Portrait of Sami Mnaymneh

Rank #483

Sami Mnaymneh

Net worth $7.8B

Private equity · United States

Born
Jul 13, 1961
Age
64
Source
Private equity
Residence
Miami Beach, Florida
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Children
0
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Economics, Columbia University; Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Doctor of Jurisprudence, Harvard University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Sami Mnaymneh is cofounder, CEO and co-executive chairman of H.I.G. Capital, a private equity firm with $70 billion under management.
  • Mnaymneh launched H.I.G. in 1993 with Tony Tamer and the duo became known for being the masters of middle-market deals.
  • In addition to operations in Europe and Latin America, H.I.G. has a large credit business.
  • Prior to starting H.I.G., Mnaymneh was a managing director at Blackstone and a vice president of mergers and acquisitions at Morgan Stanley.
  • Mnaymneh was the valedictorian of his graduating class at Columbia University in 1981.