H.I.G. Capital
H.I.G. Capital is a Miami-headquartered global alternative investment firm founded in 1993 that manages $75 billion across private equity, growth equity, direct lending, special situations credit, real estate, infrastructure, healthcare, and secondaries, serving middle-market companies and institutional limited partners through 18 offices and 500+ investment professionals.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1993
- HeadquartersMiami, United States
- Headcount501–1,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What H.I.G. Capital does
H.I.G. Capital is a Miami-headquartered global alternative investment firm founded in 1993 by Sami Mnaymneh and Tony Tamer, operating across private equity, growth equity, direct lending, special situations credit, real estate, infrastructure, growth-stage healthcare, and secondaries strategies. The firm manages $75 billion of capital under management across 18 offices in North America, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia, supported by 500+ investment professionals and a global Operating Partners team executing its proprietary 'H.I.G. Way' value-creation framework spanning strategy, human capital, digital transformation, finance, operations, procurement, technology, and AI. Since 1993, H.I.G. has invested in more than 400 companies whose combined revenues exceed $53 billion and has completed over 2,500 transactions.
The firm generates revenue through management fees on committed and invested capital across multiple closed-end funds (including the $5.9B WhiteHorse Middle Market Lending Fund IV closed in August 2025 and the $1B Bayside Loan Opportunity Fund VII closed in December 2024), performance fees via carried interest on realizations (exemplified by the $1.8B Celerion exit in June 2026 and the ~$750M Desktop sale), and structured credit income through affiliates such as H.I.G. WhiteHorse and H.I.G. Bayside Capital. WhiteHorse Finance, a publicly traded business development company, is the listed vehicle alongside H.I.G.'s private funds.
H.I.G. pursues a relationship-driven, multi-strategy go-to-market, sourcing and executing deals through its 18 offices and 500+ professionals supplemented by intermediaries (Canaccord Genuity, Bank of Piraeus), legal counsel (Kirkland & Ellis, Paul Hastings, Cuatrecasas), and co-investors (Berkshire Partners, KPS Capital). Recent strategic activity includes the April 2026 CEO transition to Brian Schwartz, the August 2025 acquisitions of Kantar Media (rebranded as Fifty5Blue, ~$1B) and Converge Technology Solutions (merged with Mainline to form Pellera Technologies, $898M), and carve-out acquisitions such as Global Elite Group from Securitas AB (April 2026) and International Aerospace Coatings (May 2026).
H.I.G. Capital firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- H.I.G. Capital
- Legal name
- H.I.G. Capital, LLC
- Website
- https://hig.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1993
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 501–1,000 employees
- Short description
- H.I.G. Capital is a Miami-headquartered global alternative investment firm founded in 1993 that manages $75 billion across private equity, growth equity, direct lending, special situations credit, real estate, infrastructure, healthcare, and secondaries, serving middle-market companies and institutional limited partners through 18 offices and 500+ investment professionals.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
H.I.G. Capital industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Alternative Asset Management / Private Equity
- NAICS
- Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)
- SIC
- Investment Advice (6282)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Late-Stage Venture Capital (Series C+) (FSANAAAC)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Equity Capital Advisory (Private Equity Placements, Growth Capital) (BPAHAOAE), Small-Cap Equity (Active) (FSAAAIAC)
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Where H.I.G. Capital is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Miami
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices18 records
Markets served
H.I.G. Capital business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Management & Performance Fees (typical of alternative asset managers): As a global alternative investment firm with $75 billion of capital under management across private equity, growth equity, real estate, direct lending, infrastructure, special situations debt, and growth-stage healthcare, H.I.G. generates revenue primarily through management fees on committed/invested capital and performance fees (carried interest) on fund realizations.
- Investment Gains / Realizations: H.I.G. earns investment income and capital gains from acquisitions and exits across its portfolio, including recent realizations such as the sale of Desktop S.A. to Claro for R$4.0 billion (~$750 million), the sale of EYSA to Tikehau, the sale of Celerion for $1.8 billion, and the sale of Koozie Group.
- Structured Credit / High-Yield Origination: Through affiliates such as H.I.G. WhiteHorse (direct lending) and H.I.G. Bayside Capital (special situations), H.I.G. arranges senior secured, unitranche, mezzanine, and special situations credit, generating interest income and fees. Portfolio company PolarDC Group sold €800 million ($930 million) of high-yield bonds in the Nordic market.
