2007 Monitor 100

2007 Monitor 100 Issue

COVER STORY

2007 Monitor 100 Report
This year, the Monitor 100 Report takes on a brand new format with extended commentary on seven distinct topics: an overview, net assets, new business activity, captive leasing, the global environment, personnel and a wrap up on survey participants' feedback.
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FEATURES

Commerce Economist Sheds Light on Global Economy
By Darryl Seland, Freelance Writer
In light of recent acquisitions, and some within the industry predicting a slowdown, Commerce Bank’s chief economist Joel Naroff weighs in on the industry and other concerns facing leasing and the economy as a whole. (Ref # GLB005)

Industry Future Council Identifies Keys to Future Success
By Lisa Levine, Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation
Each year, the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s Industry Future Council meets to discuss the industry over the next five years. turn to page 24 for a summary of the Council’s findings and recommendations. (Ref # ASC018)

Life as a Captive…
By Martin Weissburg, Volvo Financial Services
Volvo Financial Services provides Monitor readers a captive’s perspective on business development, a look ahead at what’s coming in the future, along with some thoughts gaining customer loyalty through thick and thin. (Ref # CPL017)

IBM’s Vendor Financing Program Lends Expertise to Tech Manufacturers, Suppliers
By Paul Foulkes, IBM Global Financing
As IT companies become more globally integrated and trade efficiencies become more critical, technology manufacturers and suppliers need to identify new ways to innovatively fund their growth agendas. (Ref # CPL018)

De Lage Landen Walks the Global Talk
By Steve Riggs, De Lage Landen
What does it mean to be a “market-oriented” company? Steve Riggs, head of De Lage Landen’s Healthcare Business Unit, gives us a peek into his day planner. (Ref # GLB006)

Seizing Opportunity, Sustaining Business in Growing Latin American Economies
By Rafael Castillo-Triana, the Alta Group
In Latin America, the equipment leasing and finance industry has reached the point where it is now imperative for its financial executives to adopt global best practices to sustain their business. Rafael Castillo-Triana of the Alta Group tells us why we should be paying more attention to this exciting part of the world. (Ref # GLB007)

Will Private Equity Drive the Equipment Leasing Industry’s Train of the Future?
By Dan Sholem, Consultant
Consultant Dan Sholem considers why, in this fundamentally sound economy, opportunities for aggressive equity positions in equipment go unrecognized. Fewer lessors are willing to pony up equity and take real equity risk. What’s the reason? (Ref # GLB008)

China’s Leasing Market Awaits…
By Don Chan, Fortis Lease Group
Fortis Leasing Group’s Don Chan offers us the scoop on leasing in China and the steps it will be taking to encourage foreign investment. this article is a “must read” for U.S. lessors who are considering doing business in China. (Ref # PER017)

Managing Talent, Careers for the Future of the Industry …
By Lori Frasier, Key Equipment Finance
Though our industry is exciting and dynamic, it’s also mature. So are the baby boomers that are leaving the industry to take on the next phase of their lives. the question is, how do we fill their shoes? (Ref # CPR111)

NEW ON THE SCENE

Suddenly, a New Force in the Equipment Leasing Industry
On February 28, Prudential Capital Group completed its acquisition of GMAC’s Equipment Finance Division creating a new player with a very familiar name. (Ref # CPR112)