Nations Equipment Finance, LLC (“NEF”) announced that Nick Payne has joined the company as Vice President of Business Development. In this role, Nick will be responsible for NEF’s lease and loan origination activities in the Midwestern United States.

Nick has over 5 years experience in the finance industry. His background includes pricing and structuring, and sales. Nick has held positions with FGI Finance as Assistant Vice President, Van Eck Global as Institutional Sales Associate and Morgan Stanley PWM as an Investment Associate.

“It’s exciting to become part of such an extremely talented team here at Nations. Their aggressive approach and exceptional reputation for executing transactions made them a natural fit,” Payne said. “Given the current competitive and economic challenges, our clients are under constant pressure to raise capital for their businesses.  Nick‘s extensive experience compliments our distinctive approach to lending and leasing.  We look forward to him being a part of our team.” commented Phil Carlson, President and CEO of Nations Equipment Finance.