Mr. Hinaman joined Acorn in 2007 and is based in Washington, DC. Bob is a senior investment banker with over 25 years experience in global mergers and acquisitions and international capital markets. His primary industry focus is aerospace and defense and government IT, and he has been involved in over $10 billion of transactions over his banking career. Prior to joining Acorn Growth Companies, Bob was a partner at WWC Capital where he was responsible of origination and execution of aerospace and defense M&A and capital raising transactions. Prior to WWC, he headed a strategic/financial advisory firm advising private equity, hedge funds and family offices on developing business platforms in the commercial aerospace segment where he provided merger and acquisition deal strategy, deal execution and capital structuring advice.
 
At Jefferies Quarterdeck, Bob was responsible for origination and execution of M&A mandates for aerospace and defense clients including major systems integrators, middle market companies and private equity investors. He also originated equity, convertible and high yield debt transactions for middle market companies, and developed and expanded the firm’s European platform including management responsibilities for the firm’s London office.
 
Bob worked for over 20 years in Europe for both Chase Manhattan and Chemical Bank, and was Managing Director for Global Mergers and Acquisitions for Chase based in London and Frankfurt. He advised a number of European aerospace and defense companies as well as developed Chase’s M&A presence in Germany. He was non-executive Chairman from 1996-2000 of Huntsworth PLC , London Stock Exchange listed company providing market research, brand consulting and media services to healthcare, airline, retailing and information technology companies. Bob guided the company’s expansion into Europe and was instrumental in the sale of the company in 2000 to a new management team that had previously built the Shandwick business.
 
Bob holds an AB degree in mathematics and economics from Lafayette College and is a graduate of the London Business School.