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Tony Tamer

United States 68 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Private equity
Residence
New York, New York
Education
Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration)
Rutgers University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Stanford University (Master of Science in Engineering)
Marital Status
Married
Children
4

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.

About

Tamer fundraised for his former Bain colleague Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign as a co-chair of his Florida finance team.