global partners

The Commonwealth Bank Group is one of Australia’s leading providers of integrated financial services including retail banking, premium banking, business banking, institutional banking, funds management, superannuation, insurance, and investment and sharebroking products and services. The Group is one of the largest listed companies on the Australian Stock Exchange and is included in the Morgan Stanley Capital Global Index.

The Commonwealth Bank has been partnering with equigroup for ten years to provide IT and medical asset finance solutions. Cementing a strong and successful relationship, the Bank acquired a 50 per cent stake in the company in March 2008. With operations in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Europe, the Bank and equigroup are very well placed to provide solutions to a broad spectrum of domestic and offshore clients.

www.commbank.com.au

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Auckland Savings Bank has a history of over 150 years of service to New Zealanders, and is proud to be one of the country's leading financial groups. Being established to serve its community, to grow and to help its people grow with it, ASB always has their eyes fixed firmly on tomorrow and aim to be one step ahead with their product offerings and service.

www.asb.co.nz

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Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail and commercial banking, credit cards, investment banking, wealth management and investment management services with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia.

With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in more than 50 countries and employs approximately 155,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for more than 48 million customers and clients worldwide.

www.barclaysassetandsalesfinance.co.uk

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Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. (AIB)

AIB, originally named Allied Irish Banks Limited, was incorporated in Ireland in September 1966 as a result of the amalgamation of three long established banks.

AIB conducts a broad retail and commercial banking business in Ireland, which in addition to being one of the leading branch networks, conducts significant corporate lending and capital markets activities. AIB also has established retail and corporate banking businesses in the United Kingdom, Poland and the United States, the latter primarily through its 24.3% ownership interest in M&T.

AIB's dominant business strategy is to develop mutually rewarding customer relationships offering high quality banking advice, services and products.

www.aibgroup.com

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BBVA is a global group that offers individual and corporate customers the most complete range of financial and non-financial products and services. It enjoys a solid leadership position in the Spanish market, where it first began its activities over 150 years ago. It also has a leading franchise in South America; it is the largest financial institution in Mexico; one of the 25 largest banks in the United States in terms of assets and one of the few large international groups operating in China. BBVA employs 112,000 people in over 30 countries around the world, has more than 47 million customers and 890,000 shareholders.

BBVA is a financial services group that strives to grow stronger through improvements in efficiency, profitability and capital adequacy commensurate with competitive advantage. It is also expanding risk management to the highest possible level.

The group's overall goal is to use its strengths to establish lasting relationships with increasingly satisfied customers in Spain, Europe and Mexico, in other American countries and in other places where it has a presence.

www.bbva.com

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Nordea is the largest financial services group in the Nordic and Baltic Sea region. With assets totalling 440 billion euros and a market capitalisation of 22 billion euros, the Group holds a very strong position in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Nordea’s retail operations provide a complete range of financial services and products for a broad circle of private individuals, companies and institutions as well as the public sector. Nordea has around 10 million customers, approximately 1,400 branch offices and a leading netbanking position with 5.1 million e-customers and 33,000 employees (FTE's).

Nordea’s international operations include services such as payments, trade financing, account holding and custodial management.

www.nordea.com

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Societe Generale Equipment Finance (SGEF) is part of the French banking group Societe Generale. SGEF is the largest European equipment and vendor finance provider by business volume and the third largest worldwide. They operate in 39 countries - 25 with direct local presence and have more than 100 branches. They market their finance solutions through vendor programs, banking networks and direct sales.

In all countries where they operate, SGEF have a profound industry, product and asset knowledge, particularly in the transport, industrial equipment and high tech markets. They are a key and long-term partner of international vendors looking for multi-country solutions.

Thanks to their local presence and the expertise of 3,000 multicultural employees, SGEF offers an innovative and attractive range of tailor-made products and services adapted to support the business growth of its vendor partners and 264,000 customers.

As a company committed to corporate social and environmental responsibility, SGEF also focus on eco-sustainable equipment, such as photovoltaic or energy-saving lighting, and they finance customer projects for energy-efficient solutions.

SGEF’s goal is to become the reference for vendors and clients around the world – through consistent customer focus, innovation and professionalism. In 2010, Leasing Life awarded Societe Generale Equipment Finance the European Lessor of the Year and Vendor Finance Provider of the Year awards in recognition of international strategy and consistent, broad range of offers.

www.sgequipmentfinance.com

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