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H.I.G. Private Equity Acquires Timetoact Group

On March 3, 2025, private equity firm H.I.G. Private Equity acquired information technology company Timetoact Group from Equistone

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is H.I.G. Private Equity’s 28th transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is H.I.G. Private Equity’s 18th transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2025-03-03
Target Timetoact Group
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) H.I.G. Private Equity
Sellers(s) Equistone
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Timetoact Group

Cologne, Germany
Timetoact Group is an IT consultancy and services provider that comprises nine specialist brands in 16 locations across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland: ARS, CLOUDPILOTS, edcom, GIS, IPG, novaCapta, synaigy, TIMETOACT, and X-INTEGRATE. The group offers its clients a comprehensive range of IT service solutions in the area of a digital workplace, process automation & optimisation, business intelligence, identity & access management as well as customer experience. The group’s clients primarily include medium-sized businesses as well as large corporations in the industrial, financial, and service sectors as well as public sector institutions. Timetoact Group is based in Cologne, Germany.

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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 376 of 379
Sector (Information Technology) 28 of 28
Type (Secondary Buyout) 70 of 71
Country (Germany) 18 of 18
Year (2025) 5 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-02-07 Converge Technology Solutions

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Converge Technology Solutions is a provides a platform of regionally-focused Hybrid IT solutions providers to enhance their ability to provide multi-cloud solutions, blockchain, resiliency, and managed services. Converge Technology Solutions is based in Toronto, Ontario.

Buy CA$1.3B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-03-11 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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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Equistone

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 9.6B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Equistone is a private equity firm that invests in small to mid-sized companies valued from €50 to €500 million. Equistone targets companies operating in the fields of services, healthcare, financial services, and consumer/travel. The Firm looks to invest €25 to €200 million in a variety of transactions, including buyouts, growth capital financings, recapitalizations, and take privates. Equistone was formed in 1997 and is based in London, England.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 203 of 203
Sector (Information Technology) 5 of 5
Type (Secondary Buyout) 95 of 95
Country (Germany) 34 of 34
Year (2025) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-11-27 Courir

Sassenage, France

Courir is a French retailer of sneakers that operates a network of stores in the fast-growing sneaker market, with 250 stores across France and an e-commerce website. The group has developed an omni-channel approach, offering home delivery and in-store delivery services, and a store-to-web service. Courir was formed in 1980 and is based in Sassenage, France.

Sell €520M
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