H.I.G. Capital announced that Dyice Ellis-Beckham and Sergei Schmidt have joined the firm’s Capital Formation Group. Both Dyice and Sergei will be based in H.I.G.’s New York office and responsible for capital raising and investor relations activities in North America.

Dyice joins H.I.G. as a Managing Director from Invesco’s Institutional Sales group, where she was responsible for business development and capital raising activities across Invesco’s platform. Prior to Invesco, Dyice held similar roles at Satellite Asset Management, Lehman Brothers Asset Management and Deutsche Asset Management.

Sergei joins H.I.G. as a Principal from Varde Partners, where he was a Senior Relationship Manager responsible for institutional business development in North America. Prior to Varde, Sergei held similar roles at Pretium Partners and PIMCO, focused on institutional fundraising in traditional and alternative assets.

Jordan Peer Griffin, Executive Managing Director and Global Head of Capital Formation, commented: "We are delighted to welcome both Dyice and Sergei to H.I.G. Dyice and Sergei are key additions to serve our expanding North American investor base at a time when the firm’s investment activities are at an all-time high. H.I.G. has experienced tremendous growth across our global platform in private equity, credit, and real assets strategies. We look forward to Dyice and Sergei partnering with our long-standing, H.I.G. relationships during this exciting time for the firm and our investors."