What does it take to lead one of the top companies in the equipment finance industry? Guest Editor Bill Verhelle sits down with the leaders of several successful Monitor 100 companies to talk about their approaches to leadership and how they are guiding their teams through the COVID-19 pandemic.... read more
Monitor 100 2020
DLL reported a portfolio increase of 2% in the first six months of 2020 in addition to a 5% drop in new business volume compared with the first six months of 2019. DLL also recorded a year-over-year drop of 71% in net profit from 2019. read more
AUG 27, 2020 - 6:40 am
AGCO Corporation appointed Rob van den Heuvel to the role of president and global CEO of AGCO Finance, effective Jan. 1, 2021. Van den Heuvel will replace Keith Large, who will retire on Dec. 31, 2020. read more
AUG 13, 2020 - 7:01 am
Global vendor finance company DLL received the 2019 Vendor Finance Provider Award from Leasing Life, one of the top leasing industry journals in Europe. read more
DEC 3, 2019 - 6:25 am
Appearing in the Monitor 100 ranking is an achievement, but only the most successful companies in the industry make it to the top of the list. Guest Editor Bill Verhelle sat down with the leaders of six top companies to discuss the strategies they use to maintain dominance in such a complex and competitive marketplace. ... read more
June 2019
DLL reported a portfolio balance of €34.6 billion ($39.5 billion) in the first half of 2019, an increase of over 7% year over year. read more
AUG 23, 2019 - 6:50 am
DLL will celebrate its 50-year anniversary on May 29. Starting as a financing company with three employees in a small Dutch village, DLL has evolved to become an award-winning, global vendor finance company. read more
MAY 28, 2019 - 6:50 am
Bill Stephenson, CEO and chairman of Executive Board, commented on DLL winning the 2018 Vendor Finance Provider Award from Leasing Life. read more
NOV 20, 2018 - 6:40 am
DLL recorded net profit of €242 million ($293 million) in the first six months of 2018, which represented a 17% increase over the prior year. read more
AUG 23, 2018 - 7:17 am
In a post on DLL’s website, CEO and Chairman Bill Stephenson discussed performance in 2017, including the realignment of the company’s Dutch consumer finance portfolio and growth in new business volume. read more
MAY 25, 2018 - 6:50 am
DLL appointed Mike Janse chief operating officer and member of the executive board, effective immediately. read more
MAY 14, 2018 - 8:09 am
DLL opened a Dallas office and appointed company veteran Eileen Schoonmaker to lead U.S. office expansion efforts. read more
SEP 13, 2017 - 7:27 am
DLL recorded net profit of €207 ($223.7) million in the first six months of 2017. The company also reported a 7% increase in its managed portfolio balance. read more
AUG 24, 2017 - 7:22 am
With its focus now squarely on international vendor finance, DLL appointed three new members to its executive board. Marc Dierckx, Ab Gillhaus and Tom Meredith detail their new roles while providing insight into the direction of the company.... read more
May/June 2017
Bill Stephenson, DLL CEO and chairman of the executive board, was presented with the 2017 Associated Equipment Distributors Chairman’s Award at the AED Summit in Chicago on January 12. read more
FEB 7, 2017 - 7:19 am