SmartEquip, a provider of equipment service and parts procurement solutions, added Kiloutou Germany, a subsidiary of Europe's third-largest generalist equipment rental company, Kiloutou Group, to its global network. read more
MAY 3, 2023 - 6:54 am
MUFG Bank established the Marunouchi Climate Tech Growth Fund with Mitsubishi Corporation and Pavilion Private Equity. The fund has Marunouchi Innovation Partners as its general partner, and will invest mainly in climate-tech-related startups. read more
MAY 2, 2023 - 7:17 am
AITX, a North American provider of railcar services, launched a European railcar platform to offer European manufacturers, operating lessors and freight shippers access to resources across fleet management, leasing solutions, regulatory management and maintenance operations. read more
MAY 2, 2023 - 7:12 am
Data Sales, a provider of lease financing and IT asset disposition, recently celebrated its 50th year in business, at its Burnsville, MN headquarters with customer, family and employee events. read more
MAY 2, 2023 - 7:10 am
According to the latest U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index, the volume of freight shipments moved via truck in the United States declined in Q1/23 by 6.1% year over year. This was the fourth quarter in a row in which volume has contracted on an annual basis. read more
MAY 2, 2023 - 7:08 am
Moritt Hock & Hamroff opened a new office in the Fort Lauderdale, FL, metro area to serve the southeast Florida market. Gregory J. Ritter, the founder of Florida-based law firm Ritter & Chusid will join Moritt Hock & Hamroff as partner to support the new office. read more
MAY 2, 2023 - 7:06 am
I Squared Capital, an infrastructure investment manager, signed a definitive agreement, through its ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund III, to acquire Rentco, a transport equipment leasing and rental company in Australia. read more
MAY 2, 2023 - 7:04 am
Southern States Bancshares, the holding company for Southern States Bank, appointed Mark Chambers CEO, succeeding retiring CEO and founder Stephen Whatley. read more
MAY 2, 2023 - 7:01 am
Ritchie Bros. conducted its largest Canadian auction of the year recently in Edmonton, AB, selling more than 12,000 equipment items and vehicles over five days, generating more than CA$225 million (more than $164 million) in gross transaction value. read more
MAY 2, 2023 - 6:58 am
JPMorgan Chase acquired the substantial majority of assets and assumed the deposits and certain other liabilities of First Republic Bank from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. As part of the purchase, JPMorgan Chase is assuming all insured and uninsured deposits. read more
MAY 1, 2023 - 7:13 am
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation released an internal review evaluating its supervision of Signature Bank. According to the review, “the root cause of [Signature Bank’s] failure was poor management.” read more
MAY 1, 2023 - 7:12 am
Crossroads Equipment Lease and Finance appointed Brent Russell to its leadership team as senior vice president. In this role, Russell will spearhead a new division under the name "LeaseBox" that will launch Crossroads into trailer and chassis leasing. read more
MAY 1, 2023 - 7:10 am
Peoples Bancorp completed its acquisition of Limestone Bancorp and Limestone's wholly-owned subsidiary, Limestone Bank. The completed acquisition included the merger of Limestone Bank into Peoples Bank. read more
MAY 1, 2023 - 7:08 am
Non-bank lender BriteCap Financial formed with a capital investment from affiliates of North Mill Equipment Finance and from its own senior management team. BriteCap will be majority owned by a holding company affiliate of North Mill and will operate independently from North Mill. read more
MAY 1, 2023 - 7:06 am
U.S. Bank introduced a new business diversity lending program that will expand the ability of women-, minority- and veteran-owned businesses to obtain capital, building upon the bank’s broader efforts to support underrepresented businesses and help address the wealth gap. read more
MAY 1, 2023 - 7:02 am