Bayside Capital has completed an investment in Consolis, a European manufacturer of prefabricated concrete products. The investment, executed in partnership with private-equity sponsor LBO France, forms part of a comprehensive debt restructuring aimed at reducing indebtedness and providing fresh capital to support the company’s return to growth.

London-based H.I.G. Capital, has hired Ahmed Hamdani and Duncan Priston as managing directors at Bayside Capital, H.I.G.’s distressed debt and special situations affiliate. Hamdani was previously a portfolio manager at Trafalgar Asset Managers; Prison was previously a partner and head of European trading at Strategic Value Partners. PRESS RELEASE: H.I.G. Capital, a leading global investment [...]

H.I.G. Capital said Wednesday it has completed the sale of DIAM International to LBO France. Financial terms were not announced. Paris-based DIAM designs and makes luxury and retail point of purchase displays. H.I.G. invested in DIAM in 2007 through affiliates H.I.G. Europe and Bayside Capital.

Bayside Capital, an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, has completed an investment in Desmet Ballestra. Private equity sponsor Equistone Partners Europe and a small group of senior and junior lenders contributed, alongside Bayside Capital, to the financing. Desmet Ballestra, headquartered in France, is a provider of process engineering services, plants and equipment for the oil and [...]

Bayside Capital Inc. announced Tuesday that is has completed the acquisition of the assets of Alexander Gallo Holdings, parent company to court reporting and litigation solutions companies Esquire Deposition Solutions and Sanction Solutions. Terms of the deal were not released. Esquire Deposition is based in Atlanta.

H.I.G. Europe, along with Bayside Capital, has acquired Silentnight, a leading bed and mattress manufacturer in the U.K. H.I.G. Europe is the European arm of H.I.G. Capital.

Bayside Capital-backed Pendum LLC signed an agreement to sell its cash logistics business to Loomis Armored US LLC. The transaction will include Pendum’s armored transportation and cash-in-transit services operations. The deal is expected to close April 30. Pendum will retain its core maintenance business.

Bayside Capital has acquired Flight Express Inc., an Orlando-based provider of same-day air courier services to banking and life sciences customers in the South and Midwest. No financial terms were disclosed.

Bayside Capital, an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, has acquired Akrion Inc., an Allentown, Penn.–based provider of surface preparation systems to the semiconductor and solar industries. No financial terms were disclosed.