H.I.G. Capital has appointed Henry Gregson as a managing director in its London office. Prior to joining H.I.G., Gregson was a partner at Pamplona Capital, a private equity fund based in London. Before that, he spent several years at the private equity arm of Royal Bank of Scotland. PRESS RELEASE H.I.G. Capital, a leading global [...]

Global private equity investment firm H.I.G. Capital has sold Vantage Specialty Chemicals to private equity firm The Jordan Company. Vantage is a Chicago-based specialty chemicals company focused on naturally derived ingredients for consumer products, personal care, food and industrial markets. PRESS RELEASE H.I.G. Capital, a leading global private equity investment firm, has announced the sale [...]

The Jordan Company, via its Resolute Fund II, L.P., has acquired Chicago-based Vantage Specialty Chemicals from H.I.G. Capital. Terms of the deal were not released.

David Blechman has joined H.I.G. Capital as an MD in the LBO practice. Previously, he was an MD at Tower Three Partners and a Sun Capital Partners principal.

Marc Kramer was added to H.I.G. Capital’s New York office. Kramer joined H.I.G. in September. Kramer was recently a partner at Fenway Partners.

Miami-based HIG Capital has acquired a majority interest in Pro-Pet, a manufacturer of private label dry pet food for distribution domestically and worldwide. Pro-Pet is based in St. Marys, Ohio, and has operating facilities located in Owatonna, Minnesota; St. Marys, Ohio; and Kansas City, Kansas. PRESS RELEASE Pro-Pet maintains relationships with numerous leading retailers that [...]

National Asset Recovery Services Inc., which is backed by buyout shop H.I.G. Capital, has acquired Integrity Financial Partners. Terms of the deal were not released. HIG Capital is based in Miami, and has more than $8.5 billion under management.

Brazos Private Equity Partners will acquire the stake in Vision Source, the optometric franchise, that was acquired by HIG Capital and Charlesbank Capital Partners just 18 months ago. The sponsors reorganized TLC Vision after the company filed Chapter 11. Specifics on the deal were not made public. PRESS RELEASE: H.I.G. and Charlesbank Sell Interest in [...]

H.I.G. Capital announced Thursday that it had completed the sale of Securus Technologies to Castle Harlan. Terms of the deal, which closed at the end of May, were not released. Securus, based in Dallas, was formed by H.I.G. in September 2004 through the merger of Evercom Systems and T-Netix. The Company provides detainee communications and information management technology for correctional facilities.

Miami-based global PE firm H.I.G. Capital is to acquire Teleflex Marine. The Marine business has operations around the world and is a lprovider of aftermarket steering and control products, OEM, and accessories for the global recreational marine market. PRESS RELEASE H.I.G. Capital announced the acquisition of Teleflex Marine. The Marine business has operations around the [...]