Europa
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LONDON – April 8, 2015 – H.I.G. Europe (“H.I.G.”), the European arm of global private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Fågelviksgruppen (“FVG”), a leading Nordic taxi services provider, which through its well-known and trusted…
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March 26, 2015 - H.I.G. European Capital Partners Announces the Acquisition of Monal Holding
PARIS – March 26, 2015 – H.I.G. European Capital Partners (“H.I.G.”), the European arm of global private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, announced the acquisition of Monal Group through its Spanish-based portfolio company Tres60 Servicios Audiovisuales (“Tres60”). The acquisition,…
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March 11, 2015 - H.I.G. Europe Completes the Acquisition of Adelie Foods, Leading Food-To-Go Company
LONDON – March 11, 2015 – H.I.G. Europe (“H.I.G.”), the European arm of global private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Adelie Foods (“Adelie”), the UK's leading Food-to-Go business, which serves a number of well-known…
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February 10, 2015 - H.I.G. Acquires M.J. Maillis Group
HAMBURG – February 10, 2015 – H.I.G. Europe, the European affiliate of H.I.G., a global investment firm focused on small and mid-sized companies, announced that it has completed the acquisition of the M.J. Maillis Group. After signing a comprehensive debt and equity restructuring…
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BRUSSELS and PARIS – January 13, 2015 – H.I.G. Capital, a leading global investment firm, announced today that its affiliate has completed the acquisition of an equity interest in Aviapartner, thereby becoming the majority shareholder alongside the Group's Chairman and management.…
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MILAN – 24 November 2014 – H.I.G. Europe (“H.I.G.”), the European arm of global private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, today announced that it has completed an investment in the International School of Europe (“ISE”), a group of leading K-12 international day schools in Italy.…
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NEW YORK & LONDON – September 23, 2014 – H.I.G. Capital ("H.I.G."), a leading global private investment firm with more than $17 billion of capital under management,* announced the expansion of its investor relations team with two new hires. Jordan Peer joins the firm as Managing…
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August 15, 2014 - H.I.G. Europe Backs the Largest Childcare Operator in the Netherlands
LONDON – August 15, 2014 - H.I.G. Europe, the European arm of global private equity investment firm H.I.G. Capital, announced today that it has acquired the majority of the assets of Estro Group, the leading provider of childcare services in the Netherlands. The group has been re-launched…
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MADRID – August 4, 2014 – H.I.G. Europe, the European affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, a leading global private equity investment firm focused on middle market companies, has completed the acquisition of Café & Té and Panaria, two leading bakery, coffee shop and tapas bar operators…
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April 30, 2014 - H.I.G. Capital’s German Portfolio Company WERU Acquires UNILUX
HAMBURG – April 30, 2014 – WERU GmbH ("WERU"), the leading German window and door manufacturer, announced today that is has acquired competitor UNILUX AG ("UNILUX"). Founded in 1955, UNILUX is the leading provider of wood and wood-aluminum windows in Germany and is a comprehensive…
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March 17, 2014 - H.I.G. Capital Backs MBO of Kondor
LONDON – March 17, 2014 H.I.G. Europe, the European arm of global private equity investment firm H.I.G. Capital, announced today that it has backed the management buyout of Kondor, a fast growing specialist provider of mobile and consumer electronics accessories into the UK and European…
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February 6, 2014 - H.I.G. Capital Strengthens London Team with New Hires
LONDON – February 6, 2014 – H.I.G. Capital, a leading global investment firm, announced today that two experienced private equity investors, Johannes Huttunen and Johan Pernvi, have joined the London team. Johannes was formerly at Silverfleet Capital where he worked on the origination…
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February 3, 2014 - H.I.G. Capital Opens Milan Office
MILAN & MIAMI – February 3, 2014 - H.I.G. Capital, a leading global private equity firm with more than $13 billion of equity capital under management, announced today that it has opened a Milan office and appointed Raffaele Legnani as a Managing Director to lead its efforts in…
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The transaction values the portfolio at €100m. The portfolio comprises close to one thousand homes, primarily located in the community of Valencia, Andalusia, Murcia, the Canary Islands and Madrid. MADRID – 7 August 2013 – H.I.G. Capital announced today that an investment fund…
