Kevin Chinn
About Kevin Chinn
Kevin Chinn serves as the Vice President and Portfolio Manager in the Financial Sponsors Group at HSBC, where he has worked since 2020. He has a background in finance with experience at various institutions, including Wells Fargo and Fidelity Investments, and specializes in managing portfolios related to leveraged buyouts.
Current Role at HSBC
Kevin Chinn serves as the Vice President and Portfolio Manager within the Financial Sponsors Group at HSBC. He has held this position since 2020, managing a portfolio that includes financing sponsor-backed leveraged buyouts. His focus encompasses both middle market club deals and large cap syndicated transactions. In this role, he is responsible for underwriting new debt requests, which includes revolving credit facility increases and incremental term loan issuances for various acquisition strategies.
Previous Experience at HSBC
Prior to his current role, Kevin Chinn worked at HSBC as an Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager in the Financial Sponsors Group from 2017 to 2020. During this time, he contributed to the management of credit exposure and engaged in extensive financial analysis to assess sponsor-owned credit exposures. His responsibilities included recommending risk upgrades or downgrades based on his insights into leveraged finance market dynamics.
Work at Wells Fargo
Kevin Chinn's tenure at Wells Fargo included roles as a Portfolio Manager in Government and Institutional Banking for 10 months in 2017 and as a Business Banker from 2013 to 2014. In these positions, he focused on managing client relationships and providing financial solutions tailored to the needs of government and institutional clients.
Education and Expertise
Kevin Chinn earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from Indiana University Bloomington, where he studied from 2005 to 2009. His educational background provides a solid foundation for his expertise in financial analysis, leveraged finance, and credit risk management, which he applies in his current and previous roles.
Career History Overview
Throughout his career, Kevin Chinn has held various positions in the financial sector. He worked at Fidelity Investments as an Investment Solutions Representative and Financial Representative, and at CIT as a Commercial Credit Analyst and Associate Credit Officer. He also gained experience in technical sales at VEGA Americas, Inc. His diverse background contributes to his comprehensive understanding of financial markets and credit management.