Ford Trucks and BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions join forces to offer tailor-made financing solutions in Europe. Ford Trucks customers will benefit from the most suitable financial solutions under the brand “Ford Trucks Lease”.

Ford Trucks reached an agreement with BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions to offer finance solutions to their customers based in France, Germany and Benelux. Through this cooperation, customers will be able to access a range of leasing and financing solutions for all their requirements across the Ford Trucks Dealer Network.

Ford Trucks, Ford’s only heavy commercial vehicle production hub worldwide, joined forces with BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, part of the BNP Paribas Group, Europe’s leading bank and an important international banking player. Together, they will offer Ford Trucks’ customers financing solutions in France, Germany and the Benelux countries.

As an innovative brand that pays attention to its customers’ needs, Ford Trucks regularly introduces new business models that make an impact on the global market. Building on more than 60 years of experience in truck manufacturing and product development for international markets, Ford Trucks is taking another step to strengthen its aim of being a “companion” that cares about its customers and improves their business. As part of the new cooperation with BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions customers who choose Ford Trucks vehicles in France, Germany, and the Benelux can now benefit from Ford Trucks Lease’s financing options in line with country and market dynamics.

Following back-to-back launches in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Belgium and Luxembourg, Ford Trucks continued to take strategically concrete steps in its growth journey in Western Europe by making successive appointments of distributors in Europe’s biggest markets, Germany and France last year. With this agreement, the company will offer financial leasing, operational leasing and loan solutions to its customers in the regions, under the “Ford Trucks Lease” brand through its distributors.

Ford Trucks Lead Serhan Turfan: “As our global journey continues, we offer our customers more benefits through our cooperation with BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions.”

Noting that the logistics needs are on the rise, in line with heightened commercial activity, particularly in recent years, leading to an increase in heavy vehicle exports, Ford Trucks Lead Serhan Turfan commented on the international expansion of Ford Trucks and cooperation with BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions:

“As Ford Trucks, we are happy to reach a ground-breaking position in the heavy commercial industry in a short time. Winner of the 2019 International Truck of the Year (ITOY) award, the F-MAX continues to be one of the most important symbols of our production power, engineering capabilities, design, technology, and vehicle development skills. After receiving the ITOY award, we accelerated our growth plans as a result of the high demand for the F-MAX in Europe. Through our engineering expertise and superior R&D, we now produce trucks and operate in over 40 countries worldwide. Our global expansion continues as planned with new facilities, more markets, and new collaborations. In this regard, our cooperation with BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions stood out with its wide range of financial products and digital solutions. In line with our goal of being a “companion” who cares about their customers and improves their business, we will continue to create amenities for our customers to push their business even further.”

“We are proud to be partnering with Ford Trucks and support their development plans in France, Germany and the Benelux. Our international presence associated to our local expertise allows us to provide our partner with a solid financing programme to accelerate their business.” said Isabelle LOC, CEO of BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions.”

ABOUT FORD TRUCKS

Ford Trucks is one of the largest international heavy truck manufacturers in the world. We produce a range of vehicles including tractors, construction trucks and distribution trucks weighing over 16 tons. Ford commercial vehicles’ proven track record of quality, durability and efficiency underpins Ford Trucks’ international product strategy. At Ford Trucks, we combine more than half a century of design and production experience with expertise in market-specific product development, to engineer the main components of our vehicles, including the all-new engines. We currently operate across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Russia and the CIS, and continue to grow our international network in 3 continents. Hundreds of thousands of trucks all around the world set out each and every day with the confidence that Ford provides.

For more information about Ford Trucks and its products worldwide, please visit www.fordtrucksglobal.com.

TSG and BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions have signed a partnership to deliver financial and technical solutions to support their customers’ needs in terms of energy transition. TSG will distribute its complete range of solutions, while BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions will offer finance solutions that answer each client’s needs.

This partnership will be effective on the whole European market, in the countries where both companies operate.

