Is stagflation becoming a real threat in 2025? Alta co-CEO Valerie L. Gerard breaks down the economic warning signs and what they mean for equipment finance leaders. Learn why today’s mix of inflation, slowing growth, and labor market shifts demands a fresh look at portfolio strategy—and what you can do to prepare. Read the article. The Alta … Read more
Tariffs, inflation, and policy shifts complicate 2025 M&A activity in equipment finance as buyers grow selective in mergers & acquisitions strategy.
Only one quarter into the year, many of the dynamics we discussed in our 2025 Insights report have moved from future possibilities to current realities. The sweeping global tariff action sparked by last week’s White House announcement poses an unprecedented disruption to the equipment finance industry. Alta’s top leadership offers perspective on how this could … Read more
At its outset, 2024 was expected to be a year of slower growth. While growth was somewhat uneven throughout the year, the long-term trend was positive. Much of the year was a waiting game, as uncertainty about the outcome of the U.S. elections and the direction of the Federal Reserve’s action on interest rates caused … Read more
As interest rates fall and political dynamics shift, the equipment finance industry stands at a pivotal moment filled with potential and uncertainty.
Climate equipment finance presents a significant market-entry opportunity for the equipment finance industry. Climate and emissions targets on the books worldwide dictate that the global market opportunity around climate finance is expected to expand significantly through 2050. In the U.S., it is estimated that $27 trillion in capital expenditures across industries is required to hit … Read more
What challenges are you wrestling with as we approach the end of 2024? We’d welcome the opportunity to discuss them with you at the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s 63rd ELFA Annual Convention in Austin later this month. Contact us to set up an appointment Alta advisors to speak at ELFA Convention Two leaders from The … Read more
The Monitor 100 rankings published last month revealed what we predicted in our 2024 Insights report: banks have significantly pulled back their role in equipment finance as a result of the fallout of the bank failures of spring 2023. But as Alta’s Rick Remiker notes, the equipment finance business line holds important long-term value for banks and is worth defending.
From the global energy transition to the advent of artificial intelligence, today’s equipment finance leaders must chart a path forward amid a rapidly changing world. The Alta Group’s global team of highly experienced advisors stays at the forefront of the issues that will drive this industry’s future.
Business Assessment Practice Brings on a Seasoned Leader Gary LoMonaco, a director who has worked with The Alta Group since 2021, now leads the consultancy’s Business Assessment Practice, which can help clients with pre-acquisition due diligence, ongoing operational assessments, lender due diligence and other efforts. LoMonaco brings considerable experience in credit, due diligence and business operations … Read more
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