H.I.G. Capital

H.I.G. Capital, LLC is a privately held American alternative investment firm headquartered in Miami, Florida. Established in 1993 by Sami Mnaymneh and Tony Tamer, the firm was built around the provision of equity and debt capital to middle-market companies. Its investment activities include management buyouts, recapitalizations, corporate carve-outs, restructuring situations, direct lending, secondary debt transactions, real estate, and infrastructure. The founders previously held senior positions at Blackstone and Bain & Company. H.I.G. has remained closely associated with their leadership, while expanding from its United States base into an international platform. The firm opened its first European affiliate, H.I.G. Europe, in 2006. Its listed office network has included locations in New York, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta, London, Hamburg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Luxembourg, Bogotá, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Dubai, and Hong Kong. H.I.G.'s equity strategy covers profitable, underperforming, and transitional businesses. Depending on the fund and transaction, the firm may acquire companies through leveraged buyouts, invest alongside management, provide recapitalization capital, or purchase divisions separated from larger corporations. Its credit business provides senior, unitranche, and junior debt financing through both directly originated and secondary-market investments. The firm has also managed WhiteHorse Finance, a publicly traded business development company focused on lending to middle-market enterprises. Beyond corporate private equity and credit, H.I.G. operates investment strategies in real estate and infrastructure. Its real estate funds generally target value-added properties where operational improvements or more effective asset management may enhance value. Its infrastructure strategy has focused on value-add and core-plus opportunities. According to figures reported in the referenced company material, H.I.G. had invested in or managed more than 400 companies since inception and maintained a portfolio of more than 100 companies with combined sales of more than $53 billion. The same material described more than $74 billion in capital under management and more than 1,000 employees, including more than 500 investment professionals globally. These figures are time-sensitive and should not be treated as current without verification. The firm has also expanded into adjacent professional-services businesses through acquisitions and ownership transitions. In 2021, it acquired Interpath, the restructuring and advisory business separated from KPMG, in a transaction reported at £380 million. H.I.G. later agreed to sell Interpath to Bridgepoint Group in a deal announced in 2026 and reported to value the company at £800 million. H.I.G.'s history also includes regulatory and litigation scrutiny, notably a United Kingdom pension-regulator settlement concerning Silentnight and 2025 claims regarding the valuation and sale of SIAT. These matters are important to the firm's public profile but do not define its entire investment platform.

H.I.G. Capital was founded in 1993 by Sami Mnaymneh and Tony Tamer. Both founders had previously held senior roles at Blackstone and Bain & Company, experiences that helped shape the firm's focus on private-capital solutions for middle-market companies. From its Miami base, H.I.G. developed an investment model combining control-oriented equity investing with flexible debt financing. The firm's equity activities have included management buyouts, recapitalizations, corporate carve-outs, and investments in businesses that are profitable, operationally challenged, or undergoing transition. Its credit platform has provided senior, unitranche, and junior debt, both through direct origination and secondary-market transactions. H.I.G. subsequently broadened its activities into real estate and infrastructure, generally seeking value creation through asset management, operational improvement, or investment in essential assets. H.I.G. began its international expansion in 2006 with the creation of H.I.G. Europe. Over time, the firm established or reported affiliate offices across North America, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia. This geographic expansion supported investment sourcing and portfolio management beyond the United States while retaining a middle-market orientation. A significant later development was the acquisition of Interpath in 2021. Interpath had been separated from KPMG and operated as a restructuring and advisory business. H.I.G. reportedly paid £380 million for the platform. The transaction expanded H.I.G.'s exposure to restructuring and business-advisory services. In 2026, H.I.G. announced that it had sold Interpath to Bridgepoint Group in a deal reported to value the company at £800 million. H.I.G.'s ownership and investment activities have also attracted regulatory and legal attention. In 2021, the firm agreed to a £25 million settlement with the United Kingdom's pension regulator concerning allegations that it had engineered the insolvency of Silentnight in order to acquire the business without assuming its defined-benefit pension obligations. The settlement concerned conduct and pension liabilities associated with the transaction. In 2025, Dailane Investments brought a claim alleging that H.I.G. and Sami Mnaymneh had artificially depressed the valuation of SIAT, a Maillis Group business, before its reported €138.9 million sale to an H.I.G. continuation fund in 2021. The claim was described as ongoing at the time of the reference material. Leadership remained founder-led for much of the firm's history. In 2026, Brian Schwartz became chief executive, while Mnaymneh retained a senior role as executive chairman. The firm has reported investing in or managing more than 400 companies since inception and maintaining a portfolio of more than 100 businesses. Reported capital-under-management, portfolio-sales, and employee figures are subject to change and require dated verification.

