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Equipment Lease Financing in Today's Loan Transactions (2011)

On February 9, 2011, Jonathan Fleisher spoke on "Equipment Lease Financing in Today's Loan Transactions," as part of Osgoode Professional Development's Intensive Short Course in Commercial Loan Finance and Security.

In times of economic turmoil many companies are looking for alternative finance options. The equipment finance industry provides such an alternative. This session will focus on providing a business-focused understanding of the equipment finance industry that will help them in advising their clients both on the finance of equipment and entering into loan agreements generally.

• What are the key business factors that equipment financiers focus on and how do these find expression in the finance documentation? 
• Drafting considerations in dovetailing the equipment finance into a firm’s overall debt strategy 
• Understanding the common credit requirements and how they have changed over the last 18 months 
• Identifying new trends in the industry 
• Negotiation strategies for borrowers 
• Current PPSA requirements 
• Problems posed by aircraft, motor vehicles and trucking fleets 
• Conflicts of law arising where assets move between jurisdictions 
• Where to perfect the relevant security interests

Please click for more information about the course.

Jonathan is a partner in the Financial Services and Business Law Groups. He is the only Canadian lawyer to sit on a sub-committee of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association.