Products

• An Analysis of Leasing Company IPOs

  By James M. Johnson, PhD
  Winter 2006 issue
  
  Initial public offerings (IPOs) in the equipment leasing industry have many similarities to IPOs in general, but leasing company IPOs constitute only a small fraction of the companies that go public. This article analyzes the 24 leasing companies that filed IPOs with the Securities and Exchange Commission between 1994 and 2004.

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• Arbitrating and Mediating Equipment Lease Finance Disputes

  By Philip B. Ytterberg
  Spring 2006 Issue
  
  If you have never considered the potential role of alternative dispute resolution in leasing disputes, here is a primer to explain how mediation and arbitration are being applied to commercial finance.

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• Avoiding Class Action Lawsuits Concerning Lease Insurance Programs

  by James C. Donnelly, Jr.
  Fall 2006 issue
  
  Equipment lease insurance is an important protection. But beware of hidden and excessive profits or penalties. When abuses creep in, the cost and risk of class action lawsuits become more real. Here are some ways leasing companies can protect themselves by modifying their standard lease forms.

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• Business Aircraft Financing

  By Edward K. Gross, Rhonda Maggiacomo and Adam L. Schless
  Spring 2006 Issue
  
  Market forces have had a powerful impact on financing business aircraft - but so has a new treaty commonly known as the Cape Town Convention. This article highlights the regulatory and asset-specific issues that come into play when structuring, documenting, and closing a business aircraft financing.

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• Identifying Factors for Success in the Chinese Equipment Leasing Market

  By Jonathan L. Fales
  Winter 2006 Issue
  
  Although China lacks much of the infrastructure needed for a viable equipment leasing industry, it has potential for lessors willing to make a significant, ongoing commitment. This Foundation commissioned study explores the risks and operating issues to be considered in evaluating the China market.

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• Lessor Liability: EFAs and the New Federal Leased Vehicle Act (Journal Article)

  By Barry S. Marks
  Winter 2006 Issue
  
  Equipment financing agreements (EFAs) are one tool available to motor vehicle lessors who wish to avoid holding title in their own name. But will EFAs remain beneficial in light of a newly enacted federal law designed to insulate motor vehicle lessors from liability?

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• Long-term Trends in Healthcare: Implications for the Leasing Industry (Journal Article)

  By Cindy Eddins Collier and Richard D. Crawford
  Winter 2006 Issue
  
  In 2004, the U.S. healthcare industry constituted a $1.8 trillion annual market. Thus healthcare is a promising growth area for equipment lessors in the next quarter century. This study commissioned by the Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation explores the many facets of this growth area.

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• New 8-K Reporting Requirements on Public Leasing Companies

  by James M. Johnson, PhD and Natalie Tatiana Churyk, PhD
  Fall 2006 issue
  
  The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has led to new SEC form 8-K requirements. They have a very short lead time period for reporting events. This study of public leasing companies suggests some concern that this shortened reporting window will prove expensive and the improvement in timeliness will perhaps not be cost effective.

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• Puncturing the 15 Myths of Software Leasing

  by Mark S. Bazrod
  Fall 2006 issue
  
  One would think that by now most lessors, software vendors, and users would be aware of software leasing: that they would understand it, appreciate its utility, and be familiar with its structures. Not so. Here are 15 ways software leasing is often misunderstood and some thoughts about why a lessor should consider entering the software leasing marketplace.

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• The Benefits of Leasing: The Small Firm Perspective

  By Morris G. Danielson and Jonathan A. Scott
  Spring 2006 Issue
  
  How do small businesses that prefer to lease equipment differ from those that prefer to buy? Among those that prefer to lease, what reason do they cite for doing so? The answers are in this study commissioned by the Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation. Educating small business owners to the benefits of leasing is an obvious part of marketing to this sector.

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