European Leader in Technical Services for Responsible Mobility Solutions, TSG offers companies a full range of energy transition solutions encompassing notably Electrical Vehicle Charging as well as Solar local generation solutions and hydrogen infrastructures. Thanks to its network of 2 900 highly skilled technicians and experts based in 30 countries in Europe, TSG guarantees a high quality of execution, with a constant focus on reliability from design, sourcing, installation to daily operations and maintenance.

With this alliance with BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, TSG will be able to offer a finance solution adapted to their B-2-B customers who often struggle to finance their equipment investments. This finance scheme – consisting of a regular fee to access the infrastructure and equipment – will allow companies to develop sustainably while preserving their cashflow.

“The partnership with BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions marks a further step in TSG’s development strategy, offering global responsible mobility solutions and sustainable energy infrastructures for all business customers. Together with BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, TSG is now offering its customers across Europe a turnkey solution covering both technical and financial aspects. We are convinced that it will bring a true added value to our customers in accelerating their energy transition by facilitating investment in new infrastructures for energy for mobility,”declares Jean-Marc BIANCHI, Chairman and CEO, TSG Group.

“Supporting companies’ transition towards more sustainable or cleaner sources of energy is at the heart of BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions’ corporate engagement. That is why we are looking forward to supporting TSG’s customers energy transition by helping them access innovative and sustainable equipment,” adds Isabelle Loc, CEO, BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions.

About TSG

TSG, the European leader in technical services for responsible mobility, is a key enabler of the energy transition for mobility: With unequalled presence in 30 countries, TSG designs, builds and maintains all types of energy distribution infrastructures for mobility: electric vehicles charging network, LPG/LNG, hydrogen and also fuel / biofuel service stations.

TSG offers a one-stop-shop (equipment sale, projects and maintenance services, digital payments and systems) for innovative energy and retail solutions. TSG serves all types of clients, in the public and private sectors from local authorities and retail to gas station networks and companies fleet installations.

TSG has over 4,700 employees, and revenue by €770m in 2021. TSG’s technicians are uniquely skilled, with recognized expertise in all new mobility energy solutions: electric vehicles, hydrogen, biofuels and natural gas as well as related systems and payment services.

TSG is a privately-held company, owned by its management and the entrepreneurial investment firm HLD.

BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, European leader in professional equipment finance, announces the successful issuance of its first securitisation on behalf of its affiliate BNP Paribas Lease Group SA.

The EUR 500 million transaction is the first ever public securitisation on professional equipment leasing contracts in Europe with a placement of all tranches to investors.

Isabelle Loc, CEO, BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions: “We are very pleased with the strong reception that this transaction has seen in the market and the trust that investors have shown in the platform. The success of this first transaction will allow BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions to extend its service offering to the benefit of its clients, which consist mainly of mid-size companies and SMEs in the real economy.”

TRANSACTION DETAILS

The securities, backed by more than 75,000 equipment leasing contracts with French SMEs and corporates, comply with the requirements for simple, transparent and standardised securitisations (STS), as well as those of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR).

The deal, which attracted strong demand from investors and was oversubscribed across the capital structure, priced on 28 October 2021 and closed on 22 November 2021.

BNP Paribas acted as Sole Arranger and Sole Lead Manager.

BNP Paribas and BNP Paribas Lease Group were advised by Hogan Lovells.

BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, European leader in professional equipment finance, announces the appointment of Myriam Beque as Managing Director of the Bank Leasing Services International Business Line. She replaces Philippe Bricault who has been appointed the Deputy CEO of BNP Paribas Factor. In her new role, Myriam joins the Executive Committee of BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions and reports to Pascal Layan, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Head of International Business Lines of BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions.

Myriam Beque, 56 years old, spent the initial years of her career on industrial restructuring programs, notably in the Arcelor group. She joined BNP Paribas in 2006 in the Midcap Structured Finance team where she supported executives in the financing of their acquisition projects.

In 2012, Myriam introduced a banking support approach for start-ups within and outside of France through the creation and development of We Are Innovation (WAI) networks.

In 2014, she launched business acceleration programmes and two centres for innovation: WAI Paris and Massy Saclay.