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
H.I.G. Capital product offering
Product offeringCore offering
H.I.G. Capital is a global alternative investment firm that deploys equity and debt capital to middle-market companies across multiple strategies, including private equity, growth equity, direct lending, special situations, real estate, infrastructure, and growth-stage healthcare. The firm manages $75 billion of capital through closed-end funds, affiliated investment vehicles (including a publicly traded BDC, WhiteHorse Finance), and dedicated operating teams that drive post-investment value creation in portfolio companies.
Product overview
H.I.G. Capital operates a platform-plus-modules architecture across alternative investment strategies rather than a single unified software product. The core platform is H.I.G. Capital itself—a leading global alternative investment firm with $75 billion of capital under management and 500+ investment professionals across 18 worldwide offices, providing both debt and equity capital to middle market companies since 1993. Built on top of this core platform are seven named investment strategy modules: Private Equity (operated via H.I.G. Private Equity, including US, Europe, and LatAm sub-strategies), Growth Equity (H.I.G. Growth, focused on SaaS, FinTech, AI/ML, marketplaces, and healthcare tech), Direct Lending (H.I.G. WhiteHorse Capital), Special Situations credit (H.I.G. Bayside Capital), Real Estate (H.I.G. Realty), Infrastructure (H.I.G. Infrastructure), and Healthcare (H.I.G. HealthBridge). The 2025-launched H.I.G. GP Solutions secondaries platform extends the platform into GP-led fund secondaries, and the publicly traded WhiteHorse Finance BDC serves as the listed vehicle alongside the private funds. Portfolio Operations capabilities (Strategy Development, Human Capital, Digital Transformation, Finance, Operations & Manufacturing, Procurement & Supply Chain, Technology, and Artificial Intelligence) sit across all strategies to drive value creation in more than 400 portfolio companies.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- H.I.G. Private Equity: Multiple private equity fund strategies investing across manufacturing, technology, healthcare, and business services industries.
- H.I.G. Growth
- WhiteHorse Capital
- H.I.G. Bayside Capital
- H.I.G. Realty
- H.I.G. Infrastructure
- H.I.G. HealthBridge
- H.I.G. GP Solutions
- WhiteHorse Finance
Products and services
- H.I.G. Private Equity A flagship private equity strategy that invests across multiple industries including manufacturing, technology, healthcare, and business services, leveraging an operationally focused approach to drive value creation in mid-market companies.
- H.I.G. Growth A growth equity strategy making majority and minority investments in growth-oriented technology companies, with focus areas including SaaS, FinTech, Consumer Tech, Marketplaces, AI/ML, and healthcare technology. Provides strategic, operational, recruiting, and financial management services to portfolio companies.
- H.I.G. WhiteHorse Capital (Direct Lending) A direct lending strategy providing private debt solutions including senior secured loans, second lien, mezzanine, and unitranche debt for refinancing, growth capital, acquisitions, buyouts, and balance sheet recapitalizations in middle-market companies.
- H.I.G. Bayside Capital (Special Situations) A special situations and capital solutions strategy investing in credit and special situations across the capital structure on both a primary and secondary basis.
- H.I.G. Realty A real estate strategy making opportunistic value-add equity investments in mid-size real estate properties and originating senior secured loans and opportunistic debt investments in mid-cap real estate.
- H.I.G. Infrastructure An infrastructure strategy investing in middle-market businesses with infrastructure characteristics across energy, transportation, and digital infrastructure where active management and strategic repositioning can increase profitability.
- H.I.G. HealthBridge A healthcare-focused growth strategy investing in development and commercial stage companies developing therapeutic drugs, medical devices, digital health, diagnostics, and related outsourcing services for significant unmet medical needs.
- H.I.G. GP Solutions (Secondaries) A secondaries strategy for investment managers, launched in 2025 to provide GP-led fund secondaries solutions to alternative asset managers.
- WhiteHorse Finance BDC A publicly traded business development company (BDC) managed by H.I.G. Capital that invests in senior secured loans to lower middle market companies, affiliated with H.I.G. WhiteHorse Capital's direct lending platform.
