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H.I.G. Private Equity Acquires Kantar Media

On January 17, 2025, private equity firm H.I.G. Private Equity acquired media company Kantar Media from Kantar for 1.0B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is H.I.G. Private Equity’s 4th transaction in the Media sector.
  • This is H.I.G. Private Equity’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is H.I.G. Private Equity’s 10th transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2025-01-17
Target Kantar Media
Sector Media
Buyer(s) H.I.G. Private Equity
Sellers(s) Kantar
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 1.0B USD

Target

Kantar Media

Chambourcy, France
Kantar Media provides critical information that helps its clients make better communications decisions. It enables the world’s leading brands, publishers, agencies, and industry bodies to navigate and succeed in a rapidly evolving media industry. Its services and data include analysis of paid media opportunities; counsel on brand reputation, corporate management and consumer engagement through owned media; and evaluating consumers’ reactions to earned media. Kantar Media is based in Chambourcy, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

H.I.G. Private Equity

Miami, Florida, United States

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 374 of 378
Sector (Media) 4 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 46 of 46
Country (France) 10 of 10
Year (2025) 3 of 7
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 24
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-01-02 Best Version Media

Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States

Best Version Media provides hyper-local, multi-channel advertising solutions for small and medium-sized businesses (“SMBs”) across the United States and Canada. The Company partners with independent publishers to produce curated local content that provides SMB clients across various end markets with the tools to connect with their communities and acquire high-value customers effectively. Best Version Media was founded in 2007 and is based in Brookfield, Wisconsin.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-03 Soleo Health

Frisco, Texas, United States

Soleo Health is a national provider of complex specialty pharmacy and infusion services, administered in the home or at alternate sites of care. Soleo Health’s interdisciplinary team, comprised of experienced clinical pharmacists and registered nurses, utilizes a consistent patient management process, which leads to quantifiable clinical and economic value while improving patients’ experience. Soleo Health was founded in 2014 and is based in Frisco, Texas.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Kantar

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1993
Sector Information Services
DESCRIPTION

Kantar is a data, research, consulting and analytics business which offers insights into the views of customers and consumers in over 100 countries. WPP launched Kantar by consolidating its existing market research businesses, and has added significantly to its reach and capabilities since then through a combination of acquisitions, partnerships and internal product development. Kantar was founded in 1993 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 7
Sector (Media) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 7 of 7
Country (France) 1 of 1
Year (2025) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-11-06 Vivvix

New York, New York, United States

Vivvix provides brand marketers, advertising agencies, and media owners with advertising intelligence to build a greater understanding of their competitive landscape. Vivvix is based in New York City.

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