Monitor has reported on six U.S. recessions during its 44 years in print. On the wings of the second-longest economic expansion in U.S. history, Dexter Van Dango asks the question lingering in the back of our minds: When will the next recession hit?... read more

Monitor 100 2018

According to The Alta Group, interest in mergers and acquisitions in the equipment finance industry was high in the first half of 2018, reflecting a global trend. read more

JUL 18, 2018 - 7:09 am

Presenters at the 17th Annual Investors’ Conference shared an optimistic outlook for the equipment finance industry, with ABS “strong at all levels,” M&A “very frothy” and 2018 business investment expected to be “very bullish.”... read more

May/June 2018

The Alta Group’s Bruce Kropschot and James Jackson examine the M&A market for independent equipment finance companies. Although another good year is expected, several factors could affect the market, including rising interest rates, stock market trends, tax reform legislation and accounting rule changes.... read more

March/April 2018

The use of a stipulated loss value formula to measure a lessor’s damages resulting from lessee defaults will be debated during a session at the ELFA Legal Forum May 7 in Washington, D.C. read more

MAY 3, 2018 - 6:48 am

The National Equipment Finance Association’s 2018 Finance Summit set an attendance record. The summit was held from March 14-16 in Las Vegas. read more

MAR 27, 2018 - 6:33 am

James R. Jackson, a managing director with The Alta Group, will present at the IMN-ELFA 17th Annual Investors’ Conference on Equipment Finance in a panel covering capital market trends and M&A opportunities read more

MAR 15, 2018 - 7:15 am

The Alta Group has created a survey to assess how prepared financial service providers, resellers and distributors are to offer managed services. read more

MAR 14, 2018 - 6:57 am

Shawn Halladay, The Alta Group’s director of professional development, will be one of the presenters at the Equipment Management Conference in St. Petersburg, FL later this month. read more

FEB 20, 2018 - 7:02 am

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