At the end of 2018, she created the Innovation and New Business Models department within the Business team for corporates of French Retail Banking, thereby developing the ‘Beyond Banking’ offers and approach for the markets like energy transition and digital transformation.

Myriam Beque is a graduate from the Ecole Centrale de Lyon.

Pascal Layan, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Head of International Business Lines said, “Myriam’s holistic knowledge of the different business lines of the BNP Paribas Group will be a true asset in her new role where she will be working very closely with the banking division. I’m convinced that she has everything it takes to succeed in this strategic role and welcome her on behalf of everyone at BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions.”

BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, European leader in professional equipment finance, announces the appointment of Mirco Fusari as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He replaces Gianluca Masciadri who has been appointed the Chief Financial Officer of BNL. In his new role, Mirco will report directly to Isabelle Loc, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions.

Mirco Fusari, 46 years old, has 21 years of experience in the leasing industry.

After a first experience at an Italian bank, he joined BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions in 2000. During his initial years at BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, he held various positions within the Finance department: in 2003, he was a part of the Accounting, Reporting and Regulatory Affairs team and the following year, he became the Head of ALM & Management Control. In 2009, he became Deputy CFO and handled the merger with BNL and Fortis for Finance.

In 2012 he was appointed CFO of the Italian branch of Leasing Solutions and a member of the local Executive Committee.

In 2017, he moved to France and became Head of Corporate Management Control within the Leasing Solutions Corporate Finance division. He is an Economics graduate from the University of Bologna.

Isabelle Loc, CEO of BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions said, “Over the years, Mirco has proven his numerous skills and has been a true asset to the Finance department. His expertise, his excellent knowledge of the business, his vision and his commitment will be priceless in implementing the ambitions of our métier.”

At the 17th Leasing Life Conference & Awards held on 17 March in Barcelona, Spain, we received the European Leaser of the Year award for the sixth time since 2011.

Organised by Leasing Life, Europe’s leading magazine in the leasing industry, the Leasing Life Awards recognise the greatest achievements of the European equipment finance industry and bring together key market players.

By giving us this award, the jury once again reiterated our position as the European leader in professional equipment finance. With a presence in 20 countries across 3 continents, our teams support the development of our clients and partners with solutions that are both global and adapted to local specificities.

This award also recognises the diversity of solutions and services. We are the only player in the industry offering a range of solutions and services for each stage of the equipment life cycle and that respond to the different needs of our clients, partners and their distribution networks.

The award was received by Pascal Layan, Deputy CEO, and Pascale Favre, Head of the International Technology and Lifecycle Solutions Business Line.

The awards ceremony was preceded by a conference day during which Pascal Layan analysed the major post-COVID trends in the leasing market. Pascale Favre also participated in a roundtable discussion that addressed the lessons we learned from the pandemic.

BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, den europæiske leder inden for finansiering af professionelt udstyr, annoncerer udnævnelsen af Andrey Maramzine som Chief Sustainability Officer med virkning fra den 2. maj 2022. I sin nye rolle indtræder Andrey i BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions’ direktion og vil referere til Isabelle Loc, CEO for BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions.

Som CSO vil Andrey få ansvaret for at opbygge, implementere og fremme BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions’ bæredygtighedsstrategi. Hans mission bliver at accelerere og strømline de eksisterende bæredygtighedsinitiativer, samtidig med at han udvikler yderligere strukturelle tiltag i samarbejde med interne og eksterne interessenter.

“At integrere bæredygtighed i alle aspekter af vores forretning og støtte vores kunder og partnere i deres energiomstilling samt øge deres positive indvirkning er en topprioritet for BNP Paribas-koncernen og BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions. Oprettelsen af CSO-rollen vidner om den strategiske betydning for vores virksomhed, og med Andrey ved roret, vil vi kunne accelerere vores ambitioner takket være hans lederskab og kompetencer,” udtaler Isabelle Loc, CEO for BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions.

Andrey kom første gang til BNP Paribas i 2005. Siden november 2018 har han været Equity and Investment Financial Analyst med ESG-ekspertise i Economics and Strategy-forskningsafdelingen hos CIB Global Markets. Han er fast medlem af French Society of Financial Analysts (SFAF) og er Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA) fra European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies. Derudover har han opnået CFA Certificate in ESG Investing fra CFA Institute.

