Sponsors
Leasing Life Awards Sponsor
CHP Consulting's ALFA Systems and consultancy services are used by top motor, asset and consumer finance organisations worldwide. ALFA is a fully scalable, enterprise-wide solution for the finance industry, providing end-to-end integration, flexible sales channel support and workflow automation. It is used to finance five million assets by leading blue-chip clients at over 40 live sites. CHP's class-leading software and in-depth industry experience allow it to maintain an exceptional delivery record. Key areas of expertise include equipment finance, motor finance, fleet management, vendor finance, asset management, consumer finance and structured finance. CHP was founded in 1990 and has offices in London, Boston and Sydney.
For more information on CHP, visit www.chp.co.uk
Gold Sponsors
For more than 20 years LISCOR has been delivering successful solutions to International asset finance organisations, especially in the complex and heterogeneous European scenario.
Its consultancy-oriented approach allows Liscor to anticipate themes and issues related to the credit sector in the complex multi country European environment.
Liscor solutions are focused on Business Process Management and cover end-to-end requirements: front-office, middle and back-office, including an optional full-featured leasing-oriented accounting module (Local GAAP+IFRS).
Our solutions comply with the requirements of the International scenario, covering multilingual, multi-localization, multi-currency, multi-accounting for global players and have been supporting operations located in multinational environments.
For more information on LISCOR, visit www.liscor.com
Gold Sponsor
SG Equipment Finance is part of the French banking group Société Générale and is a leading partner for manufacturers and vendors in Europe, Asia, Pacific, North and South America. The Group meets the requirements of multinational vendors looking for a financial partner with an international outlook. Furthermore, we offer an attractive range of tailor made financial services such as equipment loans, leasing solutions or insurance services for the asset-financing needs of small, medium-sized and large clients.
With more than 100 branches, SG Equipment Finance operates in 25 countries. Thanks to this presence and the expertise of skilled local teams, our group is able to provide international manufacturers and distributors with cross border sales-finance facilities in countries with very different characteristics. In all countries, we have sound industry and project knowledge in the transport, industrial equipment and high-tech markets. Our business is well-balanced with a wide range of assets financed along the entire value chain from manufacturer to end-user
Silver Sponsor
UniCredit Leasing is the first truly European network for asset based financing solutions. The possibility to structure leasing packages according to the individual needs and requirements gives our customers a competitive edge in their business.
In Europe, UniCredit Leasing is strongly locally rooted offering to the market a solid team of professionals and a real operating network able to lease easily and internationally. Our products are available via direct sales, specialized vendors partners, such as manufacturers and dealers, and bank branches as we are part of UniCredit Group.
With more than 2,800 employees in 17 countries, the company has substantially strengthened and further expanded its operations in Italy, Austria and Germany, and is nowadays the undisputed leader in the growing markets of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).
Cocktail Sponsor, Table Host and Exhibitor
International Decision Systems
...a global leader in software solutions for Asset Finance. We deliver those solutions around the world , leveraging our three decades of experience with financing businesses, with a focus on origination and portfolio management. In the United Kingdom we also provide Automotive Data and Wholesale Finance systems.
Our reputation has been built on knowledge and understanding of our customers' businesses, the flexibility of our systems, and our reliable delivery of complete end-to-end solutions. We continue to recognise new trends, technological advances and accounting developments ensuring our applications grow and adapt to this constantly changing market.
Contact: Steve Paterson
Tel: 01256 302000
Email: spaterson@idsgrp.com
www.idsgrp.com
Table Host
Amstel Lease is an international equipment leasing company. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABN AMRO it provides lease contracts in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and the UK.
Amstel Lease leases a wide variety of equipment: from sea containers to tractors and from plant and equipment to vehicle fleets. Amstel Lease is in the top segment of the equipment leasing market. They carefully track market movements and respond to the requirements and expectations of customers. As a result, the turnover and profit figures have grown year after year, thereby ensuring the continuity of the services it provides.
Amstel Lease employs a total of 150 loyal and committed staff.
