Carl Sandberg

H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”) is a leading global private investment firm with $74 billion in equity capital under management.* Since its founding more than 30 years ago, H.I.G. and its family of funds, spanning private equity, real estate, growth equity, and credit, have invested in and managed over 400 companies worldwide. Today, the firm oversees a portfolio of companies generating more than $53 billion in combined annual sales. H.I.G. specializes in providing capital to small and mid-sized companies with attractive growth potential. Its investments typically focus on management-led buyouts and recapitalizations of well-managed, profitable manufacturing and service businesses. The firm also has deep expertise in operational turnarounds and financial restructurings. H.I.G.’s proven investment strategy is built around three pillars: (1) a flexible and responsive approach that emphasizes speed and adaptability, (2) a large, skilled team with a collaborative, “can-do” mindset, and (3) a consistent and long-standing focus on small and mid-sized businesses, typically valued between $50 million and $500 million, with a clear understanding of their unique opportunities and challenges.* Headquartered in Miami, H.I.G. has U.S. offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Stamford, as well as affiliate offices in Europe (Hamburg, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris), Latin America (Bogotá, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo), the Middle East (Dubai), and Asia (Hong Kong). *Based on total capital raised by H.I.G. Capital and its affiliates.

The International Monetary Fund has a key position in promoting the health of the world economy. Established in 1944 as a part of the United Nations system, the IMFs primary purpose is to ensure the stability of the international monetary system—the system of exchange rates and international payments that enables countries and their citizens to buy goods and services from each other. This is essential for sustainable economic growth and rising living standards. To maintain stability and prevent crises in the international monetary system, the IMF conducts surveillance of national, regional, and global economic and financial developments. It provides advice to its 190 member countries, encouraging them to adopt policies that foster economic stability, reduce their vulnerability to economic and financial crises, and raise living standards. The IMF also serves as a forum where its global membership can discuss the national, regional, and global consequences of their policies. The IMF makes financing temporarily available to member countries to help them address balance of payments problems—that is, when they find themselves short of foreign exchange to meet their payments to other countries. Finally, the IMF provides countries with training to help them build the expertise and institutions they need for economic stability and growth. Supporting all of these activities is the institutions work in economic research and statistics.