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Ares Commercial Finance Launches a Healthcare Asset Based Lending Platform

Ares Commercial Finance deepens its middle market reach with a new team dedicated to delivering tailored asset-based lending solutions for the healthcare sector. read more

DriveItAway Launches Lease Alternative for Small Fleets Through Fleet-Connection Partnership

A new program from DriveItAway aims to help small businesses access work vehicles without long-term financial commitments or credit hurdles. read more

CSG Law Launches Standalone Equipment Leasing & Finance Group

Led by longtime industry attorney Robert Hornby, the new group formalizes CSG Law’s national equipment finance practice. read more

Insight Investments Launches Leasing Firm for Fitness Equipment, Led by Vecker

Insight Investments has launched Insight Capital Finance, a new business unit dedicated to providing innovative leasing solutions to the fitness, healthcare and wellness markets. To lead this initiative, Insight Investments has appointed Paul Vecker as Executive Vice President of Insight Investments, and President of ICF. read more

The AI CEO Offers Business Leaders a Clear Path to Adoption

The AI CEO, founded by former UniFi executive RJ Grimshaw, offers a structured system to help executives cut through the confusion and integrate AI with confidence read more

BPCE Expands Equipment Leasing Operations with New Subsidiary

BPCE has launched BPCE Equipment Solutions, expanding its equipment leasing operations across 24 countries following the acquisition of Société Générale Equipment Finance. read more

ShipBob Launches Financing Program to Support Ecommerce Merchants

ShipBob has introduced ShipBob Capital, a financing program aimed at providing its U.S. merchants with access to flexible lines of credit. The initiative, powered by J.P. Morgan-backed Slope, allows eligible businesses to secure funding for inventory, marketing, and growth investments. read more

VIVIS Expands into Equipment Leasing

VIVIS, a subsidiary of Neutra Corporation, is expanding its business to include equipment leasing. read more

First Citizens Bank Offering Tax Equity Investments in Renewable Energy Projects

First Citizens Bank, through its energy finance business, is introducing a new tax equity investment product designed to help finance renewable energy projects. read more

Alerus Financial Adds Equipment Finance Team

Alerus Financial is expanding its specialty lending capabilities with the addition of an experienced team focused on providing equipment financing to commercial banking clients throughout the company’s geographic footprint. read more

Rinaldi Advisory Services and Verity Capital Advisors Form Strategic Alliance

Rinaldi Advisory Services (RAS) added Justin Vogel, CEO of Verity Capital Advisors, to its consulting practice. With complementary services, RAS and Vogel aim to offer deep expertise across a wide range of functional areas within commercial equipment finance. read more

PerCina Report Launches New Financial Spreading Product

PerCina Report launched a new financial spreading product with technology partner ScaleCred that offers users state-of-art spreading capability. PerCina Report combines generative AI credit memo drafting along with financial spreading and automatic collateral curve generation. read more

Wintrust Commercial Finance Adds Renewable Energy Finance Group

Wintrust Commercial Finance created a new group, Renewable Energy Finance, that will focus on financing solutions for solar and other renewable energy projects. To execute this initiative, the company hired Brian DePonte as senior vice president, renewable energy finance. read more

Honour Capital Launches Agriculture Finance Company

Honour Capital co-founders Brian Slipka and Shea Huston launched a new company focused on agriculture finance: Honour Ag. The new company will be led by Hollie Bunn as CEO.  read more

Odessa Launches Auto Finance Platform

Odessa, a software and technology provider for the lending and leasing industry, launched an auto finance originations platform, the first part of Odessa Auto, an end-to-end auto finance suite. read more

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