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Only one quarter into the year, many of the dynamics we discussed in our 2025 Insights report have moved from future possibilities to current realities. The sweeping global tariff action sparked by last week’s White House announcement poses an unprecedented disruption to the equipment finance industry. Alta’s top leadership offers perspective on how this could … Read more
The underlying principles of commercial equipment financing are the same for all deal sizes, but micro-ticket transactions have unique attributes that separate them from higher-ticket categories, according to Jim Jackson, co-Chief Executive Officer at The Alta Group and leader of its Merger and Acquisition advisory practice. In a recent article in NEFA Newsline, the … Read more
Global tariffs are likely to drive up equipment costs, tighten supply chains, and shift leasing demand. Here’s how finance leaders can prepare.
Private-sector investment in clean-energy equipment will continue in 2025. Learn what that means for the equipment finance industry.
When entering new markets such as Asia-Pacific, equipment financers need to understand the importance of customizing products to meet the needs of local business communities.
As interest rates fall and political dynamics shift, the equipment finance industry stands at a pivotal moment filled with potential and uncertainty.
What challenges are you wrestling with as we approach the end of 2024? We’d welcome the opportunity to discuss them with you at the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s 63rd ELFA Annual Convention in Austin later this month. Contact us to set up an appointment Alta advisors to speak at ELFA Convention Two leaders from The … Read more
In the first two quarters of 2024, we saw several instances of banks retreating from equipment finance lines of business, a response that had been widely anticipated as a result of the pressures midsize banks have faced in the wake of the spring 2023 bank failures and today’s high-interest-rate environment. As Alta Senior Managing Director … Read more
The Monitor 100 rankings published last month revealed what we predicted in our 2024 Insights report: banks have significantly pulled back their role in equipment finance as a result of the fallout of the bank failures of spring 2023. But as Alta’s Rick Remiker notes, the equipment finance business line holds important long-term value for banks and is worth defending.
The ripple effects of the 2023 bank failures continue, with a tight lending market that prompted many banks to focus on preserving capital and pull back from equipment finance, according to Rick Remiker, a vice chairman with The Alta Group.
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