• 2026

  Interpath sale and leadership transition

  [1]H.I.G. Capitalen.wikipedia.org

  H.I.G. announces the sale of Interpath to Bridgepoint and appoints Brian Schwartz as chief executive, with Sami Mnaymneh becoming executive chairman.

• 2021

  Interpath acquisition

  [1]H.I.G. Capitalen.wikipedia.org

  H.I.G. acquires the restructuring company Interpath after its separation from KPMG.

• 2021

  Silentnight pension settlement

  [1]H.I.G. Capitalen.wikipedia.org

  H.I.G. agrees to a settlement with the United Kingdom pension regulator concerning the Silentnight insolvency and pension scheme.

• 2006

  European expansion begins

  [1]H.I.G. Capitalen.wikipedia.org

  The firm opens its first European affiliate, H.I.G. Europe.

• 1993

  H.I.G. Capital is founded

  [1]H.I.G. Capitalen.wikipedia.org

  Sami Mnaymneh and Tony Tamer establish H.I.G. Capital after senior careers at Blackstone and Bain & Company.

A global alternative investment platform specializing in flexible debt and equity capital for middle-market companies, complemented by real estate and infrastructure strategies.

• Equity investment

  Private equity funds

  H.I.G.'s equity funds invest in middle-market companies through management buyouts, recapitalizations, corporate carve-outs, and other control or influential investments. The strategy can encompass profitable companies as well as businesses requiring operational improvement or financial restructuring.

• Debt investment

  Private credit and debt funds

  The firm's debt platform provides senior, unitranche, and junior debt financing. It invests through primary direct origination and secondary-market transactions and serves companies across a range of sizes and credit situations.

• Business development company

  WhiteHorse Finance

  WhiteHorse Finance is a publicly traded business development company managed by H.I.G. It is designed to provide financing to middle-market businesses and represents the firm's connection to a listed credit vehicle.

• Real estate investment

  Real estate funds

  H.I.G.'s real estate funds target value-added properties where improved asset management, repositioning, or operational execution may increase value. The strategy complements the firm's corporate investment and credit activities.

• Infrastructure investment

  Infrastructure funds

  The infrastructure strategy focuses on value-add and core-plus investments in infrastructure assets and related businesses, seeking a balance between operational upside and the characteristics of established essential-asset investments.

• 2025

  SIAT valuation litigation

  Dailane Investments alleged that H.I.G. Capital and Sami Mnaymneh breached fiduciary duties by reducing the value of SIAT before its reported €138.9 million sale to an H.I.G. continuation fund. The litigation was reported as ongoing in 2025.

  Source

• 2021

  Silentnight pension-regulator settlement

  H.I.G. agreed to pay £25 million to settle allegations by the United Kingdom pension regulator that it had forced Silentnight into insolvency so it could acquire the business without taking responsibility for its defined-benefit pension scheme. The settlement resolved the regulator's proceedings without representing a general finding about all of H.I.G.'s activities.

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• 2026

  Sell Interpath to BridgepointM&A

  Background

  Following H.I.G.'s ownership of Interpath, the restructuring business was placed into a new ownership transaction.

  Action taken

  H.I.G. announced the sale of Interpath to Bridgepoint Group.

  Aftermath

  The transaction was reported to value Interpath at £800 million.

  Reported transaction valuation. £800 million (2026)

  Source

• 2026

  Transition to a new chief executiveStrategy

  Background

  H.I.G. remained a founder-associated investment firm as its international platform developed.

  Action taken

  Brian Schwartz assumed the chief executive role, while Sami Mnaymneh became executive chairman.

  Aftermath

  The change preserved Mnaymneh's senior involvement while transferring day-to-day chief executive leadership.

  Source

• 2021

  Acquire InterpathM&A

  Background

  Interpath was separated from KPMG as a restructuring and advisory business.

  Action taken

  H.I.G. acquired Interpath in a transaction reported at £380 million.

  Aftermath

  The acquisition expanded H.I.G.'s exposure to restructuring and professional-services activities before the later sale of Interpath to Bridgepoint.

  Reported acquisition price. £380 million (2021)

  Source

• 2026.08.11

  Reported2026.08.11

  H.I.G. Capital Completes Acquisition of Phoenix ME[2]H.I.G. Capital完成对Phoenix ME的收购finanznachrichten.de

  H.I.G. Capital announced that one of its affiliates has completed the acquisition of Phoenix ME Limited, a UK-based provider of integrated mechanical and electrical engineering services. Phoenix CEO and founder Lee Compton will reinvest alongside H.I.G., and the existing management team will remain in place.

