September 27, 2016 San Francisco, California- ATEL Securities Corporation is pleased to announce that industry veteran Leesa Nichols has returned to ATEL Capital Group to lead distribution efforts for ATEL Securities Corporation as the Executive Vice President/National Sales Manager. During a successful career that spans three-decades, she has had diverse and comprehensive exposure to many facets of the financial services industry.

Most recently Ms. Nichols was Vice President and Regional Director for Steben & Company, Inc., a leading alternative asset manager. While at Steben Ms. Nichols was responsible for growing the distribution base in both the Broker-Dealer and the RIA channels throughout the Western Region of the United States.

Dean Cash, President & CEO of ATEL Capital Group said, “We are pleased to have Leesa back with her extensive experience and success in many investment sectors, especially in the alternative space. She will bring a fresh perspective which will help us to continue to provide attractive, investor-centric programs to our broker dealer and advisor partners as well as our investors.”

ATEL Capital Group is an international financial services company that for over 35 years has offered its clients a wide array of financial solutions including equipment leasing, asset-based lending, venture finance, lease administration and asset management. Since its inception, ATEL has sponsored sixteen publicly registered programs as well as numerous private investment programs. ATEL's family of Funds have attracted over 50,000 investors since its first public program was created. Additional information about ATEL Capital Group can be found by visiting www.atel.com