Caterpillar and Navistar announced they are restructuring aspects of their 50/50 joint venture NC(2) Global, which will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Navistar. International and Caterpillar branded trucks will continue to be distributed through both dealers outside of the U.S. read more

SEP 30, 2011 - 8:50 am

Raley Commercial Finance & Leasing and First Source Funding said they formed First Source Business Finance to finance small and mid-size businesses, focusing on the transportation, construction, agricultural, manufacturing and medical sectors. read more

SEP 6, 2011 - 9:43 am

Enterprise Bank & Trust said it has established Enterprise Bank Business Finance Group to provided asset-based lending services to businesses in its St. Louis, Kansas City and Phoenix markets. Daniel W. Fridrich, formerly with M&I Bank, will lead the group. read more

SEP 1, 2011 - 8:44 am

Meridian Investments announced the formation of Meridian Asset Finance to be led by Rob Martorano, former Americas head of Deutsche Bank Securities’ Asset Finance and Leasing Group. read more

JUL 20, 2011 - 9:32 am

Perella Weinberg said it formed Infinity Aviation Capital, a JV with Richard Baudouin, co-founder of Aviation Capital, and Khawer Ali and Jerrold Rosen, principals of KJ Aviation. Infinity recently completed its first acquisition. read more

JUN 29, 2011 - 9:27 am

The Batten Group of Companies said it formed CompanionWay through a joint venture with Anchor Capital Resources. CompanionWay will serve middle-market companies through loans secured by inventory, equipment and/or other assets. read more

JUN 29, 2011 - 9:26 am

Perella Weinberg Partners said it has teamed with helicopter industry veterans Howard Wolf, Bill Wolf, Bruce Mauldin and John Contas to form Lobo Leasing, a JV to acquire helicopter and helicopter-related assets for lease to operators. read more

JUN 3, 2011 - 9:40 am

GAZ Group and Terex Corporation said they have entered into an agreement to form a joint venture company for the manufacture of construction and roadbuilding equipment in Russia. Under the agreement, the joint venture will manufacture, market and sell certain... read more

MAY 31, 2011 - 9:36 am

Lease Police of Plano, TX and Inspection Services, a division of RTR Services of Salem, OR, announced the formation of a strategic alliance, which gives leasing and finance companies the due diligence required to fully understand both new and existing vendor finance relationships. read more

MAY 27, 2011 - 9:54 am

Crane Aircraft Partners has been formed to provide new investment options for investors, including direct investments in commercial aviation assets and the first aviation focused equity long/short hedge fund. read more

MAY 17, 2011 - 9:36 am

Regions Bank said it has formed a technology & defense banking group and named David Sozio to lead this effort. Regions will provide a full range of services with an emphasis on advisory services, syndicated financing and debt capital. read more

APR 6, 2011 - 10:37 am

RTR Services announced the launch of a new Inspection Services division to assist brokers, lessors and funding sources with pre- and post-funding equipment inspections, site inspections and collection assistance. Jim Merrilees will lead the new division. read more

MAR 24, 2011 - 3:55 pm

A new joint venture of global shipping and finance experts, including Tiger Group Investments and The Carlyle Group, has formed a company that will work to acquire more than $5 billion in container, dry bulk, tanker vessels and other shipping assets to capitalize on increasing demand in the shipping sector. read more

MAR 17, 2011 - 12:02 pm

HP Financial Services and BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions are partnering to offer small and mid-size businesses financial solutions to help them invest in HP technology. read more

MAR 10, 2011 - 2:54 pm

Siemens Financial Services and the Carbon Trust announced a joint partnership to provide UK businesses with green equipment finance worth up to approximately $900 million over the next three years. read more

MAR 4, 2011 - 8:00 pm