DLL Group

{{short description|Global vendor finance company}}

{{Infobox company

| name = DLL

| logo = DLL Group logo.svg

| type = Fully owned subsidiary

| foundation = 1969

| location = Eindhoven

| key_people = Lara Yocarini, Chairman of the Board
Mike Janse (COO)
Marc Dierckx (CFO)
Yke Hoefsmit (CRO)
Neal Garnett (CCO)

| products = Leasing
Vendor finance
Commercial finance
Fleet solutions{{solution-inline|date=May 2021}}

| homepage = [http://www.dllgroup.com/ www.dllgroup.com]

| industry = Financial services

| num_employees = >5,000 (2020)

}}

De Lage Landen International B.V. (DLL) is a global vendor finance company with almost EUR 40 billion in assets. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, it provides asset-based financial solutions{{solution-inline|date=February 2023}} in the Agriculture, Food, Healthcare, Clean technology, Construction, Transportation, Industrial Equipment, Office Equipment and Technology industries.

DLL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rabobank Group.

DLL is a credit institution under the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) and is a 100% subsidiary of the Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A. (Rabobank). DLL operates through local legal entities, which may conduct business using local licenses and under supervision of local regulators (e.g., DLL Finans AB in Sweden and Banco De Lage Landen Brasil S.A. in Brasil). For (part of) the business in Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal, business is executed in branches of DLL where the passporting rights of DLL are leveraged. DLL holds 100% of the shares of its subsidiaries, except for “ joint ventures,” where DLL still controls the entities by having a majority in voting rights and economic interest.https://www.dllgroup.com/en/-/media/Project/Dll/Global/Documents/Annual-Reports/2021-DLL-Pillar-3-Report.pdf

In 2013, DLL was ranked in the top five of European Leasing Companies and, in 2014, ranked first in the Top 25 Vendor Finance companies in the U.S.{{cite web|title=Ranking of Top European Leasing Companies|url=http://www.leaseurope.org/uploads/documents/ranking/Leaseurope%20Ranking%20Survey%202013_public.pdf|website=Leaseurope|publisher=Leaseurope|accessdate=16 June 2015}} Carlo van Kemenade is the Chief Executive Officer.{{cite web |title=Carlo van Kemenade - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of the Executive Board |url=https://www.dllgroup.com/en/about-us/Carlo-van-Kemenade |accessdate=17 June 2015 |website=ED.nl |publisher=Eindhovens Dagblad}}

History

DLL was founded in 1969 as De Lage Landen by Rabobank and Interpolis as a credit company.

For 2014 DLL reported a 10% growth of its portfolio to reach 34.5 billion Euro (42 billion USD) and net profit of 454 million Euro (602 million USD). This is a 13% increase compared to 2013.{{cite web|title=DLL reports strong profits for 2014|url=http://www.dllgroup.com/Press/Latest/DLL-reports-strong-profits-for-2014|website=DLL Group|publisher=DLL Group|accessdate=16 June 2015}}{{cite web|title=De Lage Landen Eindhoven boekt meer winst|url=http://www.ed.nl/economie/de-lage-landen-eindhoven-boekt-meer-winst-1.4783840|website=ED.nl|publisher=Eindhovens Dagblad|accessdate=17 June 2015}} In 2014, the company rebranded as DLL, along with a new logo.

File:DLL headquarters office Eindhoven the Netherlands.jpg

= EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) =

  • Started in 1969;
  • Operating in 20 countries (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom);
  • 46.2% of DLL’s leasing portfolio is generated in EMEA (2020);

File:DLL_office_Wayne_USA.jpg

= Americas =

  • Started in this region in 1998;
  • Established in 8 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and the United States of America);
  • 45.6% of DLL’s leasing portfolio is generated in the Americas (2020);

= Asia Pacific =

  • Started in this region in 2002;
  • Established in 6 countries (Australia, China (including Hong Kong), India, Singapore, South Korea and New Zealand);
  • 8.2% of DLL’s leasing portfolio is generated in Asia Pacific (2020);

Key moments in the company’s history

class="wikitable"
1969De Lage Landen is founded by Rabobank and Interpolis
1982Introduction of operational leasing which became the basis for vendor finance
1982Introduction of car leasing
1987Expansion into Europe
1989Introduction of the company color process blue
1997Updated logo: De Lage Landen, partners in finance
1998Expansion into North America
1999Acquisition of Tokai Financial Services, a company that focuses on small-equipment financing{{cite web|title=De Lage Landen to Buy Tokai's Leasing Arm|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB9209309645774500|website=The Wall Street Journal|publisher=Dow Jones & Company, Inc.|accessdate=16 June 2015}}
2002Expansion into South America and Australia
2004Expansion into Asia
2005Acquisition of Telia Finans, market leader Scandinavia in leasing IT and Office Equipment{{cite web|title=TeliaSonera sells Telia Finans to De Lage Landen International B.V. |url=http://globenewswire.com/news-release/2004/01/15/305160/50930/en/TeliaSonera-sells-Telia-Finans-to-De-Lage-Landen-International-B-V.html|website=GlobeNewswire|publisher=GlobeNewswire, Inc.|accessdate=16 June 2015}}
2006Acquisition of Athlon Car Lease, an international car leasing company{{cite web|title=Athlon Car Lease maakt deel uit van De Lage Landen International B.V.|url=http://www.athloncarlease.com/athlon-nl/index.php?id=3436|website=Athlon Car Lease|publisher=Athlon Car Lease|accessdate=23 June 2015}}{{cite web|title=De Lage Landen wil Athlon overnemen|url=http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/4324/Nieuws/article/detail/1471493/2006/03/22/De-Lage-Landen-wil-Athlon-overnemen.dhtml|website=Trouw|publisher=De Persgroep Nederland|accessdate=23 June 2015}}
2006Expansion into Central and Eastern Europe
2007Launch of Freo online consumer finance in the Netherlands{{cite web|title=Rabobank in online krediet|url=http://www.trouw.nl/tr/nl/4504/Economie/article/detail/1321869/2007/08/23/Rabobank-in-online-krediet.dhtml|website=Trouw|publisher=De Persgroep Nederland|accessdate=23 June 2015}}
2011Started Operations in India
2014Renewed brand identity: DLL, financial solutions{{solution-inline|date=May 2021}} partner
2016Sale of mobility entity, Athlon, to Daimler Financial Services
2017Transfer of Dutch Financial Solutions business line to Rabobank

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