Quantifiable outcome
- $75 billion of capital under management
- +7 more outcomes
Companies that use H.I.G. Capital
Customer profileNamed customers35 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
H.I.G. Capital technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability9 records
Feature2 records
H.I.G. Capital partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
15 partnerships are on record, tiered recurring legal counsel, major seller / counterparty, major buyer / counterparty, acquisition target / strategic asset, advisory / deal-specific, flagship jv partner, recurring lender / capital provider, recurring service provider, buyer of portfolio asset, strategic / team lift-out for gp solutions launch, strategic hire / team expansion and buyer for promotional products platform.
- Paul Hastings LLPrecurring legal counselPaul Hastings LLP represented H.I.G. and The Bluebird Group as legal counsel in connection with the recapitalization transaction with Bertram Capital.
- Securitas ABmajor seller / counterpartySecuritas AB divested its Global Elite Group, a US-based aviation security services provider, to an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, LLC as part of Securitas' strategic assessment program.
- Claro Telecom Participações S.A. (América Móvil)major buyer / counterpartyClaro (subsidiary of América Móvil) acquired H.I.G.'s Brazilian portfolio company Desktop S.A. for R$4.0 billion (approximately $750 million).
- FirstMate Pet Foodsacquisition target / strategic assetFirstMate Pet Foods is a premium pet food manufacturer in British Columbia, Canada, acquired by Nasta Petfood with H.I.G. WhiteHorse financing. H.I.G. WhiteHorse supported the combined entity serving over 400,000 pet-owning households.
- Paksoy (law firm)advisory / deal-specificPaksoy advised H.I.G. Capital on its acquisition of Atlas Dunnage in Türkiye, part of a multi-jurisdictional transaction involving the U.S., Dominican Republic, and Türkiye. Paksoy worked alongside Paul Hastings on the transaction.
- HUB (UK residential developer)flagship jv partnerH.I.G. Realty formed a joint venture with UK residential developer HUB to acquire a third asset for its Central London Living Platform. Together they purchased St Clare House and Writers House in the City of London for redevelopment into ~1,700 prime residential units, bringing the platform to over £1 billion in gross development value.
- Prysmian S.p.A. & Fincantieri S.p.A. (Joint Venture)major buyer / counterpartyA joint venture led by Prysmian S.p.A. and Fincantieri S.p.A. agreed to acquire H.I.G. portfolio company Xtera Limited (subsea telecom provider), with completion expected in Q1 2026.
- Cuatrecasas (law firm)recurring legal counselCuatrecasas advised H.I.G. Capital on acquiring a majority stake in the Spanish occupational health and safety provider Avanta Salud Group, alongside the reinvestment of the founding partner and MCH Private Equity Investments.
- Kirkland & Ellis LLPrecurring legal counselKirkland & Ellis LLP serves as legal advisor to H.I.G. Capital, including on its investment in Rely Home. DLA Piper advised Rely Home on the same transaction.
- KPS Capital Partners, LPrecurring lender / capital providerH.I.G. WhiteHorse provided financing to support the carve-out acquisition of Chargeurs Films de Protection (Novacel) by KPS Capital Partners. H.I.G. WhiteHorse noted it has known and worked with KPS for many years.
- SEI (SEI Investments)recurring service providerH.I.G. Capital selected SEI for fund administration and depositary services across its operations.
- GovCIObuyer of portfolio assetGovCIO acquired SoldierPoint Digital Health from H.I.G. Capital's portfolio company Iron Bow Technologies.
- Morgan Stanley (secondaries team)strategic / team lift-out for gp solutions launchH.I.G. Capital hired a four-person team from Morgan Stanley's secondaries group to launch H.I.G. GP Solutions, its dedicated platform for secondaries and GP-led fund structures.
- Antonin Marcusstrategic hire / team expansionAntonin Marcus was appointed as Managing Director to expand H.I.G.'s European Middle Market Private Equity team. H.I.G. has a recurring talent acquisition strategy from major financial institutions.
- Garyline LLC (Mill Point Capital portfolio)buyer for promotional products platformGaryline LLC (Mill Point Capital portfolio company) acquired H.I.G.'s portfolio company Koozie Group, a major supplier in the promotional products industry.
Scale indicators13 records
Recent moves23 records
Expansion highlights7 records
H.I.G. Capital competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Bain Capital: Global multi-strategy alternative asset manager with private equity, credit, real estate, and venture strategies and similar AUM scale. Bain Capital's middle-market and large-cap buyout focus, multi-strategy platform, and global footprint make it one of the closest comparables to H.I.G. Capital.
