Aamir Amdani

Aamir Amdani is a Managing Director at Breakwater Management LP, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm founded in 2009 that partners with emerging businesses in the lower middle market. At Breakwater, he is responsible for the origination, execution, and monitoring of investments across the firm's core sectors of Media & Entertainment, Marketing, and Tech-Enabled Services. To date, Breakwater has originated approximately $550 million across seven funds and investment vehicles on behalf of institutional and high-net-worth investors.

Prior to joining Breakwater, Aamir worked at H.I.G. Capital, a leading global alternative investment firm headquartered in Miami, Florida with over $60 billion in equity capital under management. At H.I.G., he was responsible for evaluating new investment opportunities, executing transactions, and managing portfolio companies in the lower middle market. This experience gave him a strong foundation in deal sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio value creation.

Aamir holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Accounting from New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business (2003-2007) and a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Management from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School (2012-2014). In addition to his institutional investment work at Breakwater, he is active as an angel investor participating in seed-stage deals.

At Breakwater Management, Aamir focuses on control equity investments in lower middle market companies, typically targeting businesses with $25+ million in revenue and $5+ million in EBITDA. The firm's strategy centers on three core verticals:

Breakwater works closely with founders and management teams to accelerate growth through a combination of organic expansion and strategic acquisitions (buy-and-build). The firm provides not only capital but also operational support, strategic insight, and financial guidance drawn from its partners' decades of C-suite and investing experience. On the angel side, Aamir participates in seed-round investments, reflecting a personal interest in early-stage innovation.

• Media & Entertainment: Radio broadcasting, content platforms, and entertainment brands
• Marketing: Full-service agencies, digital marketing firms, and marketing technology
• Tech-Enabled Services: Technology-driven service businesses with scalable models