Table Host
IBM (International Business Machines Corp.)
IBM, with sales totaling $103.6 billion in 2008, is one of the world?s largest providers of information technology (hardware, software and services) and B2B solutions. It currently has a payroll of nearly 400,000 employees and is active in over 170 countries. IBM?s portfolio of solutions ranges from supercomputers via software and services, including consulting services, to financing.
In teams positioned around the world and in cooperation with around 100,000 business partners, IBM assists customers of the most varied size with projects of which some extend beyond national borders, while at the same time developing customized solutions that can be financed flexibly. Founded almost 100 years ago, IBM has regularly redefined itself and has become one of the world?s strongest brands due to innovations that extend way beyond technologies. It invests over $6 billion a year in research and development.
With its comprehensive solutions offering IBM is able to provide its employees with a wide range of deployment and career opportunities in Germany and elsewhere, including work in international project teams. With the keyword employability, IBM is strong on continuous and inservice training, investing over $500 million a year in training around the world.
IBM in Germany, headquartered in Ehningen, employs 21,100 people at 40 locations, making it IBM?s largest country company in Europe. Structurally, IBM in Germany is organized along the value chain in ?Research & Development?, ?Sales & Consulting?, ?Solutions & Services? and ?Management & Support? competence areas. With a sales force that is tailored to customers and their added value, the company bundles its industry and solutions expertise, with divisions arranged regionally and by industry. Customers benefit from specialized teams with comprehensive industry know-how and from end-to-end care provided by local contacts.
Table Host
LeasePlan Corporation N.V.
LeasePlan is the European market leader in fleet and vehicle management. It is also one of the leading global players in this field, with offices in 30 countries and alliances in South Africa and the Baltic States.
The Group companies rank among the major players in their respective local markets, and many are market leader.
LeasePlan is one of the few organisations with the broad geographical presence necessary to offer a global service to large multinational companies.
LeasePlan International plays an important role in the sale and marketing of cross-border services and manages the accounts of large international customers worldwide.
Table Host
Morton Fraser is one of the largest full service law firms based in Scotland, but working for clients across the UK.
Our broad and diverse business base and top rated and award winning expertise means that we can advise clients on the entire range of commercial and personal legal services.
The firm contains a number of award winning lawyers and outstanding experts in their field in a variety of areas - from Asset Finance to Family Law.
Table Host & Brand Session Sponsor
Salans
Founded in Paris in 1978, Salans is a full-service international law firm with over 750 lawyers in 21 offices.
Our Global Restructuring, Recovery and Insolvency Practice is widely respected in the industry as being a leader in the field, providing unique turnaround solutions for companies in distressed situations. Our tailored approach ensures clients achieve the best possible results. In addition to providing restructuring expertise, we offer a dedicated distressed situations team assigned to each project, with legal specialists from practices including real estate, litigation and arbitration, banking and finance, employment, corporate law and tax.
Badges & Lanyards Sponsor
White Clarke Group's award-winning software solutions, CALMS and CATALYST are the end-to-end solutions of choice for Asset Finance, Automotive Finance, Leasing, Contract Hire, Wholesale Floorplanning Finance and Vehicle Management companies in 22 countries around the globe.
We are the largest Asset Finance Technology supplier in Europe.
For more information on the White Clarke Group, visit: www.whiteclarkegroup.com
Brand Sponsor
De Lage Landen is a global provider of high-quality asset-based financing products. Headquartered in Eindhoven, De Lage Landen is 100% owned by Rabobank. This Dutch bank is Triple-A rated by the major rating agencies Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s.
With offices and joint ventures all over the world, De Lage Landen specializes in asset financing and vendor finance programs on a worldwide scale. The company focuses on the following industries: Food & Agriculture, Healthcare, Office Technology, Financial Institutions, Transportation and Construction & Industrial.
De Lage Landen also offers operational car leasing in several European countries via its daughter Athlon Car Lease International. In the Netherlands, De Lage Landen offers its broad range of financing products, extended with consumer finance, both through local Rabobanks and directly to the market.
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