Stephens, an investment banking firm, hired Vincent Caintic as senior specialty finance analyst.

In this role he will build upon Stephens’ expertise in middle market non-bank lenders, and introduce coverage of commercial finance, aircraft and equipment lessors and credit card companies. Caintic will be based in New York.

Caintic has more than 10 years of experience covering financial services with a focus on specialty finance, banks and insurance. During his recent tenure as an analyst and associate director of research at Macquarie, he launched coverage of 18 specialty finance companies totaling more than $200 billion in market capitalization. Earlier sell-side experience includes equity research roles with Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo.

“Stephens’ long-history of identifying opportunities within specialty finance sets us apart. The addition of Vincent furthers our ability to bring forth compelling investment ideas,” said Nik Fisken, executive vice president and head of Equity Capital Markets at Stephens

Little Rock, AR-based Stephens has 32 analysts covering more than 500 stocks across the sectors of consumer, energy, financial services, healthcare, industrials and technology.