COSTA MESA, Calif. - Global information solutions provider Experian has acquired Baker Hill, a provider of relationship management, credit origination and risk management solutions. Experian said the move "strengthens its commitment to the small business market and furthers its ability to provide its clients with business solutions across the entire Customer Life Cycle." Baker Hill will operate as a business unit within Experian's Business Information Solutions division and will be known as Baker Hill, an Experian company. The company will continue to operate out of Carmel, Ind., and a press release stated that current management and employees will be retained. Baker Hill provides services to more than 1,100 banking, credit union and financial services clients throughout the U.S. The company introduced the first integrated relationship management solution for bankers and was the first to offer common platforms for loan origination across lending platforms.