Freeport Financial Partners announced the appointments of James Colletti and Ryan VanDagens as Associates, responsible for sourcing, structuring, and managing middle-market debt investments for the Freeport loan funds. Both Mr. Colletti and Mr. VanDagens are based in Chicago.

Colletti joined Freeport after three years at Deloitte where he was a Senior Auditor in the firm’s Chicago office. VanDagens joined Freeport from PricewaterhouseCooopers where he served as an Associate in the Financial Due Diligence practice.

“Following the close of our most recent investment vehicle in January, and the continued growth in our business, we are excited to continue to grow our team of investment professionals,” said Josh Howie, Managing Director at Freeport. “The accounting and financial due diligence backgrounds of James and Ryan are highly complementary to the skills of our existing team members.”