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Ambas compañías llegan a un acuerdo clave para el apoyo en la explotación del catálogo de películas de Vértice 360 Servicios Audiovisuales El acuerdo permite a Vértice 360 reforzar sustancialmente su músculo financiero y mantener su posición de liderazgo en el área de contenidos audiovisualesH.I.G.…
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July 2, 2013 - H.I.G. Capital Closes H.I.G. Europe II Fund at €825 Million
MIAMI – July 2, 2013 – H.I.G. Capital announced today that it has successfully closed H.I.G. European Capital Partners II at €825 million ($1.1 billion), significantly above its initial target. The fund will follow the strategy of its predecessor fund, focusing on private equity,…
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LONDON – 15 May 2013 – H.I.G. Europe, the European arm of global private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, today announced its first Nordic investment with the acquisition of Freedom Finance Nordic, the largest prime consumer loan broker operating in Sweden, Norway and Finland. Terms…
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May 1, 2013 - H.I.G. Europe Completes Sale of Anvis Group to Tokai Rubber Industries
HAMBURG - May 2013 – H.I.G. Europe announced today that it has completed the sale of its portfolio company Anvis Group to Tokai Rubber Industries (TRI). H.I.G. Europe is the European arm of global private-equity company H.I.G. Capital. Anvis, which is headquartered in Steinau an der…
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Highlights: H.I.G. Europe has acquired shares representing 49.99% of Vértice Servicios Audiovisuales S.L., owned by Vértice 360 S.A. for € 16 m via a capital increase. H.I.G. Europe’s investment to accelerate Vértice Servicios Audiovisuales’ growth plan in the domestic…
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H.I.G. Europe is to invest up to €20 million in Vértice 360 Servicios Audiovisuales S.L., owned by Vértice 360 S.A. The investment will take place as a capital increase through which H.I.G. Europe will acquire 49.99% of the company. MADRID - October 10, 2012…
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September 19, 2012 - Bayside Capital Adds Two Managing Directors in London
LONDON - September 19, 2012 - H.I.G. Capital, a leading global investment firm, announced today that Ahmed Hamdani and Duncan Priston have joined the London team of Bayside Capital, the distressed debt and special situations affiliate of H.I.G. Ahmed has more than ten years of experience…
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September 18, 2012 - Haseeb Aziz Joins H.I.G. WhiteHorse as Managing Director in London
LONDON - September 18, 2012 - H.I.G. Capital, a leading global investment firm, announced today that Haseeb Aziz has joined the London team of H.I.G. WhiteHorse. H.I.G. WhiteHorse is the credit arm of H.I.G. Capital, specialising in providing debt capital to profitable middle market…
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LONDON - September 17, 2012 - H.I.G. Europe, the European arm of global private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, today announces that it has completed the simultaneous acquisitions of ARMetallizing (“ARM”), a Belgium based European leader in the manufacture of metallized paper from Ackermans…
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H.I.G. Europe Completes the Acquisition of the Specialty Alumina Business of Rio Tinto Group PARIS - September 12, 2012 - H.I.G. Europe (“H.I.G.”) today announced the closing of its acquisition of the Specialty Alumina business of listed global mining firm Rio Tinto…
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September 3, 2012 - H.I.G. Capital Completes Sale of DIAM
PARIS - September 3, 2012 - H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”) announced the sale of DIAM International (“DIAM” or the “Company”) to LBO France, a leading French private equity firm. Based in Paris, France, DIAM is the leading global designer and manufacturer of…
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August 1, 2012 - H.I.G.-Backed Losberger Acquires Container Specialist GRAEFF
HAMBURG - August 1, 2012 - Losberger GmbH (“Losberger”), an H.I.G. Europe portfolio company headquartered in Bad Rappenau, Germany, acquired the assets of GRAEFF Container und Hallenbau GmbH to further strengthen its position in the market for temporary space solutions. Located…
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VILLEMUR-SUR-TARN - July 27, 2012 - VM Industries, an H.I.G. Europe-backed company specialising in the automotive connector market, has announced the acquisition of Jokon. With production facilities in Bonn (Germany) and Folschviller (France), as well as a distribution office in Poole…
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April 24, 2012 - H.I.G. Europe Portfolio Company, AIRCOM International, Acquires Symena Software
