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Recent Articles
Two Major Alta Conferences Will Be Held in Dubai and Istanbul
In Dubai— The Alta Group (LAR) and Invigors EMEA, also part of the global advisory firm, are holding the first “Lease Conference Dubai 2021, Developments for the Middle East and Africa,” Oct. 13-14 in Dubai (UAE). This event will introduce actionable knowledge and provide expertise to equipment leasing and finance business professionals interested in the … Read more
Ask Alta: What does my CEO need to know – right now – about new financial disclosure laws regulating equipment finance?
A Q&A with Paul Bent What is the most pressing development equipment finance leaders need to understand about financial disclosure laws in the U.S.? They’re here to stay, they are not just for consumer loans, and they will be pervasive. Every U.S. leasing and finance company should be developing (if they don’t already have it) … Read more
Why ESG Matters to Equipment Finance Industry
Video Interview In this video Valerie L. Gerard, co-CEO of The Alta Group, talks about Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) measures relevant to the equipment leasing and finance industry. In the interview with Mike Toglia, publisher of Equipment Finance Advisor, she says ESG securitizations will be a source of future capital for equipment finance companies, so … Read more
Navigating Inflation’s Choppy Waters in the Equipment Finance Industry
By Gary W. LoMonaco As we hopefully approach the end of the pandemic, most of us are weary of seeing and hearing the word, “unprecedented.” In the case of COVID-related inflation, it is a truly appropriate way to describe the pandemic’s present and future effects on the economy. We haven’t experienced a pandemic of this … Read more
3 Developments Driving Equipment Finance M&As
The Monitor Funding Source Issue includes Jim Jackson’s annual reporting on merger and acquisition (M&A) trends affecting the U.S equipment leasing and finance industry. It’s always an interesting read as he reflects on the year that has passed and anticipates likely scenarios for the year ahead. This year’s article is especially insightful as he discusses the … Read more
Ask Alta: What does my CEO need to know ─ right now ─ about consumption-based equipment financing?
A Q&A with Diane Croessmann What is the most pressing development equipment finance leaders need to understand right now about consumption-based financing? Funders are gun-shy when asked about “consumption” models. Many of them associate these models with a payment that is 100% variable. And that translates to less confidence in recovering their equipment investment over the contract … Read more