• 2022.02.02

  Reported2022.02.02

  H.I.G. Capital to become majority owner of Mobileum[3]H.I.G. Capital将成为Mobileum多数股权所有者prnasia.com

  H.I.G. Capital, through a subsidiary of H.I.G. Technology Partners, signed a definitive agreement for a strategic investment in Mobileum. H.I.G. is expected to become Mobileum's majority owner upon completion, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval; Audax will retain a minority stake.

• Unconfirmed

  Reported2021.12.14

  H.I.G. affiliate acquires Standard Hidraulica[4]H.I.G.关联方收购Standard Hidraulicafinanznachrichten.de

  H.I.G. Capital announced that one of its affiliates acquired Standard Hidraulica, previously part of Aalberts N.V.

• 2021.12.03

  Reported2021.12.03

  H.I.G. Capital acquires Time Manufacturing Company[5]H.I.G. Capital收购Time Manufacturing Companyprnewswire.com

  H.I.G. Capital acquired Time Manufacturing Company from The Sterling Group. Time said the transaction would support its Global Growth Plan.

• Unconfirmed

  H.I.G. Capital completes majority-stake acquisition of Grupo Ransa[6]H.I.G. Capital完成对Grupo Ransa多数股权的收购itbusinessnet.com

  An H.I.G. Capital affiliate completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Grupo Ransa. Grupo Romero remained a strategic partner in the company.

• Unconfirmed

  Reported2021.08.19

  H.I.G. Capital acquires Oxford Global Resources[7]H.I.G. Capital 收购 Oxford Global Resourcesprivateequityinternational.com

  H.I.G. Capital acquired Oxford Global Resources, a provider of specialty staffing and consulting services in the U.S. and Europe, from ASGN Incorporated.

• 2021.07.01

  Reported2021.07.01

  Nutreco completes acquisition of Bigsal[8]Nutreco完成对Bigsal的收购finanznachrichten.de

  H.I.G. Capital announced that an affiliate completed the sale of Bigsal, an animal nutrition company in northern Brazil, to Trouw Nutrition, a Nutreco Group subsidiary.

• 2020.06.30

  Reported2020.06.30

  Genuine Parts Company completes sale of S.P. Richards operations[9]Genuine Parts Company完成出售S.P. Richards业务prnewswire.com

  Genuine Parts Company completed the sale of S.P. Richards' core U.S. operations to an investor group and its Supply Source Enterprises business, including The Safety Zone and Impact Products operations, to an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital.

• 2020.02.19

  Reported2020.02.19

  H.I.G. Capital affiliate acquires Vernacare[10]H.I.G. Capital旗下关联公司收购Vernacarefinanznachrichten.de

  H.I.G. Capital announced that one of its affiliates had acquired Vernacare Limited. The transaction terms were not disclosed.

• 2019.11.04

  Reported2019.11.04

  H.I.G. affiliate completes acquisition of BioVectra[11]H.I.G.关联公司完成对BioVectra的收购financialpost.com

  An affiliate of H.I.G. Capital completed its acquisition of BioVectra Inc., a contract development and manufacturing organization.

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1. 1H.I.G. Capitalen.wikipedia.org
2. 2H.I.G. Capital完成对Phoenix ME的收购finanznachrichten.de
3. 3H.I.G. Capital将成为Mobileum多数股权所有者prnasia.com
4. 4H.I.G.关联方收购Standard Hidraulicafinanznachrichten.de
5. 5H.I.G. Capital收购Time Manufacturing Companyprnewswire.com
6. 6H.I.G. Capital完成对Grupo Ransa多数股权的收购itbusinessnet.com
7. 7H.I.G. Capital 收购 Oxford Global Resourcesprivateequityinternational.com
8. 8Nutreco完成对Bigsal的收购finanznachrichten.de
9. 9Genuine Parts Company完成出售S.P. Richards业务prnewswire.com
10. 10H.I.G. Capital旗下关联公司收购Vernacarefinanznachrichten.de
11. 11H.I.G.关联公司完成对BioVectra的收购financialpost.com
12. 12H.I.G. Capital 完成对 Circle Graphics 的增长投资financialpost.com
13. 13H.I.G. acquires Vernacare | PE Hubpehub.com
14. 14H.I.G. Capital Completes Acquisition of Phoenix MEleaderpost.com
15. 15Investment giant acquires Phoenix MEconstructionenquirer.com