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--------------------------------------------------------------------- Archives-May 12, 2002 #1 McCue Systems Number #1 Today magazine announced McCue Systems advertising was ranked #1 among all lease management technology vendors (including both back-office and front-end providers) and #2 among all industries advertising in the magazine's January issue. Readers rated the ads for "attention-getting", "believable", and "informative". The McCue Systems' ad received a composite score of 79%. Other composite scores for top-placers within the leasing technology sector were: LeaseTeam, Inc. 57% #2
This company, under the president Mike Cingari, formerly one of the presidents of Colonial Pacific Leasing, went bankrupt owing employers, particularly salesmen thousands of dollars and over $1 million in advance rentals not returned to applicants. “The Shame of MSM Capital:” http://www.leasingnews.org/Conscious-Top%20Stories/MSM_stories.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------- Classified Ads---Senior Management
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(chronological order) Kropschot, Leader in Pawnee Deal “I have followed the success of Pawnee for over 10 years since I first met founder Rob Day when we were in the same golf foursome at a UAEL Convention. Over the years, I have performed several consulting assignments for Pawnee, and it has been gratifying to see the sound growth that the company has achieved under the leadership of Rob, Sam Leeper and Gary Souverein. “I was pleased when Pawnee's shareholders asked me to locate a supportive acquirer to help Pawnee reach the next level of its growth plans. I believe that Chesswood Income Fund, with its access to the public equity markets and having the advantage of being a Canadian income trust, is a perfect match for Pawnee. I have been very impressed with Chesswood CEO Barry Shafran and his vision for the future of the company, and I am confident that Chesswood will provide further opportunities for Pawnee employees and the lease brokers that Pawnee supports.” Bruce Kropschot “My firm (Swandel and Associates) acted for Cars4U (Chesswood). Our role was to find an acquisition and assist with due diligence. It was a pleasure working with Bruce Kropschot who did a superb job for Pawnee. I have had contact with the people at Pawnee through UAEL and NAELB and knew that this deal would be a strong fit for all parties. The people at Chesswood are a brilliant group that made a very complex transaction easy for the public market to understand. “Currently I have Canadian clients seeking to acquire U.S. or Canadian Lessors. With the rapid rise in the Canadian dollar we may see a few more cross border transactions in the near future. Hugh Swandel ---- Orix Ex-Employee “Hello I am a Ex-Employee as of last month with ORIX. It is true that ORIX is shutting down. I have gotten quite a few phone calls from people still working there wanting to come work for me because they have been given notice. The only group that will stay in Kennesaw will be the RPG group. Which are collections and repossessions. They are only being left to liquidate the last of the accounts left in the old portfolio. “All of the new deals that were written within the last year will be out sourced to a group in OR. “I hope this helps you out. Many of the employees are being left out in the cold. Single mothers have no way to support there children and people with medical problems are losing there insurance and ORIX could care less.” (Name Withheld) (This was edited as other comments might be too embarrassing. The writer wanted us to include her name, but due to the content, it was our decision not to name her or include her e-mail address. Editor) --- “Just wanted to say thank you for sending this to us everyday.” Henry Enrique (Henry) Grace --- IFC Credit “I simply want to let you and your staff know I support your efforts to bring your readers fair and un-bias news regarding the leasing industry. Your latest "tell it like it is" article about IFC and the "slander" claims against The Leasing News is what separates your organization from the others in your field. “I only wish more folks in the leasing industry would step forward and not be afraid to "tell it like it is". The results of such actions from respected leasing industry leaders could assist in cleaning up many of the black holes that often bring shame to our industry. I wish you continued success and thank you for all your efforts!” Respectfully, Troy Lang Tierra Portfolio Services 605 362 1255 Fax 605 362 1215 ------ April 26 Calendar Events Comment Bird Day