LONDON & VIENNA – April 24, 2012 – AIRCOM International, a portfolio company of H.I.G. Europe, the European arm of global private equity investment firm H.I.G. Capital, announces the acquisition of Symena Software and Consulting GmbH (“Symena”). AIRCOM is…
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LONDON – April 13, 2012 - Bayside Capital (“Bayside”) today announced that it has completed an investment in Desmet Ballestra. The new-money investment forms part of a comprehensive debt restructuring aimed at reducing indebtedness and establishing…
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March 27, 2012 - H.I.G. Europe Acquires Brand Addition
LONDON - March 27, 2012 - H.I.G. Europe, the European arm of global private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, today announces that it has acquired, through an affiliate, Manchester-based Brand Addition, a European leader in the supply of promotional merchandising, from U.K. listed firm 4imprint,…
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February 27, 2012 - H.I.G. Europe and FNZ Enter into Partnership with General Atlantic
LONDON - February 27, 2012 - H.I.G. Europe (“H.I.G.”), the European arm of global private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, and FNZ Holdings Ltd (“FNZ” or the “Company”), a world leading provider of Software as a Service (“SaaS”) solutions to the financial…
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February 7, 2012 - H.I.G. Capital Opens Madrid Office
MADRID & MIAMI - February 7, 2012 - H.I.G. Capital, a leading global private equity firm with more than $8.5 billion of equity capital under management, announced today that it has opened a Madrid office and appointed Jaime Bergel as a Managing…
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LONDON, GRAZ & MARIBOR - February 6, 2012 - The Green Building Group GmbH (“Green Building Group“), an H.I.G. Europe portfolio company headquartered in Graz, Austria, announced today that it has acquired a majority stake in Lumar IG d.o.o. (“Lumar”), the leading Slovenian…
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February 1, 2012 - H.I.G. Capital Expands into Latin America with Rio de Janeiro Office
RIO DE JANEIRO & MIAMI - February 1, 2012 - H.I.G. Capital, a leading global private equity firm with more than $8.5 billion of equity capital under management, announced today that it has opened an office in Rio de Janeiro, and appointed Fernando Marques Oliveira…
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January 18, 2012 - H.I.G. Europe Adds Managing Director in London
LONDON - January 18, 2012 - H.I.G. Capital, a leading global private equity firm, today announced that Henry Gregson has joined its London office as a Managing Director. Prior to joining H.I.G., Mr. Gregson was a Partner at Pamplona Capital, a €1.3 Billion fund based…
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MIAMI - October 6, 2011 - H.I.G. Capital, LLC, a leading global private equity investment firm, today announced that it has acquired certain assets of WhiteHorse Capital, a Dallas-based CLO manager with experience managing over $1.7 billion of capital, and formed H.I.G.…
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September 9, 2011 - H.I.G. Europe Makes a Strategic Investment in CTI Groupe (CTI)
PARIS - September 9, 2011 - H.I.G. Europe is pleased to announce that it has acquired a significant equity stake in the equity of CTI, in conjunction with the merger between CTI and Maten. With turnover of nearly €135 million, the new group is now the leading independent industrial…
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September 6, 2011 - H.I.G. Europe Acquires Losberger Group
HAMBURG - September 6, 2011 - H.I.G. Europe, the European arm of leading mid-market private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, announced that funds advised by H.I.G. European Capital Partners GmbH have acquired a majority stake in the Losberger Group. Losberger Group (“Losberger”),…
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August 30, 2011 - H.I.G. Europe Acquires Bezier
LONDON - August 30, 2011 - H.I.G. Europe, the European arm of global private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, has announced that funds advised by H.I.G. European Capital Partners LLP and its debt affiliate, Bayside Capital, have acquired Bezier, the UK’s largest provider…
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July 18, 2011 - H.I.G. Europe Acquires Haltermann Products from The Dow Chemical Company
HAMBURG - July 18, 2011 - H.I.G. Europe, the European arm of global private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, today announced that funds advised by H.I.G. European Capital Partners GmbH have acquired the business of Haltermann Products, a Germany-based producer of hydrocarbon chemicals as…
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July 18, 2011 - H.I.G. Europe Acquires Prefabricated House Specialist Hanlo
LONDON & GRAZ - July 18, 2011 - H.I.G. European Capital Partners (“H.I.G.”), the European arm of leading global private equity investment firm H.I.G. Capital has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in the Austro-German Hanlo Group through the newly founded Green Building…
