HIG Capital’s distressed debt arm, Bayside Capital, has hired Florian Kawohl as a managing director.
Kawohl joins Bayside from Strategic Value Partners, another distressed investment specialist, where he spent 14 years, most recently as a managing director.
Before joining SVP he spent two years at Carlyle Group working on private equity investment. He began his career as a senior associate with McKinsey & Company.
At Bayside, Kawohl will divide his time between the firm’s Hamburg and London offices and contribute to growing its activities in Europe.