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The Best Profession: Sales by Steve Chriest Salespeople: Highest Return A vendor partner we worked with a few years ago provided us with some revealing research information about the sales profession. Among working professionals, it appears that salespeople, generally, are a well-balanced, stable group. In their work as purveyors of sales excellence, this vendor maintains a database of over 300,000 sales candidates, 100,000 business decision-makers, and 1500 sales forces. Understanding salespeople, and formulating actuarial tools that predict success in sales, is a core part of their business. Here is some of the interesting information they have discovered: Among doctors, lawyers, athletes and salespeople, which profession would you guess has the highest average return for their investment in education? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, it is salespeople, not doctors, lawyers or athletes, who enjoy the highest average return for their investment in education. Who has the highest suicide rate among dentists, psychologists, business executives, laborers and salespeople? If you guessed dentists, you would be right. With all the rejection most salespeople endure on a daily basis, you might think salespeople rank high on this list. In reality, salespeople have the lowest rate of suicide among these groups. When comparing politicians, TV personalities, building maintenance workers and salespeople, it's salespeople who have the lowest rate of early heart or other stress related diseases. Maybe even onerous, unrealistic sales quotas aren't enough to overly stress most salespeople. Which profession, among surgeons, entrepreneurs, writers and dentists has the highest divorce rate? For some reason that I'll let you speculate about, dentists again top this list. The sales profession is second lowest on the list, and only Catholic Priests have a lower rate of divorce! This should all be good news for sales managers and senior managers. It should be comforting to know that most salespeople enjoy a high average return for their investment in education, do themselves in much less often that other professionals, are less likely to succumb to stress and other stress related diseases than many other professionals, and stay married longer than many groups of top professionals. It's no wonder salespeople successfully endure constant rejection from customers, uncomplimentary skits on Saturday Night Live, and the blame for lagging sales, even when their company's product or service offering are at fault. It seems that well-adjusted, optimistic, stable people just naturally gravitate to the business of sales! Copyright © 2006 Selling Up TM . All Rights Reserved. About the author: Steve Chriest is the founder of Selling Up TM (www.selling-up.com), a sales consulting firm specializing in sales improvement for organizations of all types and sizes in a variety of industries. He is also the author of Selling Up , The Proven System for Reaching and Selling Senior Executives. You can reach Steve at schriest@selling-up.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Chicago IT Conference Wrap-Up (Halladay comments on NetSol buying McCue Systems) by Susan Carol, for The Alta Group
The Alta Group's conference for information system buyers in equipment leasing and finance last month attracted considerable interest from representatives of major industry companies, according to Shawn Halladay, Alta Group Principal and head of its Professional Development Division (PDD).
Shawn Halladay Halladay, who hosted a similar event last year as well, said there is “some serious consideration” going into the notion of replacing older, more commonly used systems with new back-end processing systems. What is important today is this: “Who can provide the greatest level of detail necessary for regulatory compliance, business intelligence and the growing perceived need to reduce operational costs? “Buy downs, subsidies and securitizations that require special treatment flags, as well as the need to maintain two rates within one system are making life difficult in the back offices of leasing and finance institutions,” Shawn reported. "There are definitely changes going on. The feeling at the conference was that there is still a place for the smaller, niche players as the big systems have too much functionality and cost. Oracle and SAP certainly have the clout and, in some cases, existing relationships from the non-leasing side, but they don't have a track record. IDS continues to control most of the installations in the Monitor 100. "McCue has a good product, but probably suffers from a “small shop” perception, even though undeserved. The NetSol pact will help in this regard and may provide them with the horsepower to make a real run at IDS. I think we can say the same thing about CHP, who has good history in the UK and Europe, but needs to convert that to the US. "PWC got a lot of good interest on their like-kind exchange product. The outsourcing and ASP options of Tata Consultancy and JDR Solutions, respectively, added some needed perspective to the traditional big box solutions. I think the general feeling, which I was pleased to see, is that people are considering numerous options for their back end processing requirements. The exposure for the vendors and participants was very good and we are looking forward to next year. I also am considering adding front end applications to the mix." Alta's