{"id":7534,"date":"2024-01-26T11:29:26","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T10:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shams-alyaoum.com\/en\/?p=7534"},"modified":"2024-01-26T11:29:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T10:29:37","slug":"h-i-g-capital-expands-middle-east-presence-with-new-dubai-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shams-alyaoum.com\/en\/h-i-g-capital-expands-middle-east-presence-with-new-dubai-office\/","title":{"rendered":"H.I.G. Capital Expands Middle East Presence with New Dubai Office"},"content":{"rendered":"
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H.I.G. Capital (\u201cH.I.G.\u201d or the \u201cFirm\u201d), a leading global alternative investment firm with $60 billion of capital under management announces the opening of its Dubai office.<\/p>\n

Based in the Dubai International Financial Centre (\u201cDIFC\u201d), the new office* will host H.I.G.\u2019s Capital Formation professionals, working closely with H.I.G.\u2019s existing local and regional investors in the Middle East while developing new strategic partnerships. Oliver Slade, Managing Director, and Alexia Klat, Principal, will lead H.I.G.\u2019s efforts in the region. This local presence will enable H.I.G. to deepen relationships with its investors in the region, providing greater access to alternative investments across H.I.G.\u2019s global middle-market platform in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America.<\/p>\n

Jordan Peer Griffin, Executive Managing Director and Global Head of Capital Formation, commented: \u201cWe are excited to expand our footprint by establishing H.I.G.\u2019s first office in the Middle East. H.I.G. has been partnering with investors in the region for the past 30 years, and the Dubai office strengthens our commitment to the region and our investors to provide creative investment solutions for our clients in the attractive middle market alternatives landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe opening of our office in this strategic region is pivotal to our ambition to be the partner of choice in the middle market for our Middle East investors,\u201d said Mr. Slade. \u201cNow more than ever, investors in the region are seeking differentiated access to the mid-market, across a variety of private asset classes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Slade, a Managing Director in H.I.G.\u2019s Capital Formation Group, has over 17 years of experience in alternative investments. Prior to joining H.I.G., he was Head of Middle East and Africa at Partners Group, where he was responsible for the development and capital raising activities across private markets funds and solutions in the region. Ms. Klat, a Principal in H.I.G.\u2019s Capital Formation Group, has been with the Firm for 10 years. She was previously based in H.I.G.\u2019s London office and has worked closely with H.I.G. investors across the Firm\u2019s platform.<\/p>\n

About H.I.G. Capital<\/b><\/p>\n

H.I.G. Capital is a leading global alternative investment firm with $60 billion of capital under management.* Based in Miami, and with offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco in the United States, as well as international affiliate offices in Hamburg, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Bogot\u00e1, Rio de Janeiro, S\u00e3o Paulo, and Dubai, H.I.G. specializes in providing both debt and equity capital to mid-sized companies, utilizing a flexible and operationally focused\/ value-added approach:<\/p>\n