M&A Deal Summary

H.I.G. Private Equity Acquires Protos

On March 11, 2025, private equity firm H.I.G. Private Equity acquired business services company Protos

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is H.I.G. Private Equity’s 42nd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is H.I.G. Private Equity’s 16th transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-03-11
Target Protos
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) H.I.G. Private Equity
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Protos

Milan, Italy
Protos offers a comprehensive portfolio of technical-engineering consulting services, including technical, environmental, and ESG advisory services. It provides due diligence services, inspections and certification activities in accredited contexts, engineering services, insurance risk advisory, appraisal services, litigation support, and tech-enabled loan data management services such as data remediation, enrichment and maintenance. Protos serves various clients across multiple industries, including financial institutions, asset managers and insurance companies, large corporations, investors, developers, concessionaires, and public institutions. The Company provides deep cross-sector expertise in the infrastructure, energy, real estate, and financial services end-markets and relies on a dynamic, multidisciplinary team of engineers and professionals capable of delivering highly customized solutions at every stage of a project, ensuring technical expertise, independence, and transparency for its clients. Protos is based in Milan.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

H.I.G. Private Equity

Miami, Florida, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
PE ASSETS 65.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HIG Private Equity is the private equity arm of HIG Capital. The Firm focuses on management buyouts, growth equity investments, and recapitalizations of mid-sized to large companies valued between $50 million and $1 billion. HIG will also consider industry consolidations, going-privates, and corporate divestitures. Sectors of interest include aerospace, building materials, business services, consumer products, distribution, healthcare, infrastructure, contracting, manufacturing, media, oil & gas services, IT, and transportation. HIG was formed in 1993 is based in Miami, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 378 of 383
Sector: Business Services M&A 42 of 43
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 116 of 117
Country: Italy M&A 16 of 17
Year: 2025 M&A 7 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-03-11 360 Destination Group

Irvine, California, United States

360 Destination Group is a premier destination and event management company that specializes in creating unforgettable corporate events, incentive trips, and conferences. 360 Destination Group offers end-to-end services, including décor design, food and beverage management, entertainment coordination, and transportation. 360 Destination Group was founded in 1978 and is based in Irvine, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-04-07 GetixHealth

Sugar Land, Texas, United States

GetixHealth is a provider of specialized outsourced revenue cycle management (“RCM”) solutions to hospitals, laboratories and physician groups across the United States and the Caribbean. GetixHealth is based in Houston, Texas.

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