Corporate
GENERAL INFORMATION ON SEALEASE
History and founders
Sealease found the basis of its integrated service concept through dialog with various operators that were confronted to a slow and complex boat acquisition and financing mechanism.
It is only through an attentive listening of this need and the deep analysis of the market characteristics that this unique and innovative boat long term renting concept could be materialized and developped.
The company was created in Belgium in 2006 and immediately extended in France in 2007.
The build up of this unique solution has been possible thanks to the combined expertise of its 4 founders:
- Mr Philippe Wirtz, 44, renting and asset finance expert (Avis, GE capital, Hewlet Packard, Sun Microsystem) but most of all a sea found and experimented sailor.
- Mr Lionel Richou, 42, MBA, lifelong passion for boats and more than 15 years of experience in nautical bases operation management with companies such as ATM, Stardust, Moorings, Sunsail. Before joining Sealease, Lionel was resources manager for First Choice Marine in the UK.
- Mr Marc Compère, 44, executive at several industrial groups financial captives (Fiat Group). Until recently CEO for Quality Lease. Marc likes to watch the sea...
- Mr Marco Ranieri, 43, a strategy and finance expert as a partner at Arthur Andersen et Deloitte&Touch; has served several leasing companies. Since 5 years, active in financial structuring and company takeover with a focus on leasing. Marco makes progress in sailing and participates to regattas whenever possible.
What is Sealease?
Sealease is an autonomous and independent company not attached to any financial or industrial group.
It works on a non exclusive collaboration basis where only matters the added value of each player.
The base solution proposed by Sealease:
- Sealease is the only company that proposes a long term renting solution for boats including advisory and added value services.
- This solution presents the advantage of reducing operator treasury outflows due to the fact that the rentals so represent only the boat usage value during the renting period.
- The professionals operators can therefore devote more time and ressources to the commercial exploitation of their fleet.
The complete offer includes:
- Selection of winning units answering to a maximized exploitation
- Flag registration processes and delivery.
- Rentals structure matching business activity cycle.
- Risks cover through comprehensive insurances policies.
- Support to boats reselling at contract end of term.
PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Ci-sessous une liste de Fournisseurs sélectionnés de Sealease :
In its credit decisions, Sealease puts emphasis on the environmental aspect of the submitted projects.
To this extent, Sealease is particularly active in the following areas:
The Environmental Chart: the general terms and conditions of the Sealease contracts include an "Environmental Chart".
This Environmental Chart commits the operators to be Ambassadors of the environmental protection of the seas, the coasts and the rivers.
From the conception to the choice of the operating units, Sealease incentives the operators to use "clean boats" (i.e. the use of electrical or hybrid power engines).
Sealease supports organisms and associations active in the protection of the marine environment.
Sealease offers investment products whose return is partially rewarded through a support of organisms and associations active in the protection of the marine environment.
In the selection of its strategic partners, Sealease has also put a lot of emphasis on companies concerned by the environmental protection:
Hereunder a list of Sealease selected partners suppliers:
- TRIODOS
- ECOCEANE
- ALTERNATIVE ENERGIE
PARTNERS
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