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Sept.
17, 2009
The Alta Group announced
today that it is expanding
its North American presence
with the addition of Hugh
Swandel as a managing
principal of the Canadian
region for this premiere
global equipment leasing and
finance consultancy. Along
with Swandel, his associate,
Murray Derraugh, joins Alta
as an associate.
Swandel has extensive North
American contacts in the
leasing industry. He serves
on the board of the National
Equipment Finance
Association (NEFA) and the
Canadian Finance & Leasing
Association (CFLA), and is
active in the Equipment
Leasing and Finance
Association (ELFA) in the
United States.
“Hugh is a preeminent
consultant in the Canadian
market and his experience is
in line with the focus of
our work in the United
States --mergers and
acquisitions, business
management and professional
development,” said John
Deane, managing principal of
The Alta Group in North
America.
Through Swandel’s own
company, Swandel &
Associates, in Winnipeg,
Canada, the two new members
of Alta’s team have also
been working jointly with
Bruce Kropschot on mergers
and acquisitions in Canada.
They became more involved
with Alta when Kropschot
joined The Alta Group’s M&A
division as a principal last
year.
“Joining The Alta Group will
not only help us expand our
services in the United
States but also in Europe,
Asia and Latin America where
Alta is well established,”
said Swandel.
Before launching Swandel &
Associates in 2001, he
served as president and
chief operation officer of
Electronic Financial Group (EFG).
EFG was a Canadian company
that built and launched a
multi lending web-based
credit system. He began his
career in 1989 after earning
an honors arts degree in
history and political
science from the University
of Winnipeg, and an honors
business degree from the
University of
Manitoba.
Swandel also held a variety
of executive positions
during 10 years with
National Leasing Group, a
privately held Canadian
lessor.
Murray Derraugh, the senior
vice president of Swandel &
Associates, has more than 25
years of management
experience in both the
manufacturing and the
financial services sectors.
Derraugh worked in both
sales and credit for more
than seven years at National
Leasing and at a MasterCard
affiliate before joining
Swandel. Currently, he also
leads the Canadian Lease
Education On-line (CLEO)
program
for CFLA. Derraugh and
Swandel together brought
this education program to
Canada from the United
Association of Equipment
Leasing, revised the content
for use in Canada,
incorporated fleet leasing
into the Equipment Leasing
program, and modified the
material for use in a
virtual classroom setting.
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About Alta
The Alta Group is a global
consultancy serving
equipment leasing and
finance companies,
investment professionals,
manufacturers, banks, and
government organizations.
Founded in 1992, The Alta
Group supports clients in
North America; Latin
America; Western, Central
and Eastern Europe;
Australia; and
China.
For more information, please
visit
www.thealtagroup.com. |
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Hugh Swandel Accepts Board Position with U.S. Based National Equipment Finance Associations (NEFA)
ATLANTA, GA — November 12, 2008 — The National Equipment Finance Association (NEFA) held its first Board meeting on November 4, 2008 in Atlanta. The NEFA formation was recently approved by the merger of the Eastern Association of Equipment Lessors (EAEL) and the United Association of Equipment Leasing (UAEL). The first order of business was the historic signing of the association’s charter by the founding Board members. “It was really a special feeling to be involved with the new beginning of an ‘old’ association,” said Brent Hall of Pinnacle Business Finance, the NEFA’s first President. “We have an excellent Board of Directors that is well suited for the hard work of merging the two associations. It is a pleasure to work with this very smart and capable group of people.”
The new NEFA board includes the addition of Canada’s Hugh Swandel of Swandel and Associates in Winnipeg, MB. “Hugh brings an international presence to the NEFA board and a strong background in equipment leasing and finance. As was our intent in building a very strong and dynamic board for the new association the addition of Swandel was a must”, said President Brent Hall.
“It is a pleasure to contribute to an association well positioned to help industry players navigate through these tough economic times. NEFA is a strong association with the ability to help leasing companies reach the next level of their success”, said Swandel.
Swandel and Associates provides consulting services to the leasing and finance industry across North America. Hugh Swandel has extensive North American contacts in the leasing industry and a strong reputation as an effective negotiator of win/win agreements involving acquisitions, business development, securitization and most other matters of significant importance to Lessors.
Acted for several lessors to explore Merger and Acquisition opportunities. Successes included share sale, due diligence services and negotiation assistance.
Provided Software Conversion Project Management services to two leading lessors. Projects included managing tasks and responsibilities as well as liasing with software provider.
Created policy procedure manuals and operating review analysis for major Canadian Lessor.
Conducted a Software Platform review for international BPO company.
Completed On-line education development project for National Equipment and Finance Association (NEFA)
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Murray Derraugh Presents at Industry Conferences in Canada and the United States
Fall 2008 – Murray Derraugh of Swandel and Associates presented at two annual industry conferences on the topic of Insurance for Leasing companies.
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2008
Swandel and Associates along with Premier Lease and Loan and HKMB to complete the development of education and training materials for the equipment and vehicle leasing industry in North America.
