Appu Mundassery

Bio

Appu Mundassery is a Managing Director of Bayside Capital and leads the European distressed debt activities of the firm. Appu has over 15 years of experience in leveraged finance, credit investments, restructurings and operational turnarounds, both in Europe and the US. He has managed portfolios in excess of $5 billion, including leveraged loans, high-yield bonds and restructured equity. Prior to joining Bayside, Appu was a Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager at Highland Capital Management Europe based in London, where he helped found the London office and directed its growth for 5 years. Appu was also an investment banker at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and CSFB, where he worked on several leveraged finance, private equity, and mergers and acquisitions transactions. Appu received a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics & Economics from Brown University and an MBA in Finance from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business.