Chronik

Deutsche Leasing GmbH is founded in Düsseldorf on 10 January. It is one of the predecessor companies of Deutsche Leasing AG. The idea came ten years previously from the first leasing companies in the USA. The first German leasing object was a cash register.

The Esso petroleum group signs the first business exceeding one million for 20 computer units.

Deutsche Leasing AG is born from the merger of Deutsche Leasing GmbH, Maschinen Miete GmbH and Mietdienst GmbH.

"In ten years, leasing will be ready for its public début", said Dr. Heinz Sippel, WestLB board. The ceremonial address is given by Gerhard Stoltenberg.

Leased assets of Deutsche Leasing exceed the first billion. Deutsche Auto-Leasing GmbH introduces the service card and for the first time in Germany leasing for private persons. Leasing has been common in sport for a long time. In 1975 FC Bayern München officially "leased out" footballer Uli Hoeneß for a consideration to 1. FC Nürnberg; a leasing company was involved in this. Leasing could become a lucrative, new business field.

Large-scale business like the leasing of 1,104 goods wagons to Bahninvest GmbH, subsidiary of Deutsche Bundesbahn, and printing machines for 26 million Deutschmarks increase the new business to a billion Deutschmarks – and with just some 215 employees.

Deutsche Leasing occupies its newly built company headquarters in Bad Homburg on the 25th anniversary of its foundation. In the same year, its subsidiary Deutsche Auto-Leasing GmbH introduces used-car leasing to Germany and has developed a special agreement model.

Deutsche Leasing allows its customers to lease software only, even without hardware. Instead of non-recurrent or annual licence fees, the costs are distributed over the lease instalments.

Deutsche Leasing Italia in Florence is the start of Europeanisation. Other foreign companies follow fast in Hungary, the Czech Republic, France, Poland, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia and Russia.

Deutsche Leasing gets new owners. 450 savings banks acquire 100 per cent of the share capital from the Central Savings Banks in order to concentrate jointly with Deutsche Leasing on a strategic focus in small-to-medium-sized company business.

Deutsche Leasing is now represented with its own companies in ten countries in Europe. In addition, it establishes Deutsche Leasing Slovakia with registered office in Bratislava. The internet is on the advance and with it the financial services of Deutsche Leasing too: Deutsche Auto-Leasing GmbH offers its complete fleet reporting system with Fleet Information Tool (FIT) on the internet.

40 years of Deutsche Leasing - 40 years of leasing in Germany: personnel celebrate this anniversary together with customers and business partners.

Deutsche Leasing launches its car offensive with the Sparkassen, and counters the car manufacturers' banks by offering a strong service range through attractive car leasing from the Sparkassen. Deutsche Leasing UK is founded in London.

Deutsche Leasing takes off with a new sales channel: e-leasing is a standardised range offered to IT manufacturers, dealers and computer retailers and, where purchase values are low, facilitates the web-based conclusion of contracts at the point of sale. Customers receive the investment undertaking directly while talking to their advisors. AutoExpo Deutsche Auto-Markt GmbH, centre of excellence of the Deutsche Leasing Group for marketing used vehicles, extends the range it offers in Gießen to private customers.