Miami

Miami has undergone a genuine structural transformation from lifestyle market to institutional financial hub, with Citadel, Elliott Management and dozens of prominent PE and hedge fund platforms relocating and expanding operations in Brickell to create a critical mass of dealmaking infrastructure. Positioned as the financial gateway between the United States and Latin America - with the Miami Customs District processing over $137 billion in annual trade - the region offers cross-border deal sourcing advantages that no other U.S. city can structurally replicate. The absence of state income tax and a pro-business regulatory environment continue to accelerate corporate migrations that feed middle-market pipelines across FinTech, Healthcare, Consumer, and Real Estate. With capital, talent, and institutional infrastructure all compounding simultaneously, Miami represents the most dynamic emerging dealmaking frontier in the country for sponsors with a global mandate.

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