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What is a Sale Leaseback?

August 11, 2011

Analysis of:Leasing and Equipment Finance News | www.trimont-financial.com

A sale leaseback is a form of leasing where a business owner sells existing equipment in exchange for cash. Typically, an equipment leasing company buys the property and then leases it back to the business owner. The business owner then pays the leasing company the monthly rent for the continuous use of the equipment.

Advantages in Leasing

November 15, 2010

Companies lease equipment because leasing can represent the best use of their financial resources and preservation of capital. Businesses which do not lease may find that they are operating at a competitive disadvantage. They operate with older equipment than they could otherwise afford. Ultimately, they may lose the ability to compete, having higher costs and lower productivity (older & lower tech equipment) than operations which are using the newest equipment.

Bank of America Asia Moves Forward

June 22, 2009

Analysis of:Bank of America Has ‘Considerable’ Savings in Asia | www.bloomberg.com

Execution and speed of merger results in significant savings. Addition of personnel indicates preference to accelerate earnings. BofA will be a major player in the Asian theater.

ILFC Risk Transference

March 27, 2009

Analysis of:Fed Approves Loan to Shore Up ILFC | hosted.ap.org

According to the Associated Press, the Federal Reserve signed off on the latest cash infusion to AIG late Wednesday (03-25-2009). It is thought that these funds could be dispersed to ILFC the first of next week and possibly as early as Monday. The company is thought to have debt of more than $575 million that is coming due by 03/31/2009 or 04/01/2009. ILFC has stated in the past that it's parent, AIG will continue to offer such loans until March 2010 or until the unit is sold, whichever comes first. It is speculated that at least three private equity groups are involved in researching bids for one of the worlds largest aircraft lessor's in an upcoming second round auctioning scheduled for sometime in April 2009. The U.S. government has implied but has not obligated itself that it will help prospective qualified buyers in financing the acquisition of ILFC.

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