H.I.G. Capital Acquires Best Version Media

H.I.G. Capital and Francisco Partners Acquire RBmedia from KKR

September 14, 2023

Media & Entertainment

H.I.G. Capital (via an affiliate), joined by Francisco Partners and RBmedia management, agreed to acquire RBmedia, the world’s largest audiobook publisher, from KKR. The investors said the transaction will support RBmedia’s next phase of growth — with management remaining shareholders and employees receiving payouts tied to their ownership stakes.

H.I.G. Capital Acquires Hibu Group (USA), Inc.

March 26, 2021

Marketing & Advertising

An affiliate of H.I.G. Capital has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hibu Group (USA), Inc., a Cedar Rapids–based provider of integrated digital marketing services for small and medium-sized businesses. H.I.G. said the investment will support Hibu's next phase of growth and product innovation; the seller is Hibu Group Limited (UK).

BridgeTower Media Acquires Virginia Business

August 1, 2024

Media & Entertainment

BridgeTower Media, a Transom Capital Group portfolio company, has acquired Virginia Business, the state’s only comprehensive business publication. The acquisition expands BridgeTower’s B2B media footprint and aims to accelerate Virginia Business’s growth by leveraging BridgeTower’s digital, marketing and events platform to better serve readers and advertisers across the Commonwealth.

H.I.G. Capital Acquires Kantar Media from Kantar Group

August 4, 2025

Media & Entertainment

H.I.G. Capital (through an affiliate) has completed the acquisition of Kantar Media from the Kantar Group. Headquartered in London and operating across more than 60 markets, Kantar Media provides audience measurement and media analytics; H.I.G. says it will support the business as an independent company and accelerate investment in its measurement and analytics capabilities.

H.I.G. Capital Acquires SMTC Corporation

April 5, 2021

Manufacturing

H.I.G. Capital completed the acquisition of SMTC Corporation, a publicly listed electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider. H.I.G. said the partnership will enable SMTC to accelerate growth through investments in customers, capabilities and its operating footprint across the United States and Mexico.

Unilog Acquires Bravo Business Media

February 17, 2021

E-Commerce

Unilog, a provider of B2B eCommerce platform and product content services, has acquired Bravo Business Media in an all-cash transaction. The deal brings Bravo's retail-focused eCatalog and showroom software into Unilog's product suite to better serve distributors, wholesalers and decorative showroom customers and to unite B2B and B2C digital commerce channels.