Heath has been a member of the NXT Capital team since inception, overseeing NXT’s capital markets activities, with an emphasis on structuring transactions. He maintains relationships with other private credit managers and gathers and analyzes market intelligence. Heath also is a member of NXT Capital’s Credit and Investment Committees and plays a leading role in fundraising initiatives, fund development and managing NXT Capital’s investor relationships.

Heath brings nearly 30 years of capital markets and direct lending experience to NXT Capital. Prior to joining NXT Capital, Heath held senior Capital Markets positions with leading middle market lending platforms including GE Capital, Heller Financial, Antares Capital and Merrill Lynch Capital.

Heath earned a B.A. in Finance from Michigan State University and an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

NXT Capital provides structured financing solutions through its Direct Lending group and targets U.S.-based borrowers with EBITDA between $5 million and $50 million. Since NXT Capital’s inception in 2010, their Direct Lending team has closed over $27 billion in loan commitments in more than 540 platform transactions. NXT Capital is based in Chicago with offices in Dallas and New York and is the direct lending focused wholly-owned subsidiary of ORIX Corporation USA.