HIG Capital Founders Drive Firm’s Strategic Evolution
HIG Capital Founders Drive Firm’s Strategic Evolution
HIG Capital co-founders Sami Mnaymneh and Tony Tamer continue to guide the firm’s strategic development as it expands capabilities across multiple asset classes and closes record fundraising milestones.
Mnaymneh, serving as Founder, Executive Chairman and CEO, oversees all capital commitments while drawing on experience gained as a Managing Director at The Blackstone Group. Tamer, Founder and Executive Chairman, contributed consulting expertise from his partnership at Bain & Company to establish the firm’s operational value-add approach.
Their leadership has positioned HIG Capital as “one of largest and most active credit investors in the middle market,” according to the co-founders’ assessment of the firm’s market position. This expertise underlies recent achievements including the $5.9 billion close of H.I.G. WhiteHorse Middle Market Lending Fund IV.
The WhiteHorse division exemplifies the founders’ strategic vision, having deployed approximately $18 billion across U.S. middle market transactions through senior secured lending to companies with EBITDA between $30 million and $100 million. The platform employs 85 credit professionals across the U.S. and Europe.
Recent organizational enhancements reflect the founders’ commitment to comprehensive platform development. HIG Capital has established a GP Solutions Platform through strategic hires from Morgan Stanley’s private equity secondaries division, enabling entry into the rapidly growing continuation vehicle market.
The firm has also reinforced its Small-Cap & Growth capabilities through Harrison B. Davis’s appointment as Managing Director, bringing over 15 years of lower middle market experience to complement the existing 40-person dedicated team.
Under the founders’ guidance, HIG Capital has maintained active deal flow across technology and media sectors. Recent transactions include the Kantar Media acquisition and technology mergers creating companies with billions in revenue.
Operating from 19 offices spanning multiple continents, HIG Capital manages $70 billion across private equity, growth equity, real estate, direct lending, infrastructure, special situations debt, and growth-stage healthcare strategies. Since 1993, the firm has invested in more than 400 companies, with current portfolio holdings generating combined revenues exceeding $53 billion under Mnaymneh and Tamer’s strategic direction. Their comprehensive investment approach continues to drive the firm’s expansion across global markets.