Cortland Capital Market Services, a leading global investment servicing company, announced today that Jason Hutton has joined the company as a director within Cortland's Successor Agency Services Group.  Reporting to Joanna Anderson, head of Cortland's Successor Agency Services and Credit Services Businesses, Hutton will assist in managing a book of widely syndicated credit facilities and will focus on expanding the business in Texas and the Southwest. Cortland is a leading provider of administrative agency services for direct origination and successor agency situations.
     
 "Jason's prior experience as a bank loan agent combined with his experiences as a turnaround consultant and a buy-side analyst uniquely position him to understand our clients' needs and to take on day-to-day management for a growing portfolio of successor agency deals," said Anderson, Managing Director at Cortland.  "He has managed a variety of performing and distressed investments over his career and we're excited for him to help us continue delivering superior service to our clients and help grow the business."

 "Joanna has built one of the most experienced and respected Successor Agency teams in the industry," commented Doug Hart, CEO of Cortland, "We are excited to have Jason supplement the team."
  
Prior to joining Cortland, Hutton was chief executive of a Dallas-based specialty lender. There he led the company through launch and expansion into eight states while raising over $160 million of private and institutional capital.  Before that he was head of corporate development for a Fort Worth, Texas-based $200 million private finance company overseeing a portfolio of loans and investments in other alternative lenders. Hutton has also worked in the restructuring & turnaround group at Huron Consulting Group, and held originations and asset management roles at Fortress Investment Group, HBK Capital Management, and the syndicated bank loan group at GE Capital.

Cortland is a leading global investment servicing company providing third-party and outsourced middle office services to investment managers and commercial lenders globally. Cortland administers over USD 120 billion of assets for clients including credit, private equity and real estate funds, direct lenders, and CLO managers. Cortland is headquartered in Chicago and serves clients worldwide from Austin, Hong Kong, Indianapolis, London, Los Angeles, and New York.