Portrait of Tony Tamer

Rank #483

Tony Tamer

Net worth $7.8B

Private equity · United States

Born
Oct 12, 1957
Age
68
Source
Private equity
Residence
New York, New York
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
4
Education
Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Rutgers University; Master of Science in Engineering, Stanford University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Tony Tamer is the cofounder and co-executive chairman of H.I.G. Capital, a private equity firm with $70 billion under management.
  • Tamer launched H.I.G. Capital in 1993 with Sami Mnaymneh; the duo have been masters of middle-market private equity deals.
  • In addition to operations in Europe and Latin America, H.I.G. also runs a large credit business.
  • Prior to founding H.I.G. Capital, Tamer was a partner at Bain & Company.
  • Tamer fundraised for his former Bain colleague Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign as a co-chair of his Florida finance team.