Alternative investment firm HIG Capital has appointed Appu Mundassery as the company’s head of direct lending in Europe. Based in London, Mundassery joined HIG in 2009 as a managing director.   With affiliates in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, HIG’s European direct lending team manages a portfolio of

Alternative asset investment firm HIG Capital has appointed Appu Mundassery as the firm’s head of direct lending in Europe. Based in London, Mundassery joined HIG in 2009 as a managing director.   With affiliates in the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, HIG’s European direct lending team manages a sizeable

Law firm Paul Hastings has appointed Nigel Ward as a leveraged finance partner in the firm’s London office. Ward is ranked in Band 1 for banking and finance by Chambers and named a ‘Leading Individual’ for acquisition finance by Legal 500.   His practice focuses on leveraged-loan transactions including UK and cross-border acquisition

NorthEdge-backed engineering firm FPE Global has appointed Tim Hines as chief financial officer to support its continued growth strategy. Hines joins FPE with over 11 years’ experience in senior financial management positions. He has spent the past two years as finance director at mining solutions firm Joy Global, and has

Fiduciary and administration services provider Estera has appointed Ethan Levner as group head of corporate development. He will be responsible for leading the company’s growth strategy, including mergers and acquisitions.   Farah Ballands, CEO of Estera, says: “It gives me great pleasure to welcome Ethan to our expanding team. Following

Private equity and alternative asset investment firm HIG Capital has expanded its footprint in Latin America with the opening of an office in Colombia. Founded in 1993, HIG focuses on private equity investments in small and mid-sized companies where it can play a significant role in helping to unlock potential

Zedra, an independent provider of trust, corporate and fund services, has appointed Robert Burchett-Coates to the newly created role of director of business development and sales. Burchett-Coates has over 15 years of multi-jurisdictional experience in the fund administration, investment management and corporate solutions markets.   Operating from the group’s London

Houlihan Lokey has appointed Laurens van Asselt as a managing director, based in Amsterdam. He will be responsible for supporting the firm’s power and utilities, environmental, and infrastructure coverage efforts in the Benelux region and across continental Europe.   Van Asselt (pictured) joins from Rabobank, where he was a managing

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery has appointed Robert Goldstein as a partner in the firm’s corporate and transactional practice group in New York and head of the New York office’s private equity team. Goldstein joins McDermott from another Am Law 100 firm, where he was chair of the