Brett Hinton

Brett W. Hinton is a Managing Director – Partner, and Head of the Insurance Distribution Group.  He is based in Los Angeles.

Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Hinton was Managing Director at THL Credit where his responsibilities included business development and strategic capital formation.  Prior to joining THL Credit in early 2015, Mr. Hinton was a Director at Fortress Group where his responsibilities included all aspects of origination, distribution, project management, and advisory pertaining to all transaction types.  Before joining Fortress Group in early 2009, Mr. Hinton’s focused 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).  Prior to IHG, he was an Analyst at Genesis Capital, a boutique investment & merchant banking firm.  Mr. Hinton began his career as an Analyst at UBS. 

Mr. Hinton earned his BS in economics from Indiana University.