MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC) 10-K 2006 FY Annual report

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350)

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 (the “Report”) of APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION (the “Registrant”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, RICHARD L. PETEKA, the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Registrant, hereby certify, to the best of my knowledge, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

/s/    RICHARD L. PETEKA        

Name: Richard L. Peteka

Date: June 12, 2006