Wingspire Equipment Finance announced Dillon Bernad has joined the company as Vice President of Sponsor Coverage.

Bernad brings 10 years of equipment finance experience, with a primary focus on sponsor-backed, middle-market companies. Over the course of his career, he has funded more than $215 million in equipment finance transactions across industries including digital infrastructure, infrastructure, energy, healthcare, and food and beverage.

In his new role, Bernad will focus on developing sponsor relationships and structuring large-ticket financing solutions that support equipment acquisitions, growth initiatives, and liquidity needs.

“Dillon understands the growth and acquisitive nature of private equity and is well versed in today's secondary market of longer hold periods and continuation vehicles that are currently shaping the marketplace,” said Rob Lewis, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Originations at Wingspire Equipment Finance. “He is the quintessential addition to our private equity-focused equipment financing platform.”

Bernad’s addition further strengthens Wingspire Equipment Finance’s sponsor coverage and expands its support for growing portfolio companies with large equipment capital needs