ANAHEIM, CA- Alliant Capital LLC, a debt and equity financierfor the multifamily industry, has named two new regional directors,one here and one in San Diego, in an expansion of its SouthernCalifornia presence. The two are Matt Stevens and Donald Sonsma,both industry veterans, who will be responsible for managingmultifamily loan originations starting at $500,000 as well asincreasing Alliant’s loan investor network throughout the SouthernCalifornia market. Stevens will be working out of the San Diegooffice and Sonsma will be located in Anaheim.

Byron Steenerson, president of Alliant, cites Stevens’background in multifamily lending, insurance and his time as aprofessional football player, along with Sonsma’s more than 30years of experience in the Southern California market.

Stevens brings more than 13 years of experience in thecommercial real estate finance industry. Before joining Alliant, hewas employed as vice president of commercial real estate forChurchill Mortgage Capital. In this position, he wasresponsible for providing commercial loans for retail, office,industrial, multifamily, hospitality, self-storage, golf coursesand marina properties on behalf of life insurance companies andbanks.