NXT Capital today announced that it has hired Shinji Muto as a Director of Originations. Based in Stamford, CT, Muto will be responsible for NXT Capital Equipment Finance’s origination efforts in the Northeast.
 
Most recently a Vice President with Key Equipment Finance, Muto’s career includes positions at The Receivables Exchange, Citigroup, GE Capital and First Union Bank.
 
“We’re very pleased to have Shinji join the NXT Capital Equipment Finance team,” said Michael Gay, Group Head. “Shinji’s expertise and relationships will help us provide creative equipment financing solutions to highly leveraged companies in the Northeast that have had difficulty obtaining essential equipment.”
 
“I’m excited to help NXT Capital become a leader in equipment financing,” said Muto. “NXT Capital truly understands and addresses the needs of these underserved companies.”
 
NXT Capital Equipment Finance offers a full range of flexible financing solutions to middle-market companies nationwide. The group underwrites loan and lease transactions up to $40 million and offers hold sizes up to $20 million to finance new and used equipment for companies with revenues of $50 million and above across most industries. Products include secured term loans, tax-oriented leases, finance leases, operating leases, TRAC leases and sale-leaseback transactions.
 
NXT Capital provides structured financing solutions to middle-market companies and real estate investors through its Corporate Finance, Equipment Finance and Real Estate Finance groups. Based in Chicago with offices in Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco and Stamford, NXT Capital targets senior financing opportunities of up to $150 million with a hold size up to $50 million. See www.nxtcapital.com for more information