Alejandra Arguello joined H.I.G. Capital, a global alternative investment firm with $50 billion of capital under management, in its capital formation group as a managing director, based in New York City.

Arguello will be responsible for business development and capital raising across H.I.G.’s global credit platform. With more than 22 years of experience in alternative investment management and institutional sales, Arguello joins H.I.G. from Carlyle, where she was a managing director on the capital raising team.

“We are delighted to welcome Alejandra to H.I.G. Her expertise and long tenure in the credit markets will be invaluable as we further expand our global credit footprint,” Jordan Peer Griffin, executive managing director and global head of capital formation, said. “H.I.G.’s credit platform has broad scale and capabilities, ranging from senior secured direct lending to special situations / distressed, both in North America and Europe. Alejandra will play an integral role in developing partnerships with our investors to access these attractive strategies at a time when the firm’s credit investment activities are at an all-time high.”