Nord Leasing

What Nord Leasing does

Nord Leasing GmbH is a Hamburg-based, privately held bank-independent financier founded in 2010 that specializes exclusively in Sale & Lease Back and Sale & Rent Back transactions for the German producing Mittelstand. Its products purchase a company's used mobile fixed assets (machinery, production plants) and immediately lease or rent them back, converting capital tied up in equipment into liquid funds while leaving the assets in operational use. The company targets mid-sized German manufacturers with annual revenues of approximately €10-200 million, financing transaction volumes of €500,000-€20,000,000 per deal on typical 48-54 month contracts, and delivers liquidity within 6-8 weeks from initial contact to closing. Its underwriting edge rests on 60+ years of secondary-market machinery valuation expertise accessed through a close partnership with NetBid / Angermann Machinery & Equipment, allowing Nord Leasing to bypass traditional bank credit-rating and balance-sheet mechanics in favor of asset-value assessment.

Revenue is generated through recurring lease or rental payments over multi-year contracts (a subscription-style recurring stream tied to financed asset values), with the company emphasizing bank-independence, balance-sheet relief, retained equity, and preservation of subsidy eligibility (via Sale & Rent Back) as its core customer value proposition. Nord Leasing distributes exclusively through a direct regional field-sales team covering North, South, and West Germany, supported by a broad ecosystem of bank logo partners (NordLB, HCOB, Haspa, OLB, Sparkasse Westholstein), legal advisor Heuking, restructuring advisor Falkensteg, and membership in six German industry associations. It is supervised by BaFin and led by founder Thomas Vinnen together with managing directors Eva Grimm and (since 2026) Clemens Fritzen, operating from a small 1-10 person team.

Name

Nord Leasing

Legal name

Nord Leasing GmbH

Website

https://nordleasing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nord Leasing GmbH is a Hamburg-based, bank-independent financier founded in 2010 that provides Sale & Lease Back and Sale & Rent Back asset-based financing exclusively to mid-sized German manufacturing companies (€10-200M revenue), with transaction volumes of €500K-€20M and 48-54 month terms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Sale & Lease Back Transactions: Nord Leasing purchases companies' used mobile fixed assets (machinery, production plants) at market time value and leases them back. The company generates revenue through the spread between purchase price and lease-back arrangements, plus ongoing lease payments over typical contract terms of 48-54 months. Transaction volumes range from EUR 500,000 to EUR 20 million, typically corresponding to company revenues of EUR 10-200 million.
2. Sale & Rent Back Transactions: Nord Leasing purchases companies' used mobile fixed assets and rents them back. The company remains the economic owner and continues to depreciate assets on its balance sheet. Revenue is generated through ongoing rental payments, preserving the company's eligibility for subsidy programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Nord Leasing GmbH is a Hamburg-based, bank-independent leasing company that purchases used mobile fixed assets (machinery and production equipment) from medium-sized German manufacturing companies and either leases them back (Sale & Lease Back) or rents them back (Sale & Rent Back). The offerings convert capital tied up in industrial assets into liquid funds within 6–8 weeks, with transaction volumes typically between EUR 500,000 and EUR 20 million and contract terms of 48–54 months.

Product overview

Nord Leasing offers two bank-independent financing products for the German manufacturing SME sector: Sale & Lease Back and Sale & Rent Back. Both products convert capital bound in fixed assets into liquid funds without disrupting business operations. Nord Leasing targets companies with 10–200 million euros in revenue, financing transaction volumes of 500,000 to 20 million euros (machine time value) with typical contract terms of 48–54 months, delivering liquidity within 6–8 weeks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sale & Lease Back Nord Leasing purchases a company's used mobile fixed assets (machinery, production plants) at market time value and immediately leases them back to the seller. The assets remain operationally in use while the company receives liquid funds; assets are removed from the seller's balance sheet, lease payments are tax-deductible, and contract terms typically run 48–54 months with fixed monthly rates.
• Sale & Rent Back Nord Leasing purchases a company's used mobile fixed assets and rents them back to the seller. The seller remains the economic owner and continues to depreciate the assets on its balance sheet, preserving eligibility for subsidies and promotional funds. Contract terms typically run 48–54 months with fixed monthly rental rates and transaction volumes between EUR 500,000 and EUR 20 million.

