Alta co-CEO Jim Jackson and director Patricia Voorhees will discuss trends they are seeing in the M&A market and in energy financing activity at the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) 64th annual convention from Oct. 26 – 28 in Marco Island, FL.
Jackson will participate in a panel discussion titled “M&A in Equipment Finance — Challenges, Opportunities, and What’s Ahead.” He and fellow panelists will preview the 2026 M&A climate and will explore various dynamics impacting this market, including tariffs, interest rates and general economic trends.
The M&A panel discussion will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
Also at that time, Voorhees will discuss energy finance trends during a panel discussion titled “Energy Finance in the Age of AI — Emerging Opportunities for Equipment Finance.” The discussion will focus on how the enormous energy demands presented by the growth of artificial intelligence are impacting the need for equipment finance in the energy sector. Panelists also will look at how clean-energy financing has been impacted by growth in electricity demand and by decreased tax incentives for some renewable-energy equipment.
