New research commissioned by Acquis revealed that 65% of small to medium businesses in the U.S. are feeling optimistic about the future, with SMBs in the IT (75%), financial (74%) and retail (74%) sectors felt the most optimistic about the long-term future of their businesses. read more

MAY 2, 2024 - 6:52 am

Acquis, a provider of insurance solutions to the European leasing industry, will now provide its services in the U.S. Brian Madison, Acquis’ newly appointed managing director for North America, will be responsible for launching Acquis’ specialist insurance services in the U.S. read more

OCT 23, 2023 - 7:25 am

Brian Madison joined TrinityRail to oversee its leasing company in 2015 after a series of successful leadership roles across the equipment finance and leasing industry. What initially attracted Madison to the railcar manufacturing industry and what keeps him motivated is the endless possibilities of a 150-year-old industry ripe for innovation.... read more

Vol. 48 No. 4 2021

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation announced the 2021 officers of its board of trustees, including Scott Thacker, CEO of Ivory Consulting, as chair; Nancy Pistorio, president of Madison Capital, as vice chair; Zack Marsh, CFO of Orion First Financial, as secretary/treasurer; and Ralph Petta, president and CEO of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, as president. read more

DEC 22, 2020 - 6:39 am

The ELFA announced its new board of directors and officers. Anthony Cracchiolo of U.S. Bank Equipment Finance is the new chairman of the board and David Schaefer of Orion First is chairman-elect. read more

OCT 25, 2016 - 7:00 am