H.I.G. Capital

H.I.G. Capital Announces Closing of Significantly Oversubscribed $2 Billion U.S. Lower Middle Market Fund, H.I.G. Capital Partners VII “Our dedicated team of 68 professionals is capitalizing on opportunities in today’s macroeconomic environment. The current market volatility plays to H.I.G.’s strengths of managing complex dynamics through market cycles and our scale and operational expertise give our team an advantage in capturing opportunities; Fund VII’s pipeline is stronger than ever." - Ricky Stokes, Managing Director & Head of H.I.G. Capital Partners U.S. We’d like to thank our investors for supporting Fund VII, H.I.G.’s fourth fund close of 2024, which continues the Firm’s highly successful strategy of making control equity investments in U.S. lower middle market companies. #HIGCapital #PrivateEquity Learn more: https://bit.ly/3YGGg9o

H.I.G. Realty Expands Investment in the U.K. Elderly Sector H.I.G. is pleased to announce that its portfolio company Lovett Care Limited, a leading provider of elderly care homes across England and Wales, has acquired New Care. The combined group will own 31 homes with a total capacity of 2,148 beds, making it a top 20 care home operator in the U.K. and one of the largest in the Midlands. #HIGCapital #PrivateEquity Learn more: https://shorturl.at/75Zmk

H.I.G. Growth Partners Earns Multiple Distinctions and Recognitions For 2023 and 2024, H.I.G. Growth and its professionals were recognized in four different categories by GrowthCap, a leading advisory firm specializing in growth capital. H.I.G. Growth was also named on Inc. Magazine’s 2024 Founder-Friendly Investors list. H.I.G. is proud to be recognized for our Growth strategy’s distinctive approach alongside its committed leadership and expertise. As the growth stage technology-focused investment group within the H.I.G. platform, H.I.G. Growth is uniquely positioned to add significant value to its businesses. #HIGCapital #PrivateEquity Learn more: https://bit.ly/4eYOqzx

H.I.G. WhiteHorse Europe provides financing to Altares - Dun and Bradstreet, a leader in the business data and analytics market, offering its expertise to B2B customers across the entire data value chain in Finance Intelligence, Sales Intelligence, ESG, and Compliance. “Altares benefits from a unique brand image and leadership position in the growing business data, digitalization, and analytics industry. The financing we provided reflects our confidence in the expansion strategy implemented by Altares’ management team, alongside Naxicap Partners.” - Pascal Meysson, Head of H.I.G. WhiteHorse Europe Learn more: https://bit.ly/4eNmH4J #HIGCapital #PrivateEquity

H.I.G. Capital acquires Rainham Industrial Services Ltd, a leading UK provider of industrial installation, maintenance, and refurbishment services to the power generation, energy from waste, nuclear and manufacturing sectors. #HIGCapital #PrivateEquity Learn more: https://bit.ly/3zYUYz0

Middle Market Growth Conversations recently featured Mark Bernier, Managing Director at WhiteHorse Capital, and Peter Gallagher, Principal at WhiteHorse Capital, to discuss current trends in the private credit market, how WhiteHorse stays competitive, the potential of technology, media and telecom (TMT) sector for investors, and more. #HIGCapital #PrivateEquity #PrivateCredit #HIG   Listen to the full podcast here: https://bit.ly/3BIFgs9

Last week, H.I.G. Capital proudly participated in the 16th Annual United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) #PRIinPerson 2024 in Toronto. As a dedicated UN PRI signatory, responsible investment practices are integral to how we mitigate risk and drive long-term investment value. Our Global Head of ESG, Kim Erle, participated in a panel on the future of Progression Pathways, offering a private markets perspective on the future of signatory participation in the UN PRI. Throughout the conference, other industry leaders and experts shared key insights on evolving ESG frameworks and the opportunities within private markets, reinforcing our commitment to embedding material ESG considerations throughout the investment lifecycle. #ESG #Sustainability #ResponsibleInvestment #PrivateMarkets #UNPRI #HIGCapital #PrivateEquity

H.I.G. Capital Completes Madrid Content City and Drives Expansion in Seville Following the successful completion of the Madrid Content City (MCC), a 140,000 square meter state-of-the-art media hub, H.I.G. is also excited to announce further expansion of the platform in Seville, Spain. The Sevilla Content City (SCC) will include approximately 4,000 square meters of production and post-production studios, as well as location filming for content creation. #HIGCapital #PrivateEquity Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Yj6zCl

H.I.G. Capital completes investment in STS Aviation Group, a one-stop service provider to the global aviation industry helping airlines, aircraft lessors, and military organizations meet their maintenance and operational needs worldwide. #HIGCapital #PrivateEquity Learn more: https://bit.ly/4gZi9tk

H.I.G. Infrastructure acquires controlling interest in Polar, a European owner and operator of HPC data center facilities. “We are extremely excited by this transaction as data center infrastructure is becoming an increasingly critical enabler of the next wave of digital transformation. We look forward to working with Polar’s highly respected management team and our co-investor, LIAN Group, by bringing H.I.G.’s extensive capabilities and relationships to support the Company’s growth.” - Andrew Liau, Co-Head of H.I.G. Infrastructure Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Bwddw7 #HIGCapital #PrivateEquity