H.I.G. Capital, a leading global alternative asset investment firm with more than $20 billion of equity capital under management, announced today that Appu Mundassery has been appointed as the Head of Direct Lending in Europe. Based in London, Mr. Mundassery joined H.I.G. in 2009 as a Managing Director.

With affiliates in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, H.I.G.’s European Direct Lending team manages a sizeable portfolio of directly originated par loans to small and mid-size companies with EBITDA up to €25 million.

John Bolduc, H.I.G. Executive Managing Director who oversees H.I.G.’s Global Credit platform, commented, “Appu has done a terrific job helping us develop our Direct Lending business in Europe and under his leadership, I am confident that we will further build upon our leading position.”