CHG-MERIDIAN expands its international coverage through cooperation with Japan’s SMFL Group

The cooperation with Japanese leasing company SMFL is another element of the corporate strategy with its focus on profitable and international growth. After entering the markets in India and Singapore last year, CHG-MERIDIAN is forging ahead with its strategic expansion in the Asia-Pacific region. A presence in this region is a decisive factor for international companies and global players when selecting their technology financing and service partners.

The cooperation with SMFL is the perfect approach for CHG-MERIDIAN to offer its technology2use solutions in this market as well. The Japanese leasing company was founded in 1963 and is part of the Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) and Sumitomo Corporation Group, two of Japan’s leading companies. SMFL has 32 offices in 27 cities across Japan and employs about 3,800 people in 10 further countries besides Japan. Its business activities include leasing, rental, financing, factoring, and related services.

“SMFL and us consider ourselves partners of choice, in that we collaborate where a customer’s needs require it, but otherwise operate independently of one another. This enables us to make the most of our respective expertise while giving our customers the option to further scale their technology projects internationally,” says Wagner.

As a leading global technology2use company, CHG-MERIDIAN develops, finances, and manages technology usage models based on the principles of the circular economy.

"With our business model, we offer international companies and global players an attractive solution for their ongoing requirements and investments in digital transformation – through global usage concepts, offered from a single source," says Mathias Wagner.