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Recent Articles
Alta’s 2024 Insights on the Trends Shaping the Equipment Finance Industry
Equipment finance companies entered 2023 with a mix of confidence and trepidation. Many companies were bullish at the end of 2022, with some reporting record business growth as end-user customers accelerated their equipment purchases before inflation increased the underlying cost of the equipment. But with inflation remaining stubbornly high and predictions of a looming recession … Read more
Fraud Prevention Requires Sweating the Small Stuff
The equipment finance and leasing industry is not immune from fraudsters, but some simple precautions can go a long way toward detection and prevention of traps or attacks that threaten leasing transactions in the modern marketplace. That’s according to Paul Bent and Gary LoMonaco of The Alta Group, who get real about a hot topic … Read more
Three Decades of Equipment Leasing Expertise
From 30 years of industry service, fresh pearls of wisdom This year, The Alta Group celebrates three decades of steadfast service to the global equipment leasing and finance industry. In wedding traditions, the 30th anniversary is “the year of the pearl.” The lustrous pearl, created by the long-living oyster, symbolizes the qualities of abiding commitment – … Read more
Industry Positioned to Lead the Sustainability Movement as Circular Economy, As-a-Service Models Gain Relevance
The concept of the circular economy is gaining ground among global businesses, as both governments and enterprises start making what is expected to be trillions of dollars of capital investment in the transition to a clean-energy economy. The equipment leasing and finance industry was following circular economy practices long before this term became part of … Read more
Global Advisors Can Offer Expert Insights On Nearshoring Strategy
One of the lessons learned during the pandemic was that the U.S. had fallen into excessive reliance on supply chains based in East Asia, particularly China. This realization drew attention to the need to relocate the sources of production and supply-chain components closer to home. Thus, nearshoring emerged as a trend that continues to boost … Read more
How to Build a Successful Strategy Around Climate Equipment Finance
Global efforts to reduce fossil-fuels emissions are driving massive investment in new technologies. Equipment leasing and finance professionals who want to capitalize on this opportunity will need to evolve with this fledgling industry as it becomes a bigger part of the overall equipment investment market. But as with any emerging industry, this new domain will … Read more