Equipment Leasing Group of America announced the hiring of two new crucial team members: Nick Zaderej and Michael Belsanti.

"To better serve the growth of our indirect flow of business from our vendors, bankers, brokers, and accountants, we are excited to announce the addition of Nick and Michael to our sales team to help maintain our mission of providing excellent customer service. Combined they have over 50 years of experience in the financial services industry," stated Brian Trebels, President of Equipment Leasing Group of America, LLC.

Belsanti was born in Oak Park, IL and raised in Westchester, IL. He graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI with a Political Science Degree. Belsanti was an Independent Commodity trader at the Chicago Board of Trade for over 35 years trading financial instruments and also served on many different Committees including Chairman of the Pit and the Arbitration Committee.

Zaderej has over 15 years experience in real estate and financial services having specialties in Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures; Raising Capital; Commercial Due Diligence; Valuation and Financial Modeling and has completed over $500 million in transactions. Zaderej was the Managing Partner of Meacham Capital, a financial advisory consulting business engaged in capital raising efforts, relationships with over 100 family offices, and the formation of private investment funds focused on investments within small to medium size companies. Zaderej was Director of Capital Lending Group, LLC a mezzanine fund focused on funding acquisitions and developments within the commercial real estate sector.Zaderej has previously held executive positions with JP Morgan Chase where he underwrote and structured securitized investment portfolios. Zaderej received his Bachelor’s degree in two majors: Finance and Marketing from Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA.