Cary Verasco joined NXT Capital’s Corporate Finance Group as director, Northeast region.

Verasco’s responsibilities include originating and leading senior secured credit facilities for private equity sponsors and middle-market companies in the Northeast U.S.

He joins NXT Capital from Jefferies, where he was most recently a senior vice president in the Financial Sponsors Group and served as coverage officer for a broad range of private equity clients. Prior to that, he held a number of roles at Jefferies, including vice president in the Financial Sponsors Group, vice president in the Leveraged Finance Group and several other positions within the Investment Banking division.

“We’re excited to have a professional of Cary’s caliber join NXT Capital,” said John Finnerty, group head, Corporate Finance. “Cary’s expertise is a valuable addition to NXT’s ongoing efforts to serve sponsors and middle market companies across the country.”

Chicago-based NXT Capital provides structured financing solutions through its corporate finance and real estate finance groups.