{"id":26309,"date":"2026-05-13T09:51:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T09:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecofina.ch\/sale-and-leaseback-suisse\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T09:53:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T09:53:39","slug":"sale-and-leaseback-suisse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ecofina.ch\/en\/sale-and-leaseback-suisse\/","title":{"rendered":"Sale &amp; leaseback in Switzerland: free up your cash flow without giving up your assets"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What is a sale and leaseback?<\/h2>\n<p>Sale and leaseback is a transaction whereby a company sells its equipment or assets to Ecofina SA and then immediately leases them back. Result: you release cash while retaining the use of your production facilities.<\/p>\n<h2>Benefits for your Swiss SME<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Immediate cash without a bank loan<\/li>\n<li>Deleveraging and improvement of financial ratios<\/li>\n<li>Rent of 100 % deductible from taxable profit<\/li>\n<li>No interruption of business<\/li>\n<li>Tailored solution for Swiss SMEs from CHF 50,000 to several million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Eligible sectors<\/h2>\n<p>Industry, healthcare, construction, logistics, IT \u2014 any depreciable professional equipment is eligible.<\/p>\n<h2>How does it work?<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Free valuation of your assets by Ecofina (48h)<\/li>\n<li>firm purchase offer<\/li>\n<li>Simultaneous signing of assignment contract and lease agreement<\/li>\n<li>Funds credited within 5 working days<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Does sale and leaseback affect my operational activity?<\/strong><br \/>No. You continue to use your equipment without interruption. Only the legal ownership changes temporarily.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which assets are eligible for sale and leaseback in Switzerland?<\/strong><br \/>All depreciable professional equipment: machinery, vehicles, medical equipment, servers, construction plant \u2014 from CHF 50,000.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the typical duration of a leaseback contract?<\/strong><br \/>From 24 to 72 months depending on the nature of the asset and your cash flow requirements.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/diagnostic-de-financabilite\/\">Get a free assessment<\/a> \u2014 <a href=\"\/en\/solutions\/\">our bespoke finance solutions<\/a> \u2014 <a href=\"\/en\/presentation\/\">Ecofina SA, experts since 2003<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Qu\u2019est-ce que le sale &amp; leaseback\u00a0? Le sale &amp; leaseback est une op\u00e9ration par laquelle une entreprise vend ses \u00e9quipements ou actifs \u00e0 Ecofina SA, puis les reprend imm\u00e9diatement en leasing. R\u00e9sultat\u00a0: vous r\u00e9cup\u00e9rez des liquidit\u00e9s tout en conservant l\u2019usage de vos outils de production. Avantages pour votre PME suisse Liquidit\u00e9s imm\u00e9diates sans emprunt bancaire [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26309","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecofina.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecofina.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecofina.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecofina.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecofina.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26309"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecofina.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26314,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecofina.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26309\/revisions\/26314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecofina.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}