Mr. Hinton's responsibilities include business, corporate & product development, acquisitive & organic growth, strategic partnerships, co-lender/sponsor/club relationships, capital markets syndications, co-investments, and direct investments.Mr. Hinton has a diverse background in private & public markets and specialization in placing traditional & niche credit and alternative yield instruments, working with an extensive group of banks, specialty finance companies, insurance companies, credit managers, financial sponsors, and intermediaries.Previously, Mr. Hinton was Managing Director at THL Credit (now part of First Eagle Investments), an alternative credit investment manager. THL Credit was formed in 2007 as a credit affiliate of Thomas H. Lee Partners L.P.Prior to joining THL Credit in early 2015, Mr. Hinton was at Fortress Group, an independent investment bank that arranges private placements. Mr. Hinton’s role included all aspects of origination & distribution, pertaining to private fund commitments, secondary transactions, and co-investments. Mr. Hinton led coverage of and established strong relationships with financial sponsors and institutional investors around the globe.Before joining Fortress Group in early 2009, Mr. Hinton’s experience was at the transaction level, focusing on mergers & acquisitions, growth capital, recapitalizations, debt financing and general performing and stressed corporate finance assignments. He was a Senior Acquisitions & Investment Analyst at InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), reporting directly to the CFO. Prior to IHG, he was an Analyst at Genesis Capital, a boutique investment and merchant banking firm. Mr. Hinton began his career as an Analyst at UBS.