H.I.G. Capital Announces Closing of Oversubscribed European Lower Middle Market Private Equity Fund

MIAMI, Jan. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- H.I.G. Capital ("H.I.G." or the "Firm"), a leading global alternative asset management firm with $74 billion of capital under management, today announced the final closing of H.I.G. Europe Capital Partners IV ("Fund IV") with aggregate capital commitments of €1.6 billion. Within six months of launch, Fund IV completed an oversubscribed first and final close, reflecting robust demand from both existing and new limited partners.

Fund IV will continue the successful strategy of its predecessor funds, targeting investments in undermanaged European lower middle market companies where H.I.G. can apply its operational value-creation playbook, with a focus on complex situations and difficult transaction dynamics. H.I.G. has a 19-year track record in the region and a team of more than 150 investment professionals across five core European offices in London, Milan, Hamburg, Paris, and Madrid. Since its first investment in Europe in 2007, H.I.G. has completed 92 private equity platform investments in the region across its lower middle market and middle market strategies.

Sami Mnaymneh and Tony Tamer, H.I.G. Co-Founders and Co-Executive Chairmen, commented: "H.I.G.'s global platform gives us the scale, resources, and operating capabilities that differentiate us in the middle market. Our longstanding presence in Europe and proven ability to drive value in complex situations have positioned H.I.G. as a partner of choice for LPs seeking differentiated exposure to the European middle market."

"We are launching Fund IV at a particularly attractive moment in time, with plentiful opportunities to deliver on our differentiated investment approach across the European lower middle market," said Wolfgang Biedermann, Executive Managing Director and Head of H.I.G. Private Equity, Europe. "We focus on control investments in operationally complex and undermanaged businesses, specifically situations where local origination, hands-on execution, and operating depth create a clear competitive advantage. The strong performance and momentum from prior vintages provide a solid foundation for continued success."

"We are grateful for the strong support from our limited partners from around the globe," said Jordan Peer Griffin, Executive Managing Director and Global Head of Capital Formation. "In a highly competitive fundraising environment, their continued commitment drove an oversubscribed close in a compressed timeline, reflecting confidence in our strategy, our execution capabilities, and the compelling opportunity set in Europe's lower middle market."

Fund IV was supported by a global group of limited partners, including asset managers, public and corporate pensions, family offices, endowments and foundations, sovereign wealth funds, and consultants in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

About H.I.G. Capital

H.I.G. Capital is a leading global alternative investment firm with $74 billion of capital under management.* Based in Miami, and with offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Stamford in the United States, as well as international affiliate offices in Hamburg, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Bogotá, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Dubai, and Hong Kong, H.I.G. specializes in providing both debt and equity capital to middle market companies, utilizing a flexible and operationally focused/value-added approach:

• H.I.G.'s equity funds invest in management buyouts, recapitalizations, and corporate carve-outs of both profitable as well as underperforming manufacturing and service businesses.
• H.I.G.'s debt funds invest in senior, unitranche, and junior debt financing to companies across the size spectrum, both on a primary (direct origination) basis, as well as in the secondary markets. H.I.G. also manages a publicly traded BDC, WhiteHorse Finance.
• H.I.G.'s real estate funds invest in value-added properties, which can benefit from improved asset management practices.
• H.I.G. Infrastructure focuses on making value-add and core plus investments in the infrastructure sector.

Since its founding in 1993, H.I.G. has invested in and managed more than 400 companies worldwide. The Firm's current portfolio includes more than 100 companies with combined sales in excess of $53 billion. For more information, please refer to the H.I.G. website at hig.com.

*Based on total capital raised by H.I.G. Capital and its affiliates.

Contacts:

Wolfgang Biedermann
Head of H.I.G. Private Equity, Europe
wbiedermann@hig.com

Jordan Peer Griffin
Executive Managing Director
jpeer@hig.com

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