Old Hill Partners is an SEC registered investment advisor that focuses on an asset-backed and special situation lending.  Our flexible lending solutions fulfill the capital demands of underserved clients typically not accommodated by traditional banks. Old Hill specializes in collateralized lending markets, including direct loans, lender finance loans, asset-based loans, commercial real estate loans and special situation real estate investments across the capital structure. We are focused on identifying off-market, proprietary, negotiated transactions.

The firm was founded by John Howe. Prior to founding the Firm, Mr. Howe was a Managing Director at Nomura Securities in New York from 1990 to 1995 where he oversaw the $40 billion Government Business Unit, that included U.S. Treasury and Agency trading, Repo and Money Markets, as well as the Canadian Fixed Income operations. Prior to joining Nomura, Mr. Howe was a Partner and Senior Vice President at Kidder Peabody, where he managed and traded fixed income securities for seven years. Mr. Howe received his undergraduate degree from Tufts University. He also holds a master's degree from Columbia University (with a specialization in international business).

John Howe was a Captain in the United States Army, serving ten years in both an active and reserve capacity.