Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. announced the hiring of two senior bankers with specialized experience who will be responsible for expanding the bank's middle market and mid-corporate capabilities within the Healthcare Finance business. Mehul Patel has joined the firm as Managing Director and Head of Middle Market Healthcare Sponsor Finance. He will be focused on expanding MUFG's reach in the middle market healthcare sector.

Patel reports to Allen Fisher, Global Head of Healthcare Banking. Gilroy D'Souza has joined MUFG as Managing Director and Corporate Banking Credit Head of Healthcare. In this position, he will be responsible for approving credit recommendations across legacy, mid-corporate, and middle market healthcare businesses.

D'Souza reports to Ken Austin, Deputy Chief Credit Officer. Before joining MUFG, Patel served as Managing Director in the Healthcare Middle Market, Financial Sponsors, and Leveraged Finance group at Citizens Financial Group. Prior to that, he spent four years at UBS Investment Bank as a Director in the Healthcare, Financial Sponsors, and Leveraged Finance group.

D'Souza joins MUFG from Silicon Valley Bank, where he was Managing Director and Credit Risk Manager. Prior to that, D'Souza spent seven years at Morgan Stanley, where he held positions within various teams including Technology and Healthcare; and Technology, Media and Telecom.