William F. Hobbs

William Hobbs is a Managing Director with Blackstone Credit, and is focused on sourcing, analyzing, executing and monitoring private investments across a diverse range of industries.
Before joining Blackstone Credit, Mr. Hobbs was a Director at Blackstone Securities Partners where he was responsible for advising a broad range of clients on M&A transactions and related matters.
Before joining Blackstone in 2010, Mr. Hobbs was a Senior Associate at Arcapita and focused on private equity investments across a variety of industries, with responsibilities that involved the acquisition, divestiture and active management of portfolio companies.
Prior to joining Arcapita, Mr. Hobbs was a Senior Analyst at Dubin Clark & Co., a middle market private equity firm.
Previously, he was a Summer Associate at Plainfield Asset Management and a Financial Analyst at Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin.
Mr. Hobbs holds a BBA in Finance, magna cum laude, from the University of Georgia and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Hobbs is also a CFA Charterholder.