Bio

Fabio Saad is a Principal at H.I.G. Brazil & Latin America Fund. With over 10 years of private equity investment experience in Latin America and other emerging markets, Fabio heads up H.I.G. Capital’s Bogotá office and the firm’s investment program in the Andean Region. He is responsible for investment sourcing, transaction negotiation, and portfolio company management. Since joining H.I.G. Capital’s Brazil and Latin America group in 2014, Fabio has participated in over 8 transactions in various sectors, including healthcare, media, technology and consumer services. Fabio currently serves on the board of directors of Digital Ware, Clínica AMO, Grupo Meridional, Selfit Academias and Eletromidia. Prior to joining H.I.G. Capital, Fabio worked for 5 years at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private investment arm of the World Bank Group, in Washington, D.C. and in São Paulo. At IFC, Fabio was involved in several investments in Brazil and in other Latin American, African and Asian countries, focusing in the real estate, manufacturing, retail, clean tech sectors, among others. Fabio holds an MBA from The Wharton School, an MA in International Studies focused in Latin America from The Lauder Institute of the University of Pennsylvania, a Bachelor in Business Administration from Fundação Getulio Vargas de São Paulo (EAESP/FGV) and a Bachelor in Law from Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Born in Brazil, he is fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish.