Textainer sold to Stonepeak

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Textainer is the latest leasing company to have a new ownership structure following the decision of its management to sell the company to St...

Reefers off the pace

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It is generally accepted that the global GDP container trade growth multiplier has weakened in recent years, and this has important implicat...

SoftBank acquires Fortress

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Tokyo-headquartered SoftBank Group Corp is to acquire New York-based Fortress Investment Group LLC for approximately US$3.3B in cash....

Box leasing growth comes at a price

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The container leasing industry enjoyed another year of strong growth in 2012, although per diem rates again fell faster than newbuild prices...

SeaCube takeover completed

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The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) has completed the acquisition of SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd following approval of the transac...

Towards grey reefers?

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International food freight forwarder foodcareplus and container lessor SeaCube Container Leasing have published a White Paper on the viabili...

CAI targets rail car market

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CAI International, the world’s sixth biggest container lessor by fleet size, has entered into a US$85M senior credit facility to facilitat...

Container lessors on a roll

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All four New York Stock Exchange-listed container lessors - Textainer, TAL International, CAI and SeaCube Container Leasing - have reported ...

Container lessors bridging the gap

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Box demand has picked up strongly this year. With shipping lines severely cash-strapped, leasing companies are rushing to fill the gap....