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Close Leasing completes first 6 months trading
Close Leasing has recently completed its first 6 months of trading and the directors are very pleased with progress to date. Sales Director Paul Bartley said "during our initial phase of operation we have signed up nearly 30 introducers many of who have provided us with high quality business".
The company has written a number of lease and other transactions on a variety of assets, including premiership player transfers, engineering equipment, cranes, AV equipment, Print, Telecom and IT.
Close Leasing Limited
The company is based in Manchester and London and specialises in equipment leasing transactions typically between £500,000 and £5 Million in value.
A management team comprising of Neil Davies, Paul Bartley and Tom Dramby, all of whom have many years experience in the UK middle ticket leasing market, run the business.
We plan to build a portfolio of over £500Million over the next 5 years and will cover a broad range of market sectors including, IT, construction, engineering, telecoms, waste management and renewable energy. We source our business through a range of intermediaries such a specialist lease brokers, equipment vendors, corporate finance advisors as well as other lessors.
The company commenced trading in 2007.
About Close
Close Brothers Group plc is the largest independent merchant banking group in the UK and is amongst the 150 largest companies (measured by market capitalization) listed on the London Stock Exchange. Its total assets exceed £4.8 billion. Founded in 1878, Close Brothers Group plc employs over 2,500 people in its offices in the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, Jersey, South Africa, Continental Europe and the UK.
Close provides a comprehensive range of financial services including fund administration, fiduciary services, voluntary liquidations, trust and company administration services and asset management. While its client base is principally institutional, it also provides financial services to high net worth individuals around the world. Its banking affiliate, Close Bank provides deposit taking services to exempt companies, ordinary non-resident companies and non-resident individuals.