private equity founded 1993 headquarters miami florida united states 1450 brickell avenue 31st floor miami fl 33131 200 crescent court suite 1414 dallas tx 75201 key people sami mnaymneh founder and co ceo tony tamer founder and co ceo products private equity growth equity biohealth credit special situations real estate lending syndicated credit total assets 20 billion website www.higcapital.com h.i.g. capital is an american global private equity and alternative assets investment firm with over 20 billion of equity capital under management . the firm operates a family of private equity growth equity biohealth real estate credit special situations lending and syndicated credit funds . based in miami and with offices in new york city boston chicago dallas los angeles san francisco and atlanta in the united states as well as affiliate offices in london hamburg madrid milan paris and rio de janeiro h.i.g. capital specializes in providing both debt and equity capital to small and mid sized companies utilizing an operationally focused value added approach . contents 1 overview and history 1.1 acquisitions 2 references 3 external links overview and history edit h.i.g. was founded in 1993 by sami mnaymneh formerly a managing director at the blackstone group and tony tamer previously a partner at bain & company . in 1993 the first h.i.g. fund was originally launched with a focus on small to midsize investments and a strong emphasis on in house operational expertise . h.i.g. currently operates a family of funds h.i.g. s equity funds invest in management buyouts recapitalizations and corporate carve outs of both profitable as well as underperforming manufacturing and service businesses . h.i.g. s debt funds invest in senior unitranche and junior debt financing to companies across the size spectrum both on a primary direct origination basis as well as on the secondary markets . h.i.g. is also a leading clo manager through its whitehorse family of vehicles and manages a publicly traded bdc whitehorse finance . other h.i.g. funds invest in various real assets including real estate and shipping . since its founding h.i.g. had raised a significant number of funds including most recently h.i.g. bayside loan opportunity fund iv 2016 1.1 billion fund focused on investments in small cap special situation credit opportunities in the united states h.i.g. brazil & latin america partners 2016 740 million fund focused on private equity buyout and growth oriented investments in lower middle market companies in latin america with a focus on brazil h.i.g. middle market fund ii 2014 1.75 billion fund focused on leveraged buyouts of middle market companies . 1 h.i.g. capital partners v 2013 1.0 billion fund focused on leveraged buyouts of small capitalization companies 2 h.i.g. european capital partners ii 2013 825 eur million fund focused on european leveraged buyouts . 3 whitehorse vi ltd 2013 415.5 million collateralized loan obligation clo fund focused on investing in the broadly syndicated loan space h.i.g. bayside europe loan opportunity fund iii 2013 1.0 billion fund focused on secondary purchases of senior loans and new issue loan originations in europe h.i.g. bioventures ii 2012 268 million fund focused on pharmaceuticals medical devices and diagnostics h.i.g. growth equity fund ii l.p. 2011 500 million fund focused on strong growth oriented small capitalization businesses h.i.g. bayside loan opportunity fund ii 2010 1.1 billion fund focused on secondary purchases of senior loans and new issue loan originations h.i.g. bayside debt and lbo fund ii 2008 3 billion fund focused on distressed securities . today the company claims to be the largest and most active private equity firm in the lower middle market . citation needed its team includes more than 250 professionals worldwide . since inception h.i.g. has invested in and managed more than 200 companies worldwide . the firm s current portfolio includes over 100 companies with combined sales in excess of 30 billion including us medical supply which it backed through a recap deal in august 2015 . 4 acquisitions edit on march 3 2016 intuit announced plans to sell quicken to h.i.g. capital . terms of the sale were not disclosed . 5 references edit h.i.g. capital secures 1.75 bn for new mid market vehicle in fast fundraise . altassets february 10 2014 capital closes fund v at 1 bln . pe hub march 4 2013 h.i.g. capital closes h.i.g. europe ii fund at eur825 million . finsmes.com july 7 2013 hig capital backs us medical supply through recap deal altassets august 21 2015 john rebeiro march 3 2016 . intuit selling quicken to private equity firm hig capital . pcworld.com . idg consumer & smb . retrieved march 4 2016 . external links edit h.i.g. capital company website h.i.g. capital profile businessweek h.i.g. capital raises over 1bn for bayside european debt fund . altassets may 16 2013 v t e private equity and venture capital investment firms investment strategy venture growth 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