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Allegiant Partners Inc. of San Rafael, CA, has hired Paul Foster as a managing director of its new equipment-financing subsidiary, Allegiant Capital Inc. Foster has more than 30 years of experience in the finance business; the last 12 of which he was arranging structured middle market equipment and other financings. The creation of Allegiant Capital will give managing directors John Steindorf and Paul Foster additional capabilities in structuring, funding and closing larger and more complex equipment financings. Allegiant Capital will focus on premium-rate opportunities in the range of $250,000 to $5,000,000.
GreatAmerica Leasing Corporation of Cedar Rapids, IA, has named Lane Wolbe to head its Automotive Group. He is a veteran of the automotive aftermarket and the founder of WOLCO and Commodore, two well-established names in automotive supply and automotive aftermarket equipment financing. Wolbe brings with him a highly qualified staff, whose members will integrate their sales, credit, documentation, marketing functions and skills with the GreatAmerica Automotive Group.
ICON Capital Corp. of New York has announced that it has reached $1 billion of acquisitions since its current management team acquired the company in August, 1996. While ICON is almost 20 years old, the company shifted its strategy to acquiring larger leases in the secondary market when Beaufort Clarke, Paul Weiss and Tom Martin acquired the company in the 1996 buyout. In the last several months alone, affiliates of ICON have acquired a DC10-30 aircraft on lease to FedEx, three ocean-going car carriers on lease to Wilhelmsen Lines, and in two separate deals a total of three Airbus A340-300 aircraft on lease to Cathay Pacific. The company is an independently owned lessor, which is exclusively engaged in acquiring secondary market leases on behalf of its affiliated programs.
Yachts, Jets, Horses & Hooch: Specialized Commercial Leasing Models
Defining commercial real estate asset class is essentially a property explaining how it identifies — not necessarily what its original intention was or what others think it ought to be. This article discusses, from a general issue-spot and contextual analysis perspective, how lawyers ought to think about specialized leasing formats and the regulatory backdrops that may inform what the documentation needs to contain for compliance purposes.
Hyperlinked Documents: The Latest e-Discovery Challenge
As courts and discovery experts debate whether hyperlinked content should be treated the same as traditional attachments, legal practitioners are grappling with the technical and legal complexities of collecting, analyzing and reviewing these documents in real-world cases.
Identifying Your Practice's Differentiator
How to Convey Your Merits In a Way That Earns Trust, Clients and Distinctions Just as no two individuals have the exact same face, no two lawyers practice in their respective fields or serve clients in the exact same way. Think of this as a "Unique Value Proposition." Internal consideration about what you uniquely bring to your clients, colleagues, firm and industry can provide untold benefits for your law practice.
Risks and Ad Fraud Protection In Digital Advertising
The ever-evolving digital marketing landscape, coupled with the industry-wide adoption of programmatic advertising, poses a significant threat to the effectiveness and integrity of digital advertising campaigns. This article explores various risks to digital advertising from pixel stuffing and ad stacking to domain spoofing and bots. It will also explore what should be done to ensure ad fraud protection and improve effectiveness.
Turning Business Development Plans Into Reality
This article offers practical insights and best practices to navigate the path from roadmap to rainmaking, ensuring your business development efforts are not just sporadic bursts of activity, but an integrated part of your daily success.