Andrey er uddannet fra HEC Paris og Sciences-Po Paris.

On June 19th, the 19 members of our Executive Committee made a strong commitment by signing the #NeverWithoutHer charter from BNP Paribas. This charter aims to promote the representation of women in the public sphere and has also been signed by 72 individuals across all the countries where our company is present.

Signing this charter means committing to be agents of change. We pledge to actively encourage women’s participation in all events and to promote their visibility and influence within and outside the company.

Joining this charter is not just a symbol; it is an additional concrete action to build a professional environment where women are represented, heard, and respected.

This issue is everyone’s issue, so we invite every employee to individually support this initiative by actively participating in the implementation of this charter in our daily practices. It is through our collective and individual commitment that we will make a significant difference for gender equality.

BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, European leader of professional equipment finance, announces the appointment of Isabelle Loc as Chief Executive Officer, with effect from 19th May 2021. She succeeds Charlotte Dennery, who becomes Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas Personal Finance.

Isabelle Loc will report to Thierry Laborde, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Retail Banking division of the BNP Paribas Group and will be responsible for pursuing the growth and development of BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions and for outlining and implementing its next Medium-Term strategic plan (2022-2025).

Thierry Laborde, COO of the Retail Banking division of the BNP Paribas Group said, “I would like to thank Charlotte Dennery for the strong momentum that she has built for BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions through the expansion and transformation of the business over the past six years. With her expertise and solid knowledge of the Group, Isabelle Loc has the necessary skills to continue accelerating the growth of a business that lies at the heart of the real economy.”

Isabelle Loc, 38 years, has been the Head of Real Assets, EMEA at BNP Paribas CIB since 2018 and has played a key role in advising and financing clients across the energy, natural resources, infrastructures, transportation and real estate sectors. Between 2018 and 2016, she was a Senior Banker in charge of BNP Paribas’ strategic clients. She first joined the BNP Paribas Group Paribas in 2010 within the Global Equity & Commodity Derivatives teams and was later appointed the Secretary of the Group’s Executive Committee in 2013. Isabelle Loc began her career at McKinsey & Company. She is a graduate from Ecole Polytechnique and from Columbia University.

Der er ingen tvivl om, at 2023 har været et år præget af evaluering og genovervejelse for de fleste virksomheder. Det globale forretningsmiljø ændrer sig hurtigt, med stigende energipriser, forstyrrelser i forsyningskæderne og inflation, som konstant tvinger organisationer til at tilpasse sig og være på forkant.

Alt i alt har dette gjort erhvervslivet stærkere, mere fleksibelt og mere effektivt. Vi er blevet bedre til at vurdere, hvad der skaber værdi og hvad der ikke gør.

Både forbrugere og virksomheder vil gå ind i 2024 med en vis forsigtighed, men jeg håber, at det nye år også bringer en forsigtig optimisme. Nogle gange er det netop de største udfordringer, der fører til de mest betydningsfulde forandringer. Det ser vi tydeligt i den fremgang, der sker mod en lavemissions- og cirkulær økonomi – en udvikling, der heldigvis intensiveres både på trods af og på grund af økonomiske udfordringer.

Dette alene bør give os grund til håb. Så hvordan fastholder vi momentum, og hvilke muligheder kan ligge foran os i de næste 12 måneder?

GEOPOLITISKE USIKKERHEDER ACCELERERER SKIFTET MOD REN ENERGI

Konflikterne i Rusland og Mellemøsten har haft katastrofale konsekvenser for millioner af mennesker og skabt alvorlige udfordringer i den globale økonomi.

Samtidig har disse kriser sat fokus på nødvendigheden af alternative energikilder. Energiresiliens og uafhængighed er blevet en topprioritet for regeringer og EU, som arbejder intensivt på at sikre forsyninger og fremskynde overgangen til grøn energi.

