Praesidian Capital, a provider of senior and subordinated debt for small- and mid-sized companies, hired Bill Johnston as an associate.

Johnston joins Praesidian from PNC Capital Markets where he worked in the Loan Syndications group and was involved with the Structuring and Originations group. His experience includes analyzing and proposing capital structures for middle market and large corporate companies as well as syndicating bank and institutional loans to financial institutions.

Johnston’s responsibilities at Praesidian will include financial analysis, due diligence, execution of new investments and portfolio monitoring.

“We are excited to welcome Bill to Praesidian,” said Jason Drattell, founder and managing partner of Praesidian. “We expect his knowledge and expertise will be highly additive to our team as we manage our existing portfolio and explore new investment opportunities.”