Private equity firm H.I.G. Capital announced that managing director Fraser Preston and principal Brian McMullen have relocated from its Miami office to San Francisco in order to create a West Coast presence for the H.I.G. Middle Market fund, targeting transactions with enterprise values from $200 million to $1 billion.

The firm said they will focus on making investments in leading middle market businesses located throughout North America with a particular emphasis on companies in the Western United States.

H.I.G. Middle Market invests in a wide range of industries with a focus on certain verticals in market sectors where H.I.G. has extensive experience including technology, media and telecom, consumer and retail, business services, education, healthcare and specialty manufacturing.