roupe Financier Laplante (G.F.L) has been operating in the leasing industry since 1988. In order to ensure corporate growth and quality leasing services to it's customers, G.F.L has formed an affiliation with C.I.T. Group in 1997. The president of G.F.L, Sylvie Laplante, and the vice-president, Paul Guilmette, jointly hold more than 40 years of experience in the leasing industry. Supported by a competent administration department, the sales agents of G.F.L are able to answer all customer leasing needs in an efficient manner. G.F.L.'s corporate customers consist of two business groups. Firstly, equipment suppliers with whom G.F.L's agents structure leasing programs in order to facilitate the sale of their equipment. Secondly, the corporate equipment buyer who will finalize a lease with G.F.L's agent that will meet the requirements of the leasing corporation. The purpose of the agent is to facilitate the acquisition of equipment by a lessee by structuring a proper lease offering evidenced by the lessees' financial situation and by the type of equipment to be leased.