ELFA schedules April 30 investors conference

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association will hold an Investors Conference in New York on April 30, putting equipment-backed funding back in front of lenders and investors. (elfaonline.org) The one-day event is scheduled for April 30, 2026, at The Westin New York Grand Central. The association says the program is aimed at capital providers, issuers, private credit funds, banks, insurance platforms and institutional investors. (elfaonline.org) The conference theme is “Unlocking Opportunity: Asset-Based Finance in Equipment Finance.” The published overview says sessions will focus on equipment asset-backed securities, the broader asset-based finance market and where “opportunity, structure and investor demand” are heading next. (elfaonline.org; multibriefs.com) Equipment finance is the business of funding machinery, vehicles and other hard assets that companies use to operate. ELFA says the U.S. equipment finance industry is a $1.3 trillion market, which gives lenders collateral they can package, fund or refinance. (elfaonline.org) Asset-backed securities are bonds backed by loan payments, and equipment asset-backed securities use cash flows from financed equipment to pay investors. ELFA’s conference agenda points to a market where originators are again weighing securitization and private funding channels alongside bank and warehouse lines. (elfaonline.org; elfaonline.org) The timing follows a period of strong equipment demand and closer attention to credit conditions. ELFA said in October 2025 that its annual survey showed modest growth and evolving credit conditions across the industry in 2024, and in January 2026 it said equipment demand in 2025 was the second-highest on record. (elfaonline.org; elfaonline.org) ELFA’s monthly CapEx Finance Index tracks new business volume, receivables aging, losses and credit approvals across the sector. That index is one reason investors watch equipment finance closely when they are deciding how much risk to take and what structures to back. (elfaonline.org; elfaonline.org) Recent deals also show why the topic is back on conference agendas. ELFA’s March-April 2026 magazine highlighted Ansley Park Capital’s $400 million asset-backed securitization, which it described as the largest first-time issuance in the large-ticket equipment finance market. (elfaonline.org) The Investors Conference sits between ELFA’s National Funding Conference on April 14-16 in Chicago and its Legal Forum on May 3-5 in Baltimore. The calendar placement shows the association treating capital markets, funding and legal structure as linked questions this spring. (elfaonline.org) By April 30, the question in New York will be less whether equipment finance needs outside capital than which investors want the next pool of loans. ELFA is building a room for that match. (elfaonline.org; elfaonline.org)