The role of banks and independents in equipment finance and the massive opportunity around climate finance will be the focus of two panel discussions that experts from The Alta Group will facilitate at the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s 63rd annual convention. read more

OCT 8, 2024 - 6:23 am

Patricia Voorhees, a director with The Alta Group, will lead a panel discussion on the rapidly developing climate finance market at the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s 62nd annual convention, which will be held Oct. 22-24 in Phoenix. read more

SEP 27, 2023 - 7:12 am

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association will host a free webinar, “ELFA’s Climate Finance Working Group Presents: A Briefing of the Inflation Reduction Act,” on June 22 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. EDT. read more

JUN 20, 2023 - 7:07 am

Patricia Voorhees of The Alta Group will share insights about climate equipment finance at the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s 2023 Credit and Collections Management Conference, which will be held June 7 to June 9. read more

JUN 5, 2023 - 7:02 am

Paul Bent and Patricia Voorhees of The Alta Group will share their expertise on legal issues impacting the equipment leasing industry at the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s 2023 Legal Forum, which will take place May 7 to May 9 in Fort Myers, FL. read more

APR 26, 2023 - 7:08 am

Investment in climate equipment finance has been growing and several recent events are likely to accelerate the pace. Patricia Voorhees from The Alta Group provides an overview of climate finance, including immediate opportunities, deal structuring and the resources lessors will need to participate. ... read more

Jan/Feb 2023

Paul Bent, senior managing director and head of legal services and business assessment at The Alta Group, and Patricia Voorhees, a director at The Alta Group, will be presenters at the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s 61st Annual Convention from Oct. 9 to Oct. 11. read more

SEP 27, 2022 - 7:42 am

The 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 thoughts on what the future can look like for the industry and strategies to get there.... read more

Monitor 100 2022

According to a new study from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, the equipment finance industry has performed considerably better than expected during the COVID-19 pandemic due to factors such as increased availability of capital. read more

APR 12, 2022 - 6:31 am

Equipment finance industry legal experts will predict challenges that will last the next decade, while other sessions will explore circular economy and ESG financing opportunities, “as-a-service” financing models and the transition away from LIBOR at ELFA’s Annual Convention. read more

SEP 30, 2021 - 6:36 am

COVID-19 has forever shifted the equipment leasing business. Valerie Gerard and Patricia Voorhees explore how the pandemic has ushered in an “Age of Acceleration” and discuss how businesses will operate going forward. ... read more

October 2020

Studies suggest that COVID-19 has accelerated digital adoption by seven to 10 years and propelled use of business models with advanced technology by up to six years, according to a session presented at ELFA 2020 Business LIVE! on Oct. 27. read more

NOV 19, 2020 - 7:30 am

Sharing economy business models are beginning to gain traction in the B2B equipment space, despite the challenges. As IoT, machine learning and software applications continue to converge into product design, Patricia Voorhees and Diane Croessmann expect a rapid expansion of capabilities and more aggressive adoption of managed services transactions in the form of pure usage models.... read more

July/August 2018

While fintech equipment finance is currently in stealth mode, The Alta Group expects efficient, well-designed fintechs to make their mark on the industry very soon. With the help of her colleagues, Patricia Voorhees explores what this will mean for vendor and captive finance companies.... read more

May/June 2018

Technology is changing the way business is done, and equipment finance is no exception. Charles Anderson and Patricia Voorhees discuss The Commercial Equipment Marketplace Council, founded by Currency and The Alta Group to facilitate an ongoing dialogue about the impact of technological advancement on the industry.... read more

January/February 2017