Top of Mind: Tariffs
April 14, 2025
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 play out, and how our industry can respond, in a new article available on our website.
Advisor Spotlight: Carl Chrappa
When it comes to equipment valuation, inspection and remarketing, it’s hard to find a more tenured expert than Carl Chrappa, senior managing director of The Alta Group and head of Alta’s Asset Management Practice.
Chrappa has his finger on the pulse of equipment trends across a wide range of categories, and his expertise has earned him a reputation as an internationally recognized expert and speaker in the field of asset management.
Chrappa and his team are constantly tracking the vital signs of equipment markets. They’re the researchers behind the Equipment Leasing & Finance Association’s annual “What’s Hot/What’s Not” equipment market forecast. Chrappa and the Asset Management team at The Alta Group provide hands-on advisory expertise throughout the life of equipment, partnering with clients to deliver services including:
- Equipment management strategies.
- Circular economy equipment considerations and
- capacity building.
- Inspections.
- Certified appraisals.
- Portfolio management.
- Residual risk analysis.
- End-of-lease consulting.
- Certified valuations.
- Redeployment and remarketing.
The Business Case for Clean-Energy Equipment Still Exist
While government incentives for investment in climate-focused equipment may be declining in the current environment, there are still strong market-based dynamics driving clean-energy investments, including an exponentially increasing demand for electricity. Alta’s Patricia Voorhees recently discussed these dynamics in an article for the Monitor.
Keys to Profiting in Micro-ticket Finance
Micro-ticket financing -deals under $25,000 – operates on a unique playing field, where credit decisions are based more on willingness to pay than ability. But with competition from cash and credit cards, how can lenders make this segment work?
Jim Jackson, co-CEO of The Alta Group, breaks it all down in the spring issue of NEFA Newsline. From structuring payments that encourage renewals to leveraging AI for efficiency, discover powerful strategies for the micro-ticket market segment.
Strategies to Thrive Amidst Evolving Interest Rates
With interest-rate uncertainty still weighing on the economy, equipment finance leaders face both opportunities and challenges. But it’s important to keep a wide lens. The Alta Group’s experts recently dug into many of the wider dynamics that will influence our industry in 2025, from shifts in bank participation in equipment finance, to governmental
policy shifts and changes in M&A activity. The article offers actionable strategies to help your business adapt and thrive in this evolving environment.
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