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May 10, 2011 - H.I.G. Europe Acquires Silentnight
LONDON - May 10, 2011 - H.I.G. Europe, the European arm of global private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, announced that funds advised by H.I.G. European Capital Partners LLP and its debt affiliate Bayside Capital have acquired Silentnight, Ltd, the UK’s leading bed and mattress manufacturer.…
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April 12, 2011 - H.I.G. Europe Recapitalizes Walter Services Group
HAMBURG - April 12, 2011 - H.I.G. Europe, the European arm of global private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, announced today that it has led the recapitalization via a consensual restructuring of the industry- leading German call center operator Walter Services Holding…
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February 16, 2011 - H.I.G. Europe Acquires Fibercore From Cisco
LONDON - February 16, 2011 - H.I.G. Europe, the European arm of global private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, today announced that funds advised by H.I.G. European Capital Partners LLP have acquired Fibercore, Ltd. (“Fibercore”), a UK based global market leader in the design and manufacture…
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LONDON - February 14, 2011 - H.I.G. Europe, the European arm of global private equity investment firm H.I.G. Capital, announced that funds advised by H.I.G. European Capital Partners LLP have made a significant investment in Der Grüne Punkt - Duales System Deutschland GmbH, a leading…
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February 13, 2011 - H.I.G. Europe Acquires AIRCOM International
LONDON - February 13, 2011 - H.I.G. Europe, the European arm of global private equity investment firm H.I.G. Capital, today announces that funds advised by H.I.G. European Capital Partners LLP have acquired AIRCOM International Group from Advent International. AIRCOM is the world’s…
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February 1, 2011 - H.I.G. Europe Acquires a Group of Seven Leisure Parks From Compagnie des Alpes
PARIS - February 1, 2011 - H.I.G. Europe, the European arm of global private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, announced today that one of its affiliates, in partnership with Laurent Bruloy, an experienced manager in the leisure parks sector (“the H.I.G. Group”), has completed the acquisition…
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December 3, 2010 - An Affiliate of H.I.G. Europe Backs MBO of Anvis Group
HAMBURG, GERMANY - December 3, 2010 - H.I.G. Europe, the European advisor to H.I.G. Capital, announced today that one of its affiliates, in partnership with Olaf Hahn, Anvis Group’s longstanding CEO, had successfully completed the acquisition of Anvis B.V., a worldwide leading automotive…
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December 3, 2010 - An Affiliate of H.I.G. Europe Acquires Strategic Stake in The Engine Group
LONDON - December 3, 2010 - H.I.G. Europe, the European advisor to H.I.G. Capital, a leading global private equity investment firm, announced today that one of its affiliates has made a significant investment, of up to GBP 62.5 million, in The Engine Group (Engine), the UK’s largest…
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October 26, 2010 - An Affiliate of H.I.G. Europe Takes a Strategic Stake in 7(S) Personal GmbH
HAMBURG - October 26, 2010 - H.I.G. Europe, the European advisor to leading mid-market private equity firm H.I.G. Capital, announced today that one of its affiliates has made a significant investment in 7(S) Personal GmbH („7(S)“), a leading German temporary staffing agency. 7(S)…
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LONDON - September 8, 2010 - H.I.G. Europe and H.I.G. Bayside Capital, the European advisors to H.I.G. Capital, a leading global private equity firm, today announced that one of their affiliates has completed a new equity investment in Núter (formerly known as Saprogal), in partnership…
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February 24, 2010 - H.I.G. Europe Announces Investment in Synseal
LONDON - February 24, 2010 - H.I.G. Europe, ("H.I.G.") the European affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, a leading global private equity investment firm, today announced its acquisition of Synseal Extrusions Limited ("Synseal"), the UK's leading supplier of PVC-U for windows, doors and conservatories,…
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September 14, 2009 - H.I.G. Capital to Invest in Molex France
H.I.G. Capital to Invest in Molex France Collaboration to Support French Electronic Components Manufacturer Recovery in the Automotive Industry PARIS - September 14, 2009 - H.I.G. Capital ("H.I.G."), a leading global mid-market private equity firm announced today that it will to support…
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August 3, 2009 - H.I.G. Capital Completes Recapitalization of VNU Media
LONDON - August 3, 2009 - H.I.G. Capital ("H.I.G."), a leading mid-market private equity firm, and its distressed affiliate Bayside Capital, today announced that they have completed the recapitalization of VNU Media in a consensual restructuring in partnership with the incumbent equity…