- CVC Capital Partners: Europe-headquartered global private equity firm with comparable AUM and a multi-strategy platform spanning buyout, growth, credit, and secondaries. CVC's middle-market tilt in Europe and its public listing make it a directly comparable peer to H.I.G.'s middle-market, globally diversified strategy.
- TPG Inc. Publicly traded global alternative asset manager with private equity, growth, credit, real estate, and impact strategies. TPG's middle-market buyout franchise and recently expanded credit and secondaries capabilities closely mirror H.I.G.'s diversified multi-strategy model.
- Ares Management: Publicly traded global alternative investment manager with strong credit and private equity platforms. Ares's middle-market direct lending franchise and recent PE build-out overlap directly with H.I.G. WhiteHorse's direct lending and H.I.G. Capital's middle-market buyout business.
- Genstar Capital: U.S.-focused middle-market private equity firm investing across software, financial services, healthcare, and industrials. Genstar's middle-market buyout strategy, AUM scale, and platform-build approach are directly comparable to H.I.G.'s middle-market private equity franchise.
- New Mountain Capital: U.S. middle-market private equity firm focused on defensive growth sectors including healthcare, technology, business services, and industrials. New Mountain's middle-market buyout and growth strategies make it a directly comparable peer to H.I.G.'s Private Equity and Growth franchises.
- Stone Point Capital: Middle-market private equity firm specializing in financial services. Stone Point's middle-market focus, sector specialization, and AUM scale are comparable to H.I.G.'s targeted middle-market approach, although Stone Point's narrower sector focus differs from H.I.G.'s broader diversification.
Broad incumbents
- Carlyle Group: Large publicly traded global investment firm with private equity, credit, and real assets strategies. While Carlyle's buyout focus spans larger deals than H.I.G.'s typical middle-market investments, the platform breadth and global footprint make it a relevant strategic peer.
- Apollo Global Management: Mega-cap publicly traded alternative asset manager with leading credit, private equity, and retirement services franchises. Apollo's hybrid value strategy and large credit platform overlap with H.I.G. WhiteHorse and Bayside Capital, even though deal sizes skew larger than H.I.G.'s typical middle-market focus.
- Brookfield Asset Management: Large global alternative asset manager with private equity, real estate, infrastructure, credit, and renewable power strategies. Brookfield's infrastructure and real asset strategies overlap directly with H.I.G. Infrastructure and H.I.G. Realty, while its scale as a publicly listed platform provides a strategic reference point.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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H.I.G. Capital leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles13 records
H.I.G. Capital subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries11 records
H.I.G. Capital funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds2 records
Investors1 record
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H.I.G. Capital M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A224 records
Investments174 records
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Frequently asked questions about H.I.G. Capital
What does H.I.G. Capital do?
H.I.G. Capital is a global alternative investment firm that deploys equity and debt capital to middle-market companies across multiple strategies, including private equity, growth equity, direct lending, special situations, real estate, infrastructure, and growth-stage healthcare. The firm manages $75 billion of capital through closed-end funds, affiliated investment vehicles (including a publicly traded BDC, WhiteHorse Finance), and dedicated operating teams that drive post-investment value creation in portfolio companies.
Is H.I.G. Capital a public or private company?
H.I.G. Capital is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was H.I.G. Capital founded?
H.I.G. Capital was founded in 1993. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.
Where is H.I.G. Capital based?
H.I.G. Capital is headquartered in Miami, United States, in the North America region.
How does H.I.G. Capital make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Management & Performance Fees (typical of alternative asset managers) is the primary driver. The others are investment Gains / Realizations and structured Credit / High-Yield Origination.
Who are H.I.G. Capital's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Bain Capital, CVC Capital Partners, TPG Inc., Ares Management, Genstar Capital, New Mountain Capital and Stone Point Capital. Broad incumbents are Carlyle Group, Apollo Global Management and Brookfield Asset Management.
Does H.I.G. Capital have an API?
No public API is recorded for H.I.G. Capital.
What industry is H.I.G. Capital in?
H.I.G. Capital's product category is Alternative Asset Management / Private Equity. Its primary akta.pro industry code is FSANAAAC, Late-Stage Venture Capital (Series C+), with a secondary code of BPAHAOAE, Equity Capital Advisory (Private Equity Placements, Growth Capital). Its NAICS code is 52394 and its SIC code is 6282.