The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association named John C. Deane, former CEO of The Alta Group, to the 2021 class of the Equipment Finance Hall of Fame during the association’s 60th Annual Convention in San Antonio. read more

OCT 26, 2021 - 5:54 am

John C. Deane, CEO, chairman and a co-founder of The Alta Group, will retire at the end of 2020. Valerie L. Gerard and James R. Jackson Jr. were appointed co-CEOs, and Thomas C. Wajnert will serve as chairman of the international consultancy dedicated to the equipment finance industry. read more

NOV 24, 2020 - 7:16 am

The Alta Group appointed Rick Remiker and Paul Menzel vice chairmen. Remiker previously served as senior executive vice president and lead commercial banking executive of Huntington National Bank. Menzel was president and CEO of Umpqua Bank Equipment Leasing & Finance. read more

OCT 13, 2020 - 7:23 am

The Alta Group, Invigors EMEA and The Alta Group Latin American Region will conduct an independent study to benchmark the status of digitization by equipment leasing and finance companies. read more

OCT 16, 2017 - 7:34 am

Alta CEO John C. Deane and Senior Managing Director of Alta’s Canada region Hugh Swandel will present at the Canadian Finance and Leasing Association’s annual conference this week in Kelowna, BC. read more

SEP 12, 2017 - 7:22 am

Michael A. DeBernardi joined The Alta Group, a global consultancy dedicated to equipment leasing and finance. He previously managed asset financing operations in 26 countries for a number of companies. read more

MAR 16, 2017 - 7:28 am

The Alta Group CEO John C. Deane will present at the ELFA-IMN Investors’ Conference on a panel providing an outlook on capital markets, current trends and market conditions, as well as a look back at significant M&A deals within the asset-finance industry in the past year. read more

MAR 15, 2017 - 7:16 am

Daniel G. Morse will retire from The Alta Group. Morse worked for GE Commercial Finance and CitiCapital Vendor Finance, among others, during his career in the equipment leasing industry. read more

JAN 16, 2017 - 7:18 am

When The Alta Group was launched in 1992, the internet was in its infancy. Over the last 24 years, the consultancy firm has grown and evolved alongside the equipment finance industry as the rapid pace of technological innovation has transformed all aspects of the business.... read more

September/October 2016

Managed solution transactions are becoming a major new offering of equipment leasing companies and are very likely to continue growing as a proportion of U.S. equipment leasing volumes, according to a study from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. read more

JUL 25, 2016 - 7:19 am

John D. Rizzi joined The Alta Group as managing director and practice leader for the new Digital Business Advisory Practice. Rizzi formerly held positions at DLL, Ge Capital and Heller Financial. read more

JUN 13, 2016 - 8:20 am

Jonathan L. Fales, who most recently served as vice president of strategic business development for Key Equipment Finance, rejoined the Alta Group. read more

JUN 1, 2016 - 7:45 am

The Alta Group expanded with the creation of The Alta Group Asia Pacific Region. The new branch is based in Hong Kong and serves the broader Asia Pacific equipment leasing and asset finance market. read more

OCT 28, 2015 - 6:50 am