Climate Equipment Finance: Lessons from Australia

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Climate equipment finance presents a significant market-entry opportunity for the equipment finance industry. Climate and emissions targets on the books worldwide dictate that the global market opportunity around climate finance is expected to expand significantly through 2050. In the U.S., it is estimated that $27 trillion in capital expenditures across industries is required to hit … Read more

We are entering the age of “Intelligence-as-a-Service”

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Equipment-as-a-Service and Artificial Intelligence are two of the timeliest topics impacting the equipment finance industry in the years ahead. In an article in the July/August 2024 edition of the Monitor, Alta Director Diane Croessmann and Senior Managing Director Paul Bent discuss how these two trends intersect, with major implications for strategic planners and equipment finance … Read more

Keith Rodwell

CEO Keith Rodwell, CEO of The Alta Group Asia-Pacific Region, has more than three decades of experience as an executive in global finance companies, with significant expertise in corporate finance, funding, capital management, mergers and acquisitions and risk management and compliance. Keith joins Alta following a series of executive leadership posts across Australia and the … Read more

In Memoriam: Alta Director Damian Broadbent

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The Alta Group’s advisors–across worldwide regional offices–mourn the loss of Damian Broadbent, a colleague who passed away unexpectedly in March. He will be greatly missed as a friend and business colleague and will be remembered fondly. He joined our advisory in 2020 bringing tremendous global equipment finance experience to our advisory. Damian served as a … Read more

Global client’s board challenged by shareholder to justify market presence

SITUATION A client’s board  was challenged by the shareholder to justify their market presence in a number of smaller geographies. The client had no independent data to demonstrate their market positioning and justify the returns being made in that area SOLUTION The Alta group mobilized local experts to deliver a competitive benchmarking and positioning for … Read more

International manufacturer captive seeks to understand finance offerings

SITUATION An international manufacturer captive wanted to understand the low take-up of by dealers of one its finance offerings. The customer survey feedback they had did not seem to justify the poor penetration of their finance product. SOLUTION The Alta Group, working with the client, approached a sample of the client’s own dealers across 6 … Read more

What’s Happening Now to Shape Our Future?

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by Valerie L. Gerard, James Jackson, Carl Chrappa, Diane Croessman, Patricia Voorhees, Rick Remiker and Gary LoMonaco Monitor 100 2022The future of equipment financing requires resiliency and innovation. Adapting to economic changes and customers’ evolving needs and building closer stakeholder relationships are key components to maintaining success in the coming future. Alta advisors share their … Read more

Asia Pacific

Alta Asia Pacific, based in Sydney, provides key support in three broad areas of expertise – International Expansion, Mergers & Acquisitions, Advisory Services to business across the region.

Manufacturer creates virtual captive to drive growth across the globe

SITUATION A manufacturing company with an existing, exclusive USA equipment finance relationship sought The Alta Group’s assistance in assessing the market competitiveness of their customer financing program. Company leadership desired to optimize delivery of financing across all key growth markets including North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. SOLUTION Alta assessed the existing finance agreement … Read more