In 2011 Asset Finance International in conjunction with Nostrum Group started research into how new start-up asset lenders were finding the necessary funding. In a series of publications they have shown that a structural change has occured in the industry, and the latest report “Finding Expansion Capital” examines the funding issues affecting new and early-stage finance companies.
Contribution by Mark Picken
The report includes the opinions of a broad sweep of UK asset finance funders, and brokers, including Shire Leasing’s managing director, Mark Picken. The expert contributors cover the following issues:
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Asset finance funding availability;
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Key funding trends;
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The impact of the government’s British Business Bank and Funding for Lending schemes;
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Sourcing new funds for expansion or renewal of debt facilities;
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The use of block discounting; and
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The potential of alternative funding sources.
