MAR/APR2012 FundingSourceiSSue
MAR/APR 2012 | VOL. 39, NO. 2
For the Equpment Leasng & Fnance Professona
MonitoR toP PRiVAtE inDEPEnDEntS:
AftER REcoRD 2011,
outlook BRightEnS
MonitoR ExcluSiVES
funding Sources:
Recession Behind, Recovery
Slowly underway
Buy Desk:
As Banks heal, Appetite
to Win Deals heightens
AlSo inSiDE
M&A 2012 outlook:
interest on the Rise
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6 OP ED: LEASE PROJECT
AT AN IMPASSE?
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54 ADVERTISER INDEX
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CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS 45
WHERE HAVE ALL M Y PROFITS GONE?
COMMON ISSUES IN PRICING VERSUS
REPORTED PROFITS
In the January/February 2012 issue of the Monitor,
we introduced our newest department: Crunching
the Numbers. In this second installment of a
two-part series, Bill Bosco returns to examine the
factors — both internal and external — that affect
profitability and growth.
BY BILL BOSCO, LEASING 101
GREASING THE WHEEL 48
HOW TO GE T TO FIRST BASE
Spring is upon us — a time of new growth and
baseball training camps. And, it’s the perfect time
for Linda Kester to offer “spring training” tips for
leasing sales to help you grow your business.
BY LINDA P. KESTER, INSTITUTE OF PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT
TIPPING THE SCALES 50
NINTH CIRCUIT ADOPTS EQUITABLE
MOOTNESS TEST FOR APPEALS OF PLAN
CONFIRMATION ORDERS IN THORPE
INSULATION
A recurring issue in Chapter 11 cases is the
extent to which an appeal of an order confirming
a plan of reorganization is rendered moot by
events occurring after confirmation. In this article,
Lesley Hawes discusses the doctrine of equitable
mootness and explains why a creditor should care
because the doctrine may determine the creditor’s
fate under a confirmed plan.
BY LESLEY ANNE HAWES, MCKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE
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U.S. FILES $150MM SUIT AGAINST
MEDICAL IMAGING COMPANY
Monitor illustrator Jerry Gonzalez offers a
whimsical look at a popular news story from
the monitordaily news archive. This issue plays
back the particulars surrounding the qui tam
whistleblower suit filed against Universal Imaging.
