Asset finance consulting and services partnership Invigors EMEA, the European arm of The Alta Group, appointed Kieran O’Brien network member for Ireland. read more

JAN 16, 2018 - 6:50 am

Over the last 12 months, several major independent equipment leasing companies have been acquired. Banks and private equity firms were some of the major acquirers, with People’s United Bank buying LEAF Commercial Capital and Solar Capital taking on Nations Equipment Finance. What has led to this spike in activity, and will it continue?... read more

September/October 2017

Valerie Pagliaro was appointed director of The Alta Group consultancy. She most recently served as finance director for strategic pricing at GE Capital Americas. read more

OCT 23, 2017 - 7:54 am

Diane Croessmann was appointed to the post of director of The Alta Group consultancy. She most recently served as worldwide managing director of Lenovo Financial Services, and on the ELFA board of directors. read more

OCT 18, 2017 - 7:35 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

The equipment leasing hell-or-high-water clause is “on trial” and the audience will decide its fate at the ELFA Convention in Orlando. read more

OCT 10, 2017 - 7:23 am

The Alta Group launched a weekly podcast, produced and hosted by Jonathan L. Fales, which is the first series to focus on the equipment financing market. read more

SEP 28, 2017 - 7:13 am

Mexico-based UNIFIN Leasing announced its 17th and 18th leasing securitization within a single trust, using a communicating vessel structure for $198 million. read more

SEP 19, 2017 - 6:55 am

The equipment leasing and finance industry in Latin America grew an average 4.8% in 2016 in U.S. dollars, according to the latest Alta LAR 100 report by The Alta Group Latin American Region. read more

AUG 23, 2017 - 7:25 am

Patricia M. Voorhees, a director with The Alta Group, will moderate a panel on June 13 at the Commercial Equipment Market Council Innovation Summit in Laguna Beach, CA on digitization in asset finance. read more

JUN 12, 2017 - 6:40 am

The Alta Group’s Bruce Kropschot and James Jackson provide an update on M&A activity in the equipment finance industry and an outlook for 2017. They offer strategies for sellers and buyers to move a transaction from a letter of intent to a successful closing.... read more

March/April 2017

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

Patricia M. Voorhees, a director with The Alta Group, is presenting at this year’s LendIT USA conference on March 7 at the Javits Center in New York to highlight new trends in equipment leasing and finance for a fintech audience. read more

MAR 6, 2017 - 7:33 am

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