporation announced today that Rick Rockhold has joined its team as Senior Vice President, Capital Markets. His new role at ATEL includes capital market acquisitions and syndication of lease transactions. Mr. Rockhold brings with him 25 years of senior management and transaction experience in equipment financing.

Prior to ATEL, Rick spent 10 years with Cypress Financial Corporation as Co-Head of Lease Acquisitions and Portfolio Management. Throughout his career he has successfully sourced, negotiated, and closed numerous lease transactions by leveraging his in-depth knowledge of complex financial structures. The addition of Mr. Rockhold continues ATEL's practice of hiring the top talent needed to repeat and exceed the record growth of 2013.

Ken Fosina, EVP of ATEL Leasing Corporation said, “Rick’s extensive network, transaction creativity and knowledge in the business will deliver immediate results allowing us to deploy the record amount of equity capital we have available to grow ATEL’s investment grade portfolio.”

About ATEL Capital Group

ATEL Leasing Corporation is a subsidiary of ATEL Capital Group, which is an international financial services company that offers its clients a wide array of financial solutions including equipment leasing, asset-based lending, venture finance, lease administration and asset management. Since its inception, ATEL has sponsored 16 public SEC-registered equipment leasing programs as well as eight private growth capital and numerous institutional investment programs. ATEL's family of Funds has attracted over 47,000 investors since ATEL's first public program was created in 1986. For further information about ATEL Capital Group or ATEL Leasing Corporation, contact Ken Fosina at 415-616-3486. You may also visit our website at www.atel.com.