Canadian equipment financier Element Financial Corporation hasn't stopped at GE's car lease company Capital Fleet Services, which it bought for $C8.6 billion in   June, including Australian arm Custom Fleet. 
Sources told Street Talk the $C22 billion company may look to acquire the Australian and New Zealand arm of Dutch fleet company LeasePlan, which holds the biggest share at more than 21 per cent of the $2.4 billion car fleet lease sector in Australia.
However, it should be noted talks are not currently under way between the two parties. 
A report from IBIS released in   August noted LeasePlan's and other fleet operators' revenue had declined since the financial crisis due to customers pulling out of long-term contracts.
However, the popularity of so-called novated leases - which allow employers to lease a vehicle on behalf of an employee who makes payments out of their pre-tax income - has helped to support revenues.
Element's foray into Australia with Custom Fleet adds to jockeying in a sector that has 69 private and listed companies and is seen as ripe for consolidation. 
SG Fleet chief Robbie Blau has repeatedly said he believes mergers will happen - particularly for those focused on the corporate sector. It is understood SG looked at buying FleetPlus before Eclipx bought it in 2014.
Listed car dealer giant AP Eagers also considered a play for smaller listed novated lease company Smartgroup. 
Global Mobility Holding - an arm of Volkswagen - is in the throes of selling the global LeasePlan business for ???3.7 billion to a consortium including Dutch and Danish pension funds, the sovereign wealth funds of Singapore and Abu Dhabi, Goldman Sachs and private equity firm TDR Capital.
Finally, Koda Capital has snared Nik Velde and Adam Horton from Commonwealth Private while Brian Francis, previously a senior financial adviser at Macquarie Private Wealth, has joined the Melbourne office, as revealed by Street Talk Online. 
The former boss of MLC, Steve Tucker, and ex-JBWere chief executive Paul Heath, teamed up in late 2014 to form Koda Capital. The pair have established offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Also on the people-moving front, Stuart Blieschke has left PAG after six years with the alternative investment management firm.