Equipment Leasing and Finance Association - Investing Forward

Woodward will deliver equipment financing solutions to clients in Idaho and Eastern Washington

London, (4th October 2016) - Five Arrows Principal Investments, the corporate private equity business of Rothschild & Co, has made a significant equity investment in White Clarke Group, a fast-growing, global provider of specialist technology and software solutions to the automotive, asset and consumer finance markets.

The Certified Lease & Finance Professional (CLFP) Foundation is proud to announce that Todd Buzard, CLFP, CPA of First American Equipment Finance was awarded the annual Cindy Spurdle Award of Excellence. The award was created to acknowledge the CLFP who has contributed the most to the industry and best represents the CLFP ideals for the year.

Crestmark Bank, now in its 20th year, made Inc. magazine’s 2016 list of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies in the U.S. For its third appearance on the annual list, Crestmark ranked 58th among the fastest-growing companies in Metro-Detroit, 107th in Michigan, 239th in the financial category, and 4,638th nationally.

GovPlanet, an IronPlanet® marketplace dedicated to selling used government equipment for federal, state and municipal entities, celebrates the second anniversary of its launch and enters its third year as an expanded solutions platform that reaches buyers around the world from online auctions in the U.S. and Europe.

Alliance provides flexible financing for organizations interested in acquiring the company’s water and wastewater transport and treatment solutions.

Norwalk, CT – September 28, 2016 – Nations Equipment Finance, (NEF) has been awarded second place in the small business category for 2016 Top Workplaces honor by Hearst Media Services. The Top Workplaces lists are based solely on the results of an employee feedback survey administered by WorkplaceDynamics, LLC, a leading research firm that specializes in organizational health and workplace improvement. Several aspects of workplace culture were measured, including Alignment, Execution, and Connection, just to name a few.

White Clarke Group today announced the appointment of Allan Fried to their North American Consultancy division as Senior Consultant. He joined the business in August 2016.

On September 20, 2016, Crestmark was awarded the 2016 Madeline Kafoury Memorial Trophy from Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan (Gleaners) for its successful employee-led food drive and fundraising efforts in support of Gleaners’ 2016 Hunger-Free Summer Food Fight Campaign. Crestmark, which collected 89 pounds of food, and donated nearly $5,000, took the top spot among businesses with 90+ employees, and ranked fourth overall. This contribution represents 4,845 days of meals for kids during the summer.

Leading direct lender recognizes the many accomplishments of women business owners in all industries throughout the United States. For the second straight year, the company is inviting female entrepreneurs to enter a contest to win $1,000 cash and have their “success story” featured in a small business blog post.

UniFi Equipment Finance announced that Jeffrey L. Teucke has been named Senior Vice President of Sales. Mr. Teucke will be responsible for growing sales and business development efforts for vendor relationships throughout the country.

Alta LAR 100 Report reveals industry size, changes and major players in Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Puerto Rico and other countries.

Leading independent financing company completed its fourth and largest term securitization to date. The additional funding capacity will be used to provide growth capital to small businesses, middle market companies, franchises, and equipment vendor businesses.

Axis Capital announces major expansion with the opening of two new regional offices to strengthen vendor origination platform