Team Sector: Lending

Mr. Lusardi joined Cerberus in 2000. Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Lusardi was an Assistant Vice President at Bank of America Commercial Funding from 1998 to 2000, where he was responsible for managing an asset based loan portfolio of middle market retail, manufacturing and distribution companies. From 1997 to 1998, he was an Assistant Account … Read more

Mr. McLeod is Head of Fund Development and a senior leader on the Cerberus Business Finance team. Mr. McLeod has been instrumental in establishing Cerberus Business Finance as a globally-recognized market leader in U.S. middle-market lending. In his role, he manages the formation, structuring, development, and marketing of the investing funds and fund leverage facilities. … Read more

Mr. Miller joined Cerberus in 1998.  Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Miller worked as a Vice President in The CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc. from 1986 to 1998, where he was responsible for origination, structuring and underwriting middle market loans to distressed companies and companies undergoing restructuring and reorganization, and where he formerly served as the … Read more

Mr. Naccarato joined Cerberus in 2000 and is Chief Operating Officer and Chief Credit Officer of Cerberus Business Finance, Cerberus’ middle-market direct lending platform. Mr. Naccarato provides operational oversight for Cerberus Business Finance, which includes approximately 70 professionals across three offices in the United States. Additionally, in his role, Mr. Naccarato is responsible for overseeing … Read more

Mr. Paschalidis is a Managing Director and a senior team member for the Firm’s middle-market direct lending platform. In his role, he is responsible for direct origination of financing transactions, as well as the underwriting and management of loan portfolios. During his more than 12-year tenure with the Firm, Mr. Paschalidis has closed over 120 … Read more

Mr. Read is President of Cerberus Business Finance, the Firm’s  middle-market direct lending platform. Prior to joining Cerberus in 2006, Mr. Read was a Managing Director at CIBC World Markets from 1995 to 2005, where he was responsible for the distribution of structured finance products including CLOs and CBOs, mezzanine financings, leveraged finance, and direct … Read more

Mr. Spano joined Cerberus in 2014 and is a Managing Director for Cerberus Business Finance, Cerberus’ middle-market direct lending platform. Mr. Spano oversees various aspects across the lending platform, including the origination, due diligence review, structuring, and execution of new investments. Cerberus Business Finance, which is a recognized leader and innovator in the leveraged financed … Read more