Financing Capabilities
With a current portfolio of more than $1.1 billion, ICON is one of the largest independent, privately-held equipment leasing and specialty finance companies in the United States. According to the 2007 Monitor 100 report, ICON has one of the most productive workforces as measured by one-year new business activity and five-year dollar transaction volume per employee.
ICON's investment team has over 40 years of experience in the equipment leasing and finance industries. Our team of equipment and finance professionals has closed more than 1000 transactions with a total asset value of more than $2 billion. With demonstrated expertise in marine, materials handling, manufacturing, transportation, automotive, energy and power, telecommunications, industrial and mining equipment, ICON's understanding of capital asset based investing is unparalleled. Our team actively seeks investment opportunities between $10 million to $150 million on a global basis and we partner with companies in all stages of their development: emerging, turnaround, growth, and maturity.
Types of financing solutions we provide include:
- Operating Leases
- Finance Leases
- Sale-Leasebacks
- Structured / Customized Financings
- Portfolio Acquisitions
Who Can Benefit:
- Executives:
- Looking for an innovative financing solution to acquire business-essential assets, invest in future projects or improve liquidity.
- Seeking to unlock capital while maintaining operational control of fixed assets and preserving equity.
- Requiring a fast and flexible financing solution to minimize and defer expansion costs.
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Investment Bank/M&A Professionals:
- Seeking creative capital sources for leveraged and management buy-outs.
- Seeking cost effective, alternative financing to raising equity-like capital that is non-dilutive.
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Private Equity Firms:
- Looking for an attractive financing solution that leverages a portfolio company's strong asset base to refinance existing senior or mezzanine debt.
- Seeking an alternative financing solution that compliments or "bridges the gap" between senior debt and equity.
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Financial Institutions:
- Looking to sell a portfolio or assets subject to lease to reduce concentration risk.
- Seeking a partner on hard asset transactions.
- Looking to offer a residual-based finance product to their customers.
Financing Profile