Commercial Finance Partners promoted John Buanno to president. Buanno has been with Commercial Finance Partners since 2019, leading the growth of the company’s direct lending platform and tripling client volume since his arrival. Primarily focused on small to middle-market transactions, Commercial Finance Partners has also expanded ist sales team by adding Luke Ferraro and Steven Glicker this month to bolster growth efforts for 2024.

“John has been an integral part of our growth strategy,” Darren Palestine, managing partner at Commercial Finance Partners, said.   “Our ability to offer balance sheet lending products along with our advisory work truly provides a one stop shop for our referral sources and lending partners. Marcus Ferrari, CEO of Commercial Finance Partners also added “we are thrilled for John to continue to grow the team and lead the efforts into 2024 and beyond.”