conference enabled long-time providers, such as McCue Systems and International Decision Systems, with an opportunity to introduce their product's new features and the ways that lessors are applying technology to current business challenges. It also gave CHP Consulting, now operating in North America, an opportunity to introduce how their service and systems apply here as in Europe. A relatively new provider-- Oracle-- also provided a technology overview of its software suite. Advertising and exhibiting of products and services was prohibited at this conference, held in Chicago, April 19-21. Halladay provides a demonstration script to each participating provider so that comparisons can be made by lessors while seeing each system side by side “working off the same set of assumptions same transactions with the same hurdles.” Lessors using accounting systems 10 years or older were exploring newer options, he added. Some said their use of legacy systems is not producing the needed efficiency. They could learn here how to update legacy systems or how to convert to something new. Halladay said the older systems can still be robust and lessors have to consider the cost to train personnel to use a new system. They were also introduced to the concept of outsourcing back-end processes. The Alta Group plans to place the conference presentations on its web site soon. Please check back at: www.thealtagroup.com. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 55 Women Equipment Leasing Professionals Gather in Philadelphia ELTnews The ELA Women's Council held its first regional Networking Luncheon May 2, 2006 at the Crown Plaza in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The luncheon was sponsored by Valerie Jester, ELA-chair elect and president of Brandywine Capital Associates. Fifty-five women from twenty-four companies, some from as far away as Colorado and Michigan, attended the event. The luncheon provided an opportunity for women working in leasing and finance organizations to get together informally to meet others in the industry, discuss common issues and learn how to get more involved in their Association. "It's great to see women in our industry learning and sharing with one another," said Jester. "I saw a lot of business cards being exchanged. I hope the momentum that we started at this luncheon will continue into lasting business relationships." Ms. Jester provided an overview of the ELA organization and the ELA Board of Director's support of the Women's Council. Shelley Pittman, executive partner, Accenture, and chair of the Women's Council, shared the results of an ELA survey completed by over 400 women, which was designed to capture the key issues and interests of the professional women working in this industry. Valerie Pfeiffer, director, tax and external reporting for CIT Healthcare, encouraged women to get involved in industry issues and ELA-sponsored activities and events. The next regional networking event is scheduled to take place on Monday, June 5, 2006 at 11:30 am in downtown Chicago immediately preceding the ELA Banking Leasing Conference. More information will be provided soon. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Dashiell Back in the USA
“Hey Dad, My squadron will be commissioned soon attached is a news clip.” Commissioning Date Nears For New Coastal Warfare Unit (NAVY TIMES, 9 MAY 06) … Andrew Scutro A new combat force will be spooling up this month in and around Little Creek, Va.. Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron 4, which will be commissioned May 20, is the first such active-duty unit on the East Coast since the Vietnam War. The 275-sailor squadron uses 34-foot patrol boats armed with machine guns for point defense in ports and coastal areas. The new unit combines existing inshore boat units and mobile inshore undersea warfare units. Commissioning the squadron brings the two units together under one command, said Lt. Jim Hoeft, spokesman for Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, which counts the new squadron among its forces. As part of the Navy's new antiterrorism command, the squadron complements other green- and brown-water capabilities, both in operation and in development. Formation of the squadron follows the establishment of a similar unit, Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron 5, on Feb. 2 in San Diego. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Leasing Association Events-Meetings Open to All
UAEL North Florida Networking Regional 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM UAEL Member and Non-Member cost is $20.00 Meet Brokers, Lessors and Funding Sources at
2755 Ulmerton Road Please contact Kim at kim@uael.org or call at 760-564-2227 Or Register online at www.uael.org --------------------------------------------------------------- UAEL South Florida Networking Regional May 17, 2006 at 12:00 PM Meet Brokers, Lessors and Funding Sources at
TIMPANO 450 East Las Olas Blvd
