WhiteHorse Capital, a subsidiary of H.I.G. Capital, has expanded its direct lending team with the addition of Kimberly Massa as a Managing Director and Peter McLaughlin as a Principal.
Ms. Massa will focus on credit underwriting across the WhiteHorse platform and will be based in the firm’s Stamford, CT office. Mr. McLaughlin will lead WhiteHorse’s Midwest originations out of Chicago and will focus on both sponsor and non-sponsor originations. “We are excited to welcome these accomplished professionals to the team. Their experience and unique skill set will help us grow our capabilities as we continue to build our platform,” said Stuart Aronson, Group Head of WhiteHorse’s US direct lending platform.
Prior to WhiteHorse, Ms. Massa was the Chief Credit Officer for Telecom, Media and Technology at GE Capital where she managed a portfolio of accounts with over $4 billion of credit exposure. Previously, she was a managing director for Antares Capital. Ms. Massa has a BS degree in Business Administration from Western New England University.
Mr. McLaughlin joins WhiteHorse from Medley Capital where he originated, executed and managed middle market loans. He has more than 15 years of experience in middle market private equity, investment banking and lending. Mr. McLaughlin has an MBA from The University of Chicago and an undergraduate degree from Colorado College.
WhiteHorse Capital provides senior secured loans, unitranche loans, second lien loans and structured equity to small and middle market companies in both the US and Europe. The group’s debt facilities are used for refinancings, growth capital, acquisitions, buyouts, and balance sheet recapitalizations. WhiteHorse is active in many industries but has specific interest in the business services, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, food and agriculture, and specialty finance sectors. WhiteHorse has fifteen offices worldwide with eight in the US in Miami, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco (www.whitehorsecapital.com).
H.I.G. Capital specializes in providing capital to small and medium-sized companies and invests in management-led buyouts and recapitalizations of manufacturing or service businesses. H.I.G. has more than $21 billion of capital under management. The firm was founded in 1993 and is based in Miami with additional offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York, San Francisco, London, Hamburg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, and Rio de Janeiro (www.higcapital.com).
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