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Willis Lease Finance Adds Barrington to Board of Directors

Willis Lease Finance, a lessor of commercial aircraft engines and provider of aviation services, appointed Colm Barrington to its board of directors. Barrington was the former CEO and director of Babcock & Brown Air (later renamed Fly Leasing). read more

Economic Activity in Hospital Sector Grew in March for Seventh Straight Month

Economic activity in the hospital subsector grew in March for the seventh consecutive month after contracting twice in the previous four-month period, with 35 consecutive months of growth prior to that, according to the latest Hospital ISM Report on Business from the Institute for Supply Management. read more

AerCap Signed $1.6 B in Financing Transactions in Q1/24

Aviation lessor AerCap signed 82 lease agreements, completed 12 purchases and 49 sale transactions, and signed financing transactions for approximately $1.6 billion in Q1/24. read more

ATEL Capital Group Adds SVP and Director for ATEL Ventures, Expands Legal Team

ATEL Capital Group added Todd Jaquez-Fissori as senior vice president and Simrat Wason as director of ATEL Ventures, while Nick Martitsch and Maggie Adams joined ATEL Capital Group as senior counsel and legal counsel, respectively. read more

JPMorgan Chase Reworks Global Banking Executive Leadership

According to a report from Reuters, the global banking unit of JPMorgan Chase made several changes to its leadership team, including appointing Bregje de Best and James Roddy to co-lead global corporate banking. read more

Fleet Advantage Promotes Staff in Operations, Remarketing and Dealer Services

Fleet Advantage, a provider of specialty financing, fleet data analytics, fleet management services and life cycle cost management, promoted Wesley Hall to director of fleet operations and off lease, Ysis Jackson to remarketing operations manager, and Shayna Sweet to manager of dealer services and operations administration. read more

Jefferies Financial and SMBC Expand Strategic Alliance to Canada

Jefferies Financial Group and SMBC Group expanded their global strategic alliance to enhance collaboration on future corporate and investment banking business opportunities within the Canadian market. read more

U.S. Bank Appoints DuPont to Newly-Created Healthcare/SBA Credit Leader Role

U.S. Bank hired Brian DuPont as healthcare/SBA segments credit leader, a newly created role that will support healthcare and Small Business Administration lending at the bank. DuPont joined U.S. Bank from Bank of America, bringing 29 years of lending expertise in the healthcare, conventional and SBA credit spaces. read more

Sheffield Financial and Kawasaki Extend Retail Financing Partnership

Powersports finance company Sheffield Financial, a division of Truist, and Kawasaki Motors, a manufacturer of motorcycles, ATVs, side by sides vehicles and Jet Ski personal watercraft, extended their long-term retail financing partnership. read more

BMO Updates Sustainable Bond Framework with New Financing Categories

BMO made changes to its Sustainable Bond Framework to expand the existing uses of the framework’s proceeds criteria, including financing activities related to nuclear energy, low-carbon fuels, the electrification of industrial activities and climate change adaptation. read more

JA Mitsui Leasing Acquires Oakmont Capital Services

JA Mitsui Leasing, through its subsidiary, JA Mitsui Leasing USA, acquired a 100% interest in Oakmont Capital Services. The company will continue to use the Oakmont Capital Services brand, and there will be no changes to the current management or team.  read more

Wingspire Equipment Finance Appoints Shipley Chief Commercial Officer

Wingspire Equipment Finance hired Craig Shipley as its new chief commercial officer. Shipley was previously executive vice president at BankFinancial Equipment Finance and also has prior experience at firms such as BMO Harris Bank, Cisco Systems Capital and the Macquarie Group. read more

CSI Leasing Announces Multiple Officer Promotions

CSI Leasing promoted Catalina Gomez to vice president of European pricing and portfolio manager, Meghan Hawk to vice president of global business development, Amita Seth to vice president of global customer success and Gregory Hullaby to assistant vice president of marketing. read more

Dext Capital Adds Morales as VP and Relationship Manager

Dext Capital hired Ernie Morales as vice president and relationship manager for its technology vendor team, according to a LinkedIn post from the company. Morales was previously a vice president of program management at Key Equipment Finance from 2016 to 2023. read more

Utica Equipment Finance Hires Goldman as Managing Director of Originations

Utica Equipment Finance hired Eric Goldman as managing director of originations, according to a LinkedIn post from Goldman. Prior to joining Utica Equipment Finance, Goldman spent two years as vice president of business development at NFS Leasing. read more

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