Quantifiable outcome

• Liquidity generation within 6-8 weeks from initial contact to transaction completion
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NetBid / Angermann Machinery & EquipmentcoreTechnology or IntegrationClose strategic partnership providing Nord Leasing with access to over 60 years of experience in machinery and equipment valuation. NetBid / Angermann conducts professional secondary market assessments of industrial assets, enabling Nord Leasing to determine time value and secondary marketability for Sale & Lease Back and Sale & Rent Back transactions.
• Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek (Law Firm)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLogo partnership displayed on Nord Leasing's website. Heuking is a major German commercial law firm potentially providing legal counsel on financing transactions.
• IFUS Institut (Institut für Sanierung und Insolvenz)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitute for restructuring and insolvency consulting. Logo partnership displayed indicating expertise and advisory network membership.
• FH Kufstein (University of Applied Sciences Kufstein)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership in the area of restructuring. Logo displayed as part of Nord Leasing's expert network.
• Falkensteg Corporate FinanceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerM&A and restructuring advisory firm. In a September 2025 double interview, partner Jonas Eckhardt discussed the strategic role of Sale & Lease Back in M&A transactions alongside Nord Leasing's Samuel Gmeinder, indicating a working advisory relationship.
• Bundesverband Deutscher Leasingunternehmen e.V. (BDL)minorOthersIndustry association membership for German leasing companies.
• Bundesverband der Mittelständischen Wirtschaft e.V. (BVMW)minorOthersIndustry association representing German SME interests.
• Bundesvereinigung Restrukturierung Sanierung und Interim Management e.V. (BRSI)minorOthersGerman association for restructuring, turnaround, and interim management professionals.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Krisenmanagement (DGfKM)minorOthersGerman association for crisis management professionals.
• DIE FAMILIENUNTERNEHMER e.V.minorOthersGerman association representing family-owned businesses.
• TMA Deutschland e.V. (Turnaround Management Association)minorOthersGerman chapter of the Turnaround Management Association, focused on corporate renewal and turnaround professionals.
• Norddeutsches Insolvenzforum Hamburg e.V.minorOthersRegional insolvency practitioners forum based in Hamburg.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• GRENKE AG: GRENKE is a publicly listed German specialist in leasing and financing for small and medium-sized businesses, including sale-and-leaseback and hire-purchase products. It directly overlaps with Nord Leasing in providing non-bank asset-based financing to the German Mittelstand.
• VR Smart Finanz AG: VR Smart Finanz is the specialist leasing and financing arm of the German cooperative banking group (Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken) and offers leasing, hire-purchase, and sale-and-leaseback to Mittelstand clients. It competes through a much larger distribution network of cooperative banks.
• abcfinance GmbH: abcfinance is a German asset-based financier offering leasing, hire-purchase, and sale-and-leaseback solutions to SMEs. Its product mix and Mittelstand focus make it one of the closest direct competitors to Nord Leasing.
• De Lage Landen (DLL): DLL is a global asset finance provider (Rabobank subsidiary) with deep expertise in vendor and direct equipment financing for industrial assets. It is comparable as a specialist lessor serving the same equipment-finance end market that Nord Leasing addresses in Germany.
• GEFA Bank GmbH: GEFA Bank, owned by BNP Paribas, is a leading German equipment lessor serving SMEs and corporate clients with leasing and financing for machinery, vehicles, and equipment. It directly competes for sale-and-leaseback transactions in Nord Leasing's target segment.
• CHG-MERIDIAN: CHG-MERIDIAN is a large global technology and industrial asset financier with strong German roots, providing leasing and asset management for production equipment. It competes for the same Mittelstand sale-and-leaseback mandates that Nord Leasing targets.
• Mietkauf Deutschland GmbH: Mietkauf Deutschland is a specialist German provider of hire-purchase and sale-and-rent-back-style financing for SME equipment, with a Mittelstand focus closely aligned to Nord Leasing's core customer segment.

Others

• NetBid / Angermann Machinery & Equipment: NetBid / Angermann is Nord Leasing's core strategic partner for machinery and equipment valuation, providing secondary-market assessments. It is included as an ecosystem/partner peer rather than a competitor, given its role in enabling Nord Leasing's asset-pricing capability.

Broad incumbents

• Siemens Financial Services: Siemens Financial Services provides equipment financing, leasing, and sale-and-leaseback for industrial assets, often for its own installed base. It is a large incumbent that overlaps with Nord Leasing in industrial-equipment leasing but operates on a global, much larger scale.
• LBBW (Landesbank Baden-Württemberg) - Leasing arm: LBBW is a major German Landesbank with an active corporate and equipment leasing business, including sale-and-leaseback. As a large incumbent, it overlaps with Nord Leasing in the Mittelstand asset-financing market but offers a much broader banking and capital-markets product suite.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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