Wintrust Commercial Finance (WCF) recently funded $16 million in tax and capital leases to the equipment rental industry. Proceeds from the transactions were used to acquire new excavators, wheel loaders, dozers, boom lifts and scissor lifts for placement in the customers’ rental fleets.

Since its inception in April, WCF has approved more than $350 million in financings. WCF is an equipment-focused financing group, headquartered in Frisco, Texas, offering sophisticated loan and lease products to commercial companies throughout the United States and Canada. Focus industries include transportation, construction, manufacturing, energy services, healthcare and restaurant/franchise financing, among others. WCF is a business unit of Wintrust Financial Corporation.

Wintrust Financial Corporation is a financial holding company with assets of approximately $21 billion.