Scott Booth

Scott Booth is a member of the Investment Team at Piney Lake Capital Management in Greenwich, Conn., and has 20 years of experience in the private credit and private-equity markets. Most recently, he served as a director for BlackRock’s US Private Capital group, which manages several direct lending funds, including BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation. While at BlackRock, he originated, evaluated and negotiated private debt investments, and led the group’s healthcare industry efforts. Prior to joining BlackRock, Mr. Booth was one of the original employees of BlackRock Kelso Capital (BKC), which he joined in 2006. While at BKC, he provided private credit solutions for middle-market borrowers across a variety of industries. Prior to BKC, Mr. Booth was a principal at Park Avenue Equity Partners, a private-equity fund focused on lower-middle-market equity investments. At Park Avenue, he oversaw several of the fund’s portfolio companies, and originated and evaluated new platform investment opportunities. Mr. Booth began his career in finance at Deutsche Bank Securities in 1999, where he was an associate in its Healthcare Investment Banking Group. He also served on the board of directors of Systech Retail Systems Corp. and Virtual Radiologic Corp. Mr. Booth received his B.S. in finance from The Pennsylvania State University.