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October 2007
Agreement to act for
specialty finance company to
solicit and negotiate
funding for expansion. |
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October 2007
Hugh Swandel appointed to
the Board of Directors
of the United Association of
Equipment Lessors (www.uael.org). |
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October 2007
Murray Derraugh completes
Sales Training program for
Irwin Commercial Credit. |
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September 2007
Swandel and Associates
enters agreement to
represent Kropschot
Financial Services, a
leading leasing industry
Merger and Acquisition
Company. Bruce Kropschot
announced that Kropschot
Financial Services, the
leading merger and
acquisition advisory firm
for equipment and vehicle
leasing and financing
companies in the U.S., has
entered the Canadian M&A
market through a new
relationship under which
Swandel and Associates will
represent Kropschot
Financial Services in
Canada. Swandel and
Associates founder and
President Hugh Swandel will
work jointly with Kropschot
Financial Services President
Bruce Kropschot and
Executive Vice President Jim
Billings to provide Canadian
leasing and financing
companies with the expertise
that Kropschot Financial
Services has developed while
arranging the sale of over
150 equipment and vehicle
leasing and financing
businesses in the U.S.,
Europe and South America
over the past 21 years.
Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Swandel and Associates is a
leading consulting firm for
equipment and vehicle
leasing and financing
businesses throughout
Canada. The firm has
represented many Canadian
leasing companies in
securing financing
facilities, and it also
provides leasing industry
expertise in mergers and
acquisitions, strategic
planning, training and
technology solutions. Prior
to founding the firm, Hugh
Swandel held a variety of
senior positions during his
10 years with National
Leasing Group, a leading
Canadian small ticket
leasing company. Mr. Swandel
was awarded the Canadian
leasing industry’s highest
honor in 2006, being named
Member of the Year by the
Canadian Finance & Leasing
Association.
Bruce Kropschot stated, “I
have had the pleasure of
working with Hugh Swandel on
several client projects, and
I have the highest respect
for his capabilities and
knowledge of the Canadian
leasing market. We need his
expertise in order to
provide the highest level of
service to equipment and
vehicle leasing and
financing companies in
Canada. There are many
privately owned leasing
companies in Canada whose
owners would benefit from an
active M&A market like the
one that Kropschot Financial
Services has helped maintain
in the U.S.”
Headquartered in Vero Beach,
Florida, Kropschot Financial
Services has affiliated
offices in 34 countries
through its membership in
International Network of M&A
Partners, an exclusive
global partnership of 62 M&A
advisory firms that is
ranked as one of the top
organizations
internationally in the
number of middle market
acquisitions completed. |
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September 2007
Murray Derraugh presents
Canadian Finance and Leasing
Education Program at
Annual Conference in Banff
Alberta. |
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August 2007
Swandel
and Associates enters
agreement with Recombo (www.recombo.com)
to assist with market
development of their
digital and electronic
signature technologies for
the leasing industry. |
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August 2007
Swandel and Associates
enters an agreement to
assist with market
development for a new
funding product for U.S.
Lessors. |
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July 2007
Swandel and Associates enter
an agreement with Premier
Lease and Loan and HKMB to
assist with the
development of education and
training materials for
the equipment and vehicle
leasing industry in North
America. |
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September 2006
CFLA names HUGH SWANDEL
its Member of the Year
September 14th, 2006, at
its 2006 annual
conference in Halifax,
Nova Scotia, CFLA
Chairman Joe LaLeggia
awarded HUGH SWANDEL,
President of Swandel and
Associates, with the
Association's most
prestigious honour: the
"CFLA Member of the
Year" Award.
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August 2006
Swandel and
Associates Chosen to
Develop First Ever
Canadian Lease
Professional
Certification Program
The Canadian Finance and
Leasing Association (CFLA)
and the U.S. based CLP
Foundation (CLP) have
announced an agreement
that will provide the
framework for a future
Canadian equipment and
automotive lease
professional
certification program.
The CFLA also announced
an agreement with the
United Association of
Equipment Leasing (UAEL)
that will establish a
comprehensive
professional training
program for the Canadian
leasing industry.
CFLA has asked Hugh
Swandel of Swandel and
Associates of Winnipeg,
Manitoba, to lead the
development of the
curriculum and structure
of the program. They
will adapt the UAEL
training materials and
the CLP Foundation
program for the Canadian
market, expanding the
education program to
include vehicle leasing
as well.
"We are confident that
with the expertise of
Swandel and Associates,
the CLP Foundation and
the UAEL, Canada's
first-ever comprehensive
training for lessors
will be a success," said
CFLA president and CEO,
David Powell. "Building
from the program, our
next step will be
looking at how to
implement the
Certification Program
and the CLP designation
as part of the Canadian
leasing industry."
"The CLP Foundation
looks forward to working
closely with the CFLA,
Swandel and Associates
and the UAEL to
establish the CLP
designation as a
recognized credential
throughout the Canadian
leasing industry," said
CLP executive director,
Cynthia Spurdle.
"The CFLA, CLP and UAEL
are committed to
promoting the highest
standards of knowledge
and professionalism in
the North American
leasing industry," said
Joe Woodley, UAEL's
executive director, in
La Quinta California.
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