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LONDON - January 23, 2009 - H.I.G. Europe ("H.I.G."), the European affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, a leading global private equity firm, today announced that it has acquired FNZ Holdings Ltd ("FNZ") from existing shareholders in partnership with FNZ’s management team. Financial terms…
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August 2, 2008 - H.I.G. Capital Completes Sale of Stream Holdings
MIAMI - August 2, 2008 - H.I.G. Capital, L.L.C., a leading global private equity firm, announced today the successful sale of Stream Holdings Corporation ("Stream") to Global BPO Services Corp. (now known as Stream Global Services, Inc.), a publicly traded company (AMEX:OOO) for $200…
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June 2, 2008 - H.I.G. Capital Closes on Bayside Distressed Fund at $3 billion
MIAMI - June 2, 2008 - H.I.G. Capital, a leading global private equity firm, announced today that its distressed debt affiliate, Bayside Capital, has held a first and final closing on its H.I.G. Bayside II fund with total commitments of $3 Billion. The Bayside II fund, like its predecessor…
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February 26, 2008 - H.I.G. Europe makes UK Investment in Facilities Management Sector
LONDON - February 26, 2008 - H.I.G. Europe, ("H.I.G.") the European affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, a leading global private equity firm specialising in providing capital to small and medium-sized companies, today announced that it has backed Europa Facility Holdings (Europa), a fast growing…
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PARIS - February 14, 2008 - H.I.G. Europe, the European affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, today announced the appointment of Olivier Boyadjian as Managing Director for its Paris office. Mr. Boyadjian joins H.I.G. after leading a number of successful private equity investments in France in…
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November 28, 2007 - H.I.G. Europe Named 'European Fund of the Year'
LONDON - November 28, 2007 - H.I.G. Capital, LLC, a leading global alternative asset firm announced today that its European private equity fund, H.I.G. European Capital Partners, received the "Fund of the Year" award from the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA).…
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September 6, 2007 - H.I.G. Comes to Europe
LONDON - September 6, 2007 - Unknown in Europe just months ago, H.I.G. has swept up €600m and a raft of top deal-doers to take on the Old World. To read this complete article, please click here.
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July 9, 2007 - H.I.G. Capital Closes on €600 Million Europe Fund
MIAMI - July 9, 2007 - H.I.G. Capital, a leading global private equity firm, announced today that it has closed on H.I.G. European Partners, a dedicated fund to make investments in Europe. The Fund closed at its hard cap of €600 Million ($810 Million), and will facilitate the firm’s…
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December 20, 2006 - H.I.G. Capital Recapitalizes Thane International, Inc.
MIAMI - December 20, 2006 - H.I.G. Capital, a Miami-based private equity firm, announced today the recapitalization of its portfolio company, Thane International, Inc. (Thane). Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Thane is a leading direct marketing company with unparalleled global distribution…
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September 5, 2006 - H.I.G. Capital Announces Sale of Transtar Metals to A.M. Castle & Co.
MIAMI - September 5, 2006 - H.I.G. Capital, a leading private equity firm based in Miami, Florida, announced today that it has completed the sale of Transtar Metals ("Transtar") to A.M. Castle & Co. (AMEX: CAS), a leading North American distributor of highly engineered metals and…
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March 22, 2004 - H.I.G. Capital Acquires Stream International from Solectron
March 22, 2004 - H.I.G. Capital, a leading private equity firm, and ECE Holdings, Inc. (ECE), a leading global provider of outsourced technical support and customer service, announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement with Solectron Corporation (NYSE: SLR) to acquire its contact services…
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December 31, 2002 - H.I.G. Capital, a Miami based private equity firm, announced today that it has acquired Transtar Metals, Inc. Transtar, headquartered in Sherman Oaks, California, is the leading provider of high performance metals and value added services to the global transportation industry. The…
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Miami, FL - May 22, 2002 - H.I.G. Capital, a Miami based private investment firm, announced today that its affiliate, Thane International, Inc. ("Thane") has completed its merger with Reliant Interactive Media Corp. ("Reliant") (OTC Bulletin Board: RIMC). After the merger, Reliant will operate as a…