H.I.G. WhiteHorse, the credit affiliate of alternative investment firm H.I.G. Capital, which has $74bn of capital under management, has hired Andy Armah-Kwantreng as managing director and Marimba Odundo-Mendez as principal to lead its UK direct lending team.
Armah-Kwantreng joins H.I.G. from Natwest Corporate & Institutional Banking, where he was a managing director in sponsor leveraged finance. He previously spent 16 years with Bank of Ireland and Société Générale in leveraged finance.
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Odundo-Mendez joins the firm from J.P. Morgan, where he held senior roles in the leveraged finance team. He began his career in law, practicing debt finance at Kirkland & Ellis and having qualified at DLA Piper.
“We are delighted to welcome Andy and Marimba to our team. They both bring deep expertise in credit and extensive networks, which will be instrumental to our continued success in the UK Direct Lending market,” said Pascal Meysson, managing director and head of H.I.G. WhiteHorse Europe.
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