08:32 uur 11-03-2016

Giuseppe Mirante naar H.I.G. Capital als algemeen directeur

LONDEN–(BUSINESS WIRE)– H.I.G. Capital, een toonaangevende private-equityfirma met 18 miljard euro in beheer, kondigt met blijdschap de benoeming van Giuseppe Mirante tot algemeen directeur van Bayside Capital aan. Bayside Capital is een dochteronderneming die investeert in problematische schulden en urgente situaties. Mirante is werkzaam in Londen.

Giuseppe heeft meer dan 15 jaar ervaring in private equitie en problematische schulden in Europa. Voor zijn aantreden bij Bayside, was Giuseppe onderzoekshoofd bij de afdeling voor problematische leningen van BNP Paribas in Londen. Daarvoor was Giuseppe analist van Europees krediet en probleemproducten voor Cyrus Capital en Trafalgar Asset Managers. Hij is tevens mede-oprichter van Tigon Capital, een adviesbureau voor private equity en kredietfondsen. Mirante spreekt vloeiend Duits, Italiaans, Spaans en Frans. Hij heeft een masterdiploma in business administration behaald aan Columbia University.

 

Giuseppe Mirante Joins H.I.G. Capital as Managing Director

LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– H.I.G. Capital, a leading global private equity investment firm with €18 billion of equity capital under management, is pleased to announce the appointment of Giuseppe Mirante as Managing Director of Bayside Capital, the distressed debt and special situations affiliate of H.I.G. Capital. He will be based in London.

Giuseppe has over 15 years of private equity and distressed debt experience in Europe. Prior to joining Bayside, Giuseppe was Head of Distressed and Loan Research at BNP Paribas in London. Previously, Giuseppe was a European credit and distressed analyst at Cyrus Capital and Trafalgar Asset Managers. He also co-founded and ran Tigon Capital, an advisory company for private equity and credit funds. He is fluent in German, Italian, Spanish and French and holds an MBA from Columbia University.

In commenting on the appointment, John Bolduc, Executive Managing Director, noted, “I am delighted to welcome Giuseppe to the firm. He is a very experienced, international distressed debt investor who significantly augments the expertise and capabilities of our team. I am confident he will play an instrumental role in growing H.I.G.’s distressed debt activities.”

About H.I.G. Capital

H.I.G. is a leading global private equity and alternative assets investment firm with €18 billion of equity capital under management.* Based in Miami, and with offices in New York, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Atlanta in the U.S., as well as international affiliate offices in London, Hamburg, Madrid, Milan, Paris and Rio de Janeiro, H.I.G. specializes in providing both debt and equity capital to small and mid-sized companies, utilizing a flexible and operationally focused/ value-added approach:

1. H.I.G.’s equity funds invest in management buyouts, recapitalizations and corporate carve-outs of both profitable as well as underperforming manufacturing and service businesses.

2. H.I.G.’s debt funds invest in senior, unitranche and junior debt financing to companies across the size spectrum, both on a primary (direct origination) basis, as well as in the secondary markets. H.I.G. is also a leading CLO manager, through its WhiteHorse family of vehicles, and manages a publicly traded BDC, WhiteHorse Finance.

3. Other H.I.G. funds invest in various real assets, including real estate and shipping.

Since its founding in 1993, H.I.G. has invested in and managed more than 200 companies worldwide. The firm’s current portfolio includes more than 100 companies with combined sales in excess of €22 billion. For more information, please refer to the H.I.G. website at www.higcapital.com.

* Based on total capital commitments to funds managed by H.I.G. Capital and its affiliates.

Contacts

H.I.G. Capital
John Bolduc or Duncan Priston
P +44 (0) 207 318 5700
F +44 (0) 207 318 5749
www.higcapital.com

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