UAEL Member and Non-Member cost is $24.00 No Host Bar Please contact Kim at kim@uael.org or at 760-564-2227 Or Register online at www.uael.org -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wednesday May 17, 2006 7:30 AM Tee Time Indian Peaks Golf Course
GREAT NETWORKING, BEAUTIFUL GOLF COURSE AND FUN WITH FRIENDS!! Cost to attend for UAEL Members $89.00 This includes: Register online at www.uael.org or with Kim at kim@uael.org or 760-567-2227 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
May 23,2006, Tuesday Eastern Association of Equipment Lessors Please contact the EAEL office at 212 809 1602 or alison@eael.org for pricing and a registration form. --------------------------------------------------------------------------
AN ANNUAL BALTIMORE TRADITION CONTINUES This event has grown from a small gathering of leasing professionals into an event that is greatly anticipated not only by the local Baltimore leasing community but leasing professionals as far away as California. This event can be attended by anyone connected to the leasing industry: Owners of companies, sales representatives, operational staff, accountants, funders, attorneys, bankers, spouses, seasoned CLP's and brand new professional trying to break into the industry. There is something magical about rolling up your sleeves and indulging in the messy process of picking hot Steamed Blue Crabs and sharing your leasing stories. This year's event is being hosted by: Dennis Horner- The Equipment Leasing Company Nancy Pistorio- Madison Capital Bruce Winter- FSG Leasing The event has been moved to a new location this year: The event is growing to a weekend get away for out of town leasing professionals. Obyrcki's is a Baltimore institution, and is known across the country for its famous steamed crabs. The event is close to the Baltimore Inner Harbor, Fells Point, the National Aquarium, Fort McHenry and many other Baltimore attractions. For more information and to register for this event visit: www.eael.org or contact Dennis Horner at 800 365 6566 Don't miss it! ---------------------------------------------------------------
June 20th Regional Meeting Lunch To register or learn more, please go here: ---------------------------------------------------------------
June 22th, Thursday Registration: 11:45am Please contact the EAEL office at 212 809 1602 or alison@eael.org for pricing and a registration form. ---------------------------------------------------------------
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September 18, Monday Please contact the EAEL office at 212 809 1602 or alison@eael.org for pricing and a registration form. ------------------------------------------------------------------
NAELB Eastern Regional Meeting ---------------------------------------------------------------- David G. Mayer's Business Leasing News May, 2006
1) Financiers, Vendors May Face New Compliance Requirements Under Renewed USA PATRIOT ACT 2) Security Wake-Up Call: Terrorists Urge Destruction of Business Aircraft 3) As Europe Surpasses U.S. in Leasing Volume, Are U.S. Lessors Missing the Boat? 4) Leasing 101: What Is a "Double Debtor" Issue Under Article 9 of the UCC? About Patton Boggs LLP; Recent Publications Founder's Note by David G. Mayer This issue of BLN carries a theme about international transactions, security and the power of government to hunt down terrorists. Article 1 discusses some key issues for lenders and lessors under the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005. After three to four years of relative calm in the U.S. since 9-11, terrorists recently stormed into the international limelight by calling for the destruction of U.S. corporate aircraft. This threat should not be taken lightly. It should serve as a wake-up call to users, owners and financiers of business and personal aircraft to take appropriate safeguards, as discussed in Article 2. Staying with the international ideas, on a more positive note, Article 3 suggests that the strength of European leasing in 2005 beckons U.S. lessors to participate in that market. Finally, "Leasing 101" asks what the "double debtor" issue means under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. Whenever a debtor transfers collateral subject to a security interest, the interest follows the asset and, if correctly perfected, remains perfected in favor of the secured party with the transferee debtor, at least for a while. Read Article 4 to understand the issue and address it when a debtor makes any kind of transfer or change of corporate form covering collateral subject to a secured transaction. Have a great month of May and thanks for taking your valuable time to read this issue of BLN. CLICK HERE FOR THIS ISSUE: http://www.pattonboggs.com/newsletters/bln/Release/bln_2006_05.htm ### Press Release ########################### Key Equipment Finance names Patrick B. Mullen Vice-President, Capital Markets
