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Our history
2019
DLL celebrates 50th anniversary on May 29th
DLL has evolved to become an award-winning, global vendor finance company with over 5000 employees in more than 30 countries, and boasting a wide array of products and services.
2018
#1 Vendor finance provider in the United States for the tenth consecutive year
2017
Transfer of Dutch Financial Solutions business line to Rabobank
DLL closes Inaugural US Securitization Transaction for $501.5M
DLL opens Regional Processing Center (RPC) in Dallas to bring service closer to its partners
2016
DLL wins Young Global Leaders’ Circular Economy Investor Award at the World Economic Forum Annual
Meeting in Davos
Sale of mobility entity, Athlon, to Daimler Financial Services - December 1st
2014
![DLL Financial Solutions Partner](/in/en-in/-/media/Project/Dll/India/Images/About-us/Timeline/enTimelineDLLLogo500x161.jpg?h=161&iar=0&w=500&hash=6829936CB6E9A68CA485196A597BBDBE)
Launch new brand: DLL
2013
European Lessor of the Year Award
2010
Mahindra Joint Venture
2010
![De Lage Landen | LeaseLoket](/in/en-in/-/media/Project/Dll/India/Images/About-us/Timeline/enTimelineDLLLeaseLoket356x54.jpg?h=54&iar=0&w=356&hash=B009624CAB5B7B0393B6E51D2B8AE13A)
Introduce Leaseloket.nl
Online leasing available in the Netherlands
2007
![Freo Logo](/in/en-in/-/media/Project/Dll/India/Images/About-us/Timeline/FreoLogo500px.jpg?h=206&iar=0&w=503&hash=A9AD828F03F23035F33D2E3038F78BC1)
Launch of Freo
Online consumer finance in the Netherlands.
2006
DLL acquires Athlon
Athlon is an international car leasing company.
2006
![DLL world map](/in/en-in/-/media/Project/Dll/India/Images/About-us/Timeline/enTimelineWorldMap437x236.jpg?h=236&iar=0&w=437&hash=84C06EC3111BA492075D736E99BD3264)
Expand into Central and Eastern Europe
2004
![DLL world map](/in/en-in/-/media/Project/Dll/India/Images/About-us/Timeline/enTimelineWorldMap437x236.jpg?h=236&iar=0&w=437&hash=84C06EC3111BA492075D736E99BD3264)
Expand into Asia and Nordics
2002
Joint Venture Philips Medical Capital
2002
![DLL world map](/in/en-in/-/media/Project/Dll/India/Images/About-us/Timeline/enTimelineWorldMap437x236.jpg?h=236&iar=0&w=437&hash=84C06EC3111BA492075D736E99BD3264)
Expand into South America and Australia
2000
![Schmitz Cargobull truck](/in/en-in/-/media/Project/Dll/India/Images/About-us/Timeline/enTimelineShmitzCargobull217x163.jpg?h=163&iar=0&w=217&hash=6A8695C862B4767666BFD9472A731B9F)
Joint Venture Schmitz Cargobull AG
1998
![Map with North America and Europe highlighted](/in/en-in/-/media/Project/Dll/India/Images/About-us/Timeline/enTimelineWorldMapAmerica437x236.jpg?h=236&iar=0&w=437&hash=B4A292497047B9B5B1FCB1886FFA0B95)
Expand into North America
1997
![De Lage Landen Partners In Finance](/in/en-in/-/media/Project/Dll/India/Images/About-us/Timeline/enTimelineDeLageLandenLogo2792x733.jpg?h=733&iar=0&w=2792&hash=7F290CB407FC3AF5E22D4B5EB260481F)
Launch new logo: De Lage Landen, Partners in Finance
1990
![AGCO](/in/en-in/-/media/Project/Dll/India/Images/About-us/Timeline/enTimelineAGCO217x163.jpg?h=163&iar=0&w=217&hash=121BB2E45EA625390567A87148C3B842)
Joint Venture AGCO Finance
1989
![De Lage Landen Financial Services](/in/en-in/-/media/Project/Dll/India/Images/About-us/Timeline/enTimelineDeLageLanden475x128.png?h=128&iar=0&w=475&hash=5765E3FA3D6951DD62F14FB4A588FA97)
Launch De Lage Landen blue
A new corporate identity.
1987
![Map with Europe highlighted](/in/en-in/-/media/Project/Dll/India/Images/About-us/Timeline/enTimelineWorldMapEurope437x236.jpg?h=236&iar=0&w=437&hash=1C8834579E9A5FC35B23CC1AD65CBF8D)
Expand into Europe
1985
Joint Venture Translease
1982
![Showroom with cars](/in/en-in/-/media/Project/Dll/India/Images/About-us/Timeline/enTimelineCarShowroom500x511.png?h=511&iar=0&w=500&hash=ACC17183A326CB90979C32D5508ACAFA)
Introduce car leasing
In cooperation with Lease Plan Nederland.
1976
![De Lage Landen geldt als de beste old Logo](/in/en-in/-/media/Project/Dll/India/Images/About-us/Timeline/enTimeline1976DeLagelanden371x111.png?h=111&iar=0&w=371&hash=9CD60C03D7DFE0465319EDF35DDC24EC)
New logo and pay off: De Lage Landen, geld(t) als de beste
1969
![First financed car](/in/en-in/-/media/Project/Dll/India/Images/About-us/Timeline/enTimelineFirstFinancedCar498x472.png?h=472&iar=0&w=498&hash=DE460865D29BD99EB2A1405BB771E277)
First hire purchase for Fiat 850S
Valued 5,730 Dutch guilders.
1969
![First financed car](/in/en-in/-/media/Project/Dll/India/Images/About-us/Timeline/enTimelineFirstDLLBuilding2629x2937.jpg?h=2937&iar=0&w=2629&hash=B9266E3879E0D5941F675F8516F6536C)