Overgangen til grøn energi er ikke længere blot en økologisk nødvendighed – den er også en økonomisk nødvendighed. Efterspørgslen efter infrastruktur til ren energi er stigende, og den finansierede mængde af energiproducerende udstyr nåede sidste år op på 1 milliard euro, ifølge de seneste data fra Leaseurope.

Leasingsektoren vil få en vigtig og voksende rolle i at muliggøre indførelsen af ren energiteknologi og -infrastruktur ved at sikre, at det er et tilgængeligt og bæredygtigt alternativ til status quo. Det vil kræve fleksibilitet og innovation fra udlejerne, som skal finde løsninger til at finansiere nye aktivklasser og tilbyde kunderne værdiskabende tjenester som en del af disse aftaler. Det vil bidrage til skiftet fra traditionelt kontantejerskab til en servicebaseret, cirkulær tilgang til forvaltning af aktiver.

ØGET PRODUCENTANSVAR STYRKER DET SEKUNDÆRE MARKED

EU’s regulering stiller i stigende grad krav til producenter om at tage ansvar for deres produkter gennem hele livscyklussen, også længe efter de har forladt fabrikkerne. Dette er en udfordring for producenterne, da de nu også skal være ansvarlige for produkternes end-of-life. Dog fremmer lovgivningen også nye forretningsmodeller som Product-as-a-Service (PaaS).

Når en producent bevarer ejerskabet af sit produkt gennem hele livscyklussen, kan den få en meget dybere forståelse af dets komponenter, slid og restværdien af de brugte varer. Skiftet til en servicebaseret tilgang giver også producenterne mulighed for at udvikle nye indtægtsstrømme ved at tilbyde kunderne værdifulde tjenester i forskellige faser af livscyklussen – fra digital forvaltning af aktiver til dataindsigt og bæredygtig og sikker bortskaffelse af aktiver.

Vi oplever nu en stigende efterspørgsel fra leverandører, der ønsker at sikre aktiver i slutningen af deres levetid, samt ønsker at investere i renoverede og genanvendte aktiver. Det giver producenterne mulighed for at reagere på kundernes øgede efterspørgsel efter brugte eller renoverede aktiver, der skal udgøre en obligatorisk procentdel af buddene som led i ESG-tilpassede indkøbsprocesser, overholdelse af lovgivningen og budgetovervejelser.

Leasingselskaber kan spille en vigtig rolle i udviklingen af PaaS-modeller ved at samarbejde med leverandørpartnere for at sikre, at ansvaret for aktiverne bevares i hele livscyklussen, samt at tjenester, der fremmer genbrug, integreres i produktudbuddet. Samarbejdet sikrer ligeledes at kunderne støttes i at anvende principperne for den cirkulære økonomi i hele deres virksomhed.

DIGITAL OMSTILLING ER I FOKUS, NÅR ORGANISATIONER REDUCERER OMKOSTNINGER

Teknologi har været et centralt tema i 2023, og trods de globale usikkerheder, har vi dette år set en robust efterspørgsel for forretningsudstyr, særligt investeringer, der er centrale for forretningsdriften.

Virksomhederne træffer nu strategiske beslutninger baseret på, hvor kritiske investeringerne er for væksten, og teknologi er en klar drivkraft for både effektivitet og konkurrenceevne.

Fremskridt inden for kunstig intelligens (AI) vil uden tvivl fortsætte i 2024. For leasingsektoren skaber det nye, spændende muligheder for at forbedre kundeoplevelsen ved at fremskynde transaktioner som kreditgodkendelser og gøre sporing af svindel mere pålideligt og konsekvent.

Samtidig kan leasing understøtte virksomhedernes digitalisering ved at reducere de indledende omkostninger og gøre teknologiinvesteringer lettere at håndtere. I dag kommer omstillinger i mange former, men den digitale omstilling vil være afgørende for at støtte organisationen i at vokse bæredygtigt.

Leasingbranchen spiller igen og igen en central rolle, der hjælper virksomheder med at fremtidssikre deres forretning og bidrage til en bedrefremtid.

Vi står over for en unik mulighed for at skabe endnu større værdi, og jeg tror det kalder på en forsigtigoptimisme.

Isabelle Loc, Administrerende direktør, BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions