H.I.G. EUROPE - Key Persons


Adam Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Principal
  • Principal in H.I.G.'S London
Adam is a Principal in H.I.G.'s London office, covering growth equity, leveraged buy-out and distressed investments across the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

Alastair Mills - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Managing Director in the London Office of H.I.G. Capital
Alastair is a Managing Director in the London office of H.I.G. Capital and the European head of Business Services. He focuses on both private equity and distressed investments. Alastair joined H.I.G. Capital from Gresham LLP where he was a Partner in the London Investment team focused on growth buy-out and buy and build transactions in the UK lower mid market.

Alessandro Correnti

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director / Bayside Capital - Europe
  • Director in the London Office of H.I.G.'S Bayside Capital
Alessandro is a Director in the London office of H.I.G.'s Bayside Capital, where he focuses on corporate stressed and distressed credit and special situations in Europe.

Alessio Lucentini - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Alexandru Hristea

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director / Whitehorse Capital - Europe

Andrea Cervesato

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director in H.I.G. Capital 's Milan
Andrea is a Director in H.I.G. Capital's Milan office, where he focuses on LBO and growth equity investments across a range of industries.

Andrew Liau

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team
  • Managing Director & Co - Head of Infrastructure

Andrew Lockett

Job Titles:
  • Director

Andrew Scotland

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team
  • Managing Director & Co - Head of EU Bayside Capital

Anila Thompson - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
Anila serves as a Managing Director in H.I.G.'s Capital Formation Group. Based in London, Anila is responsible for capital raising and investor relations activities in Europe across the firm's real estate and infrastructure funds.

Antoine Baudesson

Job Titles:
  • Principal
  • Principal, Paris
Prior to joining H.I.G., Antoine worked as an Investment Manager in the private equity arm of the Quilvest Group in London and in Paris, where he notably participated in the analysis, structuring and monitoring of various direct transactions in Europe, the Middle-East and Mexico. He was also involved in the Fund of Funds activity of the Quilvest Group with coverage of the French territory. Antoine graduated with an MSc from HEC, Paris and with a CEMS Master in International Management from the Copenhagen Business School.

Antonin Champagne

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director in H.I.G. Capital 's Paris
Antonin is a Director in H.I.G. Capital's Paris office where he focuses on business services and industrials. He is responsible for all aspects of the investment process.

Antonio Botija - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Managing Director on the Infrastructure Team
Antonio is a Managing Director on the infrastructure team based in H.I.G.'s London office.

Bernardo Guimaraes

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director in H.I.G. Capital 's London
  • Strategy Private Equity
Bernardo is a Director in H.I.G. Capital's London office and a member of the European Middle Market LBO team, where he focuses on investments across a range of industries.

Bernice Berschader

Job Titles:
  • Principal
Bernice is a Principal in the Capital Formation Group. She is based in the London office and focuses on capital raising and investor relations activities in Europe and Israel across H.I.G.'s credit strategies.

Borja de Parias

Job Titles:
  • Principal
  • Principal, Spain.
Before joining H.I.G., Borja worked at Houlihan Lokey (Special Situations team) covering the Iberian market and completing several transactions in a diverse range of industries. Borja began his career at Morgan Stanley in London. Borja graduated from ICADE (Madrid) and Northeastern University (Boston) in International Business.

Carlo Pasquale

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director in H.I.G Realty
Carlo is a Director in H.I.G Realty based in Milan office, where he focuses on both equity and credit value-add investments across a high variety of real estate asset classes in the Italian market.

Charles Bourgeois - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Managing Director / Whitehorse Capital - Europe

Chris Zlatarev - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Managing Director of H.I.G. Realty Partners
Chris Zlatarev is a Managing Director of H.I.G. Realty Partners based in London and is responsible for investing and monitoring real estate investments across Europe.

Christian Kraul-von Renner - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
Prior to joining H.I.G., Christian was a senior consultant with L.E.K. Consulting in Munich and London, where he advised numerous financial and strategic investors in merger & acquisition situations. In addition, he supported larger corporations in the course of portfolio valuations and implementing growth strategies. Before L.E.K., he worked as a consultant with the Brand Science Institute, a research-based consultancy. Christian obtained a Diploma in Business Administration at the University of Hamburg. During his studies he worked over one year in New York and London.

Daniel Rosenthal Ayash - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
Daniel is a Managing Director in the Capital Formation Group. He is responsible for capital raising and client relationships in Europe with a focus on H.I.G.'s global private equity funds.

Dario Sassanelli

Job Titles:
  • Director

Diego Modonesi

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director in H.I.G. Capital 's London
Diego is a Director in H.I.G. Capital's London office and member of the European Middle Market LBO team, where he focuses on investments across a range of industries and is responsible for all aspects of the investment process.

Dominik Böhm

Job Titles:
  • Principal
  • Principal in H.I.G. Europe 's Hamburg
Dominik is a Principal in H.I.G. Europe's Hamburg office, where he focuses on LBO and growth equity investments, in particular in the TMT and industrials sectors.

Duncan Priston

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team
  • Managing Director & Co - Head of EU Bayside Capital
  • Managing Director and Co - Head of the European Bayside Capital Fund
Duncan is a Managing Director and Co-Head of the European Bayside Capital Fund and co-heads the firm's European non-control distressed corporate debt activities.

Elias Huchler

Job Titles:
  • Principal
  • Principal / Bayside Capital - Europe
  • Principal in the London Office of H.I.G. Capital
Elias is a Principal in the London office of H.I.G. Capital. He focuses on European corporate debt situations and is involved in all aspects of the investment process from origination and research, to structuring and execution.

Emeric Déramaux

Job Titles:
  • Director
Prior to joining H.I.G., Emeric worked as a Principal in the private equity team of the strategy consulting firm Roland Berger. Previously, Emeric was a Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Paris and New York.

Esteban Caja Samboal - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
Esteban is a Managing Director with responsibility for sourcing and executing real estate transactions in Spain and Portugal.

Florian Kawohl - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Managing Director of Bayside Capital
Florian is a Managing Director of Bayside Capital and splits his time between the Hamburg and London offices.

Fritz Simons

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director at H.I.G. Capital
Fritz is a Director at H.I.G. Capital and is based in the Hamburg office, where he focuses on private equity and growth equity investments particularly in the business services, TMT and industrials sectors.

Gian Matteo Franzoia

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Franzoia Director

Giovanni Guglielmi - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Halvor Sand

Job Titles:
  • Director

Hendrik Worschech

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director / Whitehorse Capital - Europe

Holger Kleingarn - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Managing Director, Head of Hamburg Office

Ignacio Blasco - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Lafita Managing Director

Ishan Bharadwaj

Job Titles:
  • Director

Jaime Bergel - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Managing Director, Head of Madrid Office

James Smith

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Johannes Huttunen

Job Titles:
  • Principal

John Harper - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

José María de León

Job Titles:
  • Principal

João Almeida

Job Titles:
  • Director

Jérôme Fouillé - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Keith Green

Job Titles:
  • Principal
  • Principal / Whitehorse Capital - Europe

Kenneth Borton - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Klaas Reineke - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Laurent Vaille

Job Titles:
  • Principal
  • Principal / Whitehorse Capital - Europe

Luciano Anzanello

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Marcel Koch

Job Titles:
  • Principal
  • Principal / Whitehorse Capital - Europe

Markus Noe-Nordberg

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team
  • Managing Director & Head of EU Middle Market LBO Fund

Mathilde Malezieux-Dehon - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Max Natalini

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Micael Hagelin - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Michael Lucas - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Michael Pothitos

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Mihai Gavriloiu

Job Titles:
  • Principal
  • Sarghi Principal

Mihai Popescu-Greaca

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Nishant Nayyar - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Olivier Boyadjian - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Managing Director, Head of Paris Office

Omar El Masri

Job Titles:
  • Director

Pascal Meysson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team
  • Managing Director & Head of EU Whitehorse

Philipp Kalveram

Job Titles:
  • Director

Pierre-André Olive

Job Titles:
  • Director

Raffaele Legnani - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Managing Director, Head of Milan Office

Riccardo Dallolio

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Senior Leadership Team
  • Managing Director & Head of EU Realty

Richard Dunn

Job Titles:
  • Director

Richard Kiveal

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Rob de Bruin

Job Titles:
  • Principal
  • Principal / Whitehorse Capital - Europe

Rohin Jain - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Sami Mnaymneh

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Management Team
  • Founder and Co - CEO

Sebastian Lorenz

Job Titles:
  • Principal
  • Principal / Whitehorse Capital - Europe

Stefano Giambelli - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Stelios Theodosiou - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Stephan Madsen - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Tareck Safi - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Thomas Petersen

Job Titles:
  • Director

Tobias Borkowski - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director

Tom Newman

Job Titles:
  • Principal
  • Principal / Bayside Capital - Europe

Tuna Atay

Job Titles:
  • Principal

Wolfgang Biedermann

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Executive Management Team
  • Executive Managing Director & Head of Private Equity, EU