SUPERIOR, CO. – – Key Equipment Finance, one of the nation's largest bank-affiliated equipment financing companies and an affiliate of KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), has announced the appointment of Patrick B. Mullen to the position of vice president within its Capital Markets team. The team manages Key Equipment Finance's third party buy activity and outbound syndication opportunities within Key's commercial leasing services group, which offers equipment financing to middle market and large corporate businesses in the U.S. Mr. Mullen will focus on middle market and investment grade prospects with annual revenues of at least $50 million and buy domestic transactions starting at $500,000. His office is located at Key Equipment Finance's worldwide headquarters outside Boulder, Colorado. Prior to joining Key, Mr. Mullen was vice president of indirect marketing at GMAC Commercial Finance in Atlanta, Georgia, where he originated investment opportunities and arranged syndicated transactions. Previously he had been an indirect originator at Fleet Capital Leasing and a relationship manager at Textron Financial Corporation, both in Providence, Rhode Island. Mr. Mullen earned two bachelor of art degrees, in economics and history, from Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island. “Patrick's industry knowledge is sure to be an asset to the team,” said Bennett F. Viverito, senior vice president and national syndications director. “He adds new focus which will strengthen our abilities as we continue to execute our business strategies.” Key Equipment Finance is an affiliate of KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) and provides business-to-business equipment financing solutions to businesses of many types and sizes. They focus on four distinct markets: · businesses of all sizes in the U.S. and Canada (from small business to large corporate); Headquartered outside Boulder, Colorado, Key Equipment Finance manages a $12.6 billion equipment portfolio with annual originations of approximately $5.7 billion. The company has major management and operations bases in Toronto, Ontario; Albany, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Houston, Texas; London, England; and Sydney, Australia. The company, which operates in 26 countries and employs 1,100 people worldwide, has been in the equipment financing business for more than 30 years. Additional information regarding Key Equipment Finance, its products and services can be obtained online at KEFonline.com. Cleveland-based KeyCorp is one of the nation's largest bank-based financial services companies, with assets of approximately $93 billion. Key companies provide investment management, retail and commercial banking, consumer finance, and investment banking products and services to individuals and companies throughout the United States and, for certain businesses, internationally. ### Press Release ########################### MeriCap Credit Corporation Names Walter Savage Vice President of its Construction & Industrial Equipment Division Oak Brook, IL. MeriCap Credit Corp. announced the appointment of Walter Savage as vice president of its Construction & Industrial Equipment (“C&I) division. In this role, Savage will be responsible for building and managing MeriCap's C&I sales efforts through its business development managers who are located across the U.S. "It is our commitment to provide our vendors with Best-in-Class service and products in all disciplines and aspects that touch our vendors and their customers - and we feel that with Wally's in-depth knowledge of the C&I industry and his vast experience in a vendor finance service platform, we have satisfied that commitment in C&I sales leadership,” explained James Freund, MeriCap's Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing. Savage joins MeriCap Credit from Komatsu Financial where he spent the last 23 years in a variety of disciplines helping Komatsu build a $2 Billion construction finance company. His responsibilities included collections, credit underwriting, marketing and administration. Most recently Savage served as Komatsu's Director, Marketing & Administration responsible for North American distributor and end-user relations, which included the development and management of manufacturer and distributor finance and lease programs with annual originations in excess of $900 million MeriCap Credit is a vendor-based/specialized commercial finance company committed to the Commercial Vehicle and Construction & Industrial Equipment segments. For more information on MeriCap Credit as well as career opportunities, please visit www.MeriCapCredit.com. Sites of Reference: ### Press Release ###########################
News Briefs---- April retail sales below forecast as gas bites Dollar falls against euro, pound RIDDER'S $10M PARACHUTE AOL reducing workforce by 7% Before the lights go out on 'Will & Grace,' take a last look around the historic set it called home American Idol: the buzz ---------------------------------------------------------------
You May have Missed--- Of U.S. Children Under 5, Nearly Half Are Minorities http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/09/AR2006050901841.html ----------------------------------------------------------------
