Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing to acquire a minority stake in Triton Container Finance VIII.

Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company, a leasing organization in Japan, agreed to acquire a minority stake in Triton Container Finance VIII, a leaded container portfolio company from Brookfield-backed Triton International, an intermodal container leasing company. Financial terms are not disclosed. “This transaction marks SMFL’s entry into the container leasing sector and we are very pleased that it will be in partnership with the largest container leasing business in the world,” Masaki Tachibana, Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Company President.