Press Release: Heller Financial, Inc.
January 17, 2001
CHICAGO, IL -- Heller Financial's (NYSE: HF) Commercial Equipment Finance unit yesterday announced a record-breaking
$1,002,313,064 in new business volume for the year 2000. It was the first time this 8-year-old group has achieved
this significant milestone. Heller Commercial Equipment Finance has achieved impressive growth during its existence:
Heller Commercial Equipment Finance, which has been led by Laird Boulden, Group President, since March 1997,
provides financing and leasing for equipment, land and buildings in a variety of industries. Transactions range
from $1 million to more than $50 million. The group also has specialized areas of expertise in Franchise Finance,
Special Purpose Property, and Business Aviation. Heller Commercial Equipment Finance complements Heller's other
leasing units: Global Vendor Finance and Capital Finance.
Heller Financial, Inc., is a worldwide commercial finance company providing a broad range of financing solutions
to middle-market and small business clients. With nearly $20 billion in total assets, Heller offers equipment financing
and leasing, sales finance programs, collateral -- and cash flow-based financing, financing for healthcare companies
and financing for commercial real estate. The company also offers trade finance, factoring, asset-based lending,
leasing and vendor finance products and programs to clients in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Heller's common
stock is listed as ``HF'' on the New York and Chicago Stock Exchanges. Heller can be found on the World Wide Web
at http://www.hellerfinancial.com .
SOURCE: Heller Financial, Inc.