California News Briefs--- Governor Schwarzenegger to settle school funding dispute ----------------------------------------------------------------
“Gimme that Wine” SOMMELIER SECRETS: How to tame the terror of ordering wine at a posh restaurant Napa Grape Production Boosts All Crop Production 54 Percent Women with Diabetes Can Benefit from Drinking Alcohol Wine Prices by vintage US/International Wine Events Winery Atlas Leasing News Wine & Spirits Page --------------------------------------------------------------
Restaurant Review Bob Teichman/Theresa Kabot at “Dizz's As Is” Dizz Licious Bob Teichman, CLP, and Theresa Kabot, CLP, had dinner at "Dizz As Is," Laguna Beach, California, while attending the United Association of Equipment Leasing Conference in Dana Point. Here is an e-mail with the subject line "Dizz Licious" to Kit about their experience: the dinner: Mr. Teichman and myself had a lovely dinner together. It started with complimentary chilled vermouth to cleanse the pallet and crostini brushed with olive oil (and perhaps even a hint of white truffle oil) lightly toasted served with house pate. Delicious! We enjoyed a glass of Pieper Heidsiek champagne, (there were three choices of champagne by the glass), while we perused the menus. Bob chose the lamb and I the duck. Incredible! perfectly done, some of the best! The broccoli on the side appeared to have been steamed and then fried with a super light tempura batter. It was amazing, as it did not taste the least bit fried; I don't know how they did it. Complimented the duck beautifully. Not to mention every meal starts with your choice of soup(s) or salad(s). All of the vegetables tasted as though they had just been picked from the backyard, very real, concentrated flavors. Wine list - competent but not lengthy. Bob and I became bogged down on deciding between a burgundy or pinot. The waiter suggested a Napa pinot noir, which we truly enjoyed. Bob told me all about his business ventures in Russia and I told him all about my lama ranch in Colorado. We had a ball! Even at the end when I found myself wearing my cappuccino on my white linen pants. Not to fear! A quick trip to the ladies room and I was back in white slacks. I think Bob was impressed by my speedy laundry skills. (..... have to say,so was I!.... phew!) We closed it down, and the staff was wonderful throughout. A speedy cab ride home and we were back at the hotel having a night cap with our leasing buddies, like Jimmy Merrilees. Should you or Sue speak with your contact at Dizz's please be sure to send our gratitude and compliments. This morning I mailed a postcard to the restaurant doing the same. Kit, the only thing missing was you. Thank You for going to the effort of putting this together, and thank you for your super recommendation. your leasing buddy, Tree (They have a signature wonderful dessert, a fruit bomb of strawberries, cherries, mangoes, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, in freshly made whipped cream that holds it all together as if you are eating ice cream, but it is floating in the whipped cream. It is part of the Price Fixe dinner. She did not mentioned it, so I was curious, as if she may not have liked it.) Oh, and as for dessert, there was simply no room left. ----------------------------------------------------------------
Calendar Events This Day Denmark: Common Prayer Day Public holiday. The fourth Friday after Easter, known as “Store Badedag,” is a day for prayer and festivity. Limerick Day Observed on the birthday of one of its champions, Edward Lear. The limerick, which dates from the early 18 th century, has been described as the “only fixed verse form indigenous to the English language.” It gained it greatest popularity following the publication of Edward Lear's “Book of Nonsense( and its sequels.). Write a limerick today! Example: There was a young poet name Lease/Who said, is just as I fear/Five lines are enough/For this kind of Stuff/ Make a limerick each day of the year. National Receptionist Day Day of recognition for our national's frontline personnel in business. Receptionists may go by other names such as host/hostess, maitre d', front desk clerk, operator, customer service representative, information desk personnel or anyone responsible for creating or maintaining a favorable image for the company by greeting clients and guests. There are some 892 receptions in the US. Annually, May 12 or the next business day if the 12 th falls on a Saturday or Sunday. ----------------------------------------------------------------
This Day in American History 1602- Captain Bartholomew Gosnold, who left Falmouth, England on March 26,1602 landed on the southern Maine coast near what is now Cape Porpoise. He became the first Englishman to explore the United States. He anchored his ship at what is now New Bedford, Massachusetts. He named Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and other landmarks. --------------------------------------------------------------
Spring Poem Mannahatta by Walt Whitman I was asking for something specific and perfect for my city,
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