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Paul Bent

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Senior Managing Director at The Alta Group, LLC
📍 Long Beach, California, United States

Paul Bent is a Senior Managing Director at The Alta Group, combining over 40 years of experience as an investment banker, corporate attorney, and expert witness in asset-based financing. A J.D. graduate from Southwestern Law School, he leads the firms Legal Services and Business Assessment practices. People often describe him as knowledgeable and experienced.

His academic background is in mathematics, having graduated from UCLA with the departments highest honors. Paul is a member of the Pi Mu Epsilon National Honorary Mathematics Society, indicating a strong analytical foundation that complements his extensive legal and financial career.

He uniquely operates as a transaction attorney, investment banker, and professional arbitrator, handling complex financial deals and disputes from start to finish.

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Experience
45 Years
Current Role
Senior Managing Director
Job Level
Senior
Location
Long Beach, California, United States
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Equipment Finance Regulation
He actively writes and posts about upcoming regulations like the "1071 Regs" under the Dodd-Frank Act, advising companies on future compliance.
Asset-Based Financing
His four-decade career is centered on large-ticket equipment leasing, project financing, and asset-based lending across investment banking and legal advisory roles.
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Career

Work history

1-2004
Senior Managing Director
The Alta Group, LLC
10-2001
Arbitrator
Paul Bent | Arbitration
1-1984
CEO and General Counsel
GoodSmith & Co., Incorporated
1-1981 - 12-1983
VP and General Counsel
Century Financial Services, Inc.
Attorney at Law
Paul Bent | Law Office
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Education
J.D.
Southwestern Law School
A.B.
UCLA
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