Orion First announced significant progress has been made winding down Mintaka Financial. Founded in December 2004 by a select group of small business finance companies, Mintaka specialized in serving the finance needs of small businesses across the United States. read more

JAN 13, 2023 - 7:16 am

M&A activity almost came to a halt in 2020, but 2021 has kicked off with a flurry of activity. James Jackson reviews the notable transactions of the last year and says future economic indicators point to continued M&A activity in 2021 as well as strong valuations of quality equipment finance companies.... read more

May 2021

According to the July 2020 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, confidence in the equipment finance market is 45.3, steady with the June index of 45.8. read more

JUL 16, 2020 - 7:23 am

Confidence in the equipment finance market increased to 45.8, up from the May index of 25.8, according to the June 2020 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. read more

JUN 18, 2020 - 7:42 am

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation has released its latest Confidence Index. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 54.9, an increase from the October index of 51.4. read more

NOV 14, 2019 - 6:45 am

Mintaka Financial has acquired Phoenix, AZ-based Summit Commercial Finance. read more

OCT 15, 2019 - 6:55 am

The ELFF released the September 2019 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 54.7, a decrease from the August index of 58.9. read more

SEP 19, 2019 - 6:30 am

The ELFF released the June 2019 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market was 52.8, easing from the May index of 59.2. read more

JUN 20, 2019 - 6:44 am

According to the latest ELFF Monthly Confidence Index, confidence in the equipment finance market decreased in April after two consecutive months’ increases to 58.3, down from the March index of 60.4. read more

APR 19, 2019 - 6:55 am

Mintaka Financial promoted David Trost to vice president of Analytics and Partnerships. Trost will report to Chief Operating Officer Bill Fogarty and manage Mintaka’s key funding processes and partnerships. read more

MAR 4, 2019 - 6:30 am

Founder and CEO of Orion First and Mintaka Financial and Chairman of the ELFA, David Schaefer is a panelist at the 2018 European Leasing & Consumer Credit Conventions. read more

OCT 5, 2018 - 6:40 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s August release of the Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry, confidence in the equipment finance market eased again in August to 60.7, down from the July index of 62.8. read more

AUG 16, 2018 - 7:10 am

According to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s July 2018 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry, overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 62.8 in July, easing from the June index of 66.2. read more

JUL 19, 2018 - 6:51 am

According to the ELFF, overall, confidence in the equipment finance market eased again in April to 68.3, down from the March index of 72.2. read more

APR 19, 2018 - 7:07 am

According to the ELFF’s latest index, confidence in the equipment finance market is 75.3 in January, an increase from 69.4 in December and the highest level since the index was launched in 2009. read more

JAN 18, 2018 - 7:09 am