H.I.G. Capital Affiliate Acquires DGS S.p.A.

ICG and DGS Management Acquire DGS S.p.A. from H.I.G. Capital

June 11, 2024

IT Services

H.I.G. Capital has agreed to sell its portfolio company DGS S.p.A. to the company's co-founders and management team in partnership with ICG. The transaction transfers ownership from H.I.G. to a management-led group alongside ICG, positioning DGS for continued growth in cybersecurity and digital transformation services in Italy.

H.I.G. Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Protos S.p.A.

March 11, 2025

Engineering Services

H.I.G. Capital, through an affiliated vehicle, has acquired a majority stake in Protos S.p.A., a leading Italian technical advisory and engineering consultancy. The investment — made in partnership with Protos' management — aims to accelerate the company’s growth in Italy and internationally, leveraging its capabilities in inspections, certifications, engineering, environmental/ESG advisory and related technical services.

H.I.G. Europe Acquires Controlling Stake in Project Informatica

July 8, 2020

IT Services

An affiliate of H.I.G. Capital's European arm acquired a controlling stake in Project Informatica, an Italian IT services firm based in Stezzano. The investment will support the company's next phase of growth (organic and inorganic), while founder Alberto Ghisleni will reinvest and remain CEO; Project Informatica reported revenues above €130 million and about 230 employees.

H.I.G. Capital Invests in General Datatech

January 4, 2022

IT Services

H.I.G. Capital completed a growth investment in General Datatech (GDT), a Dallas-based multi-vendor IT solutions provider offering professional services, managed services, and OEM hardware/software resale. The investment will support GDT’s next phase of growth and capability expansion to better serve enterprise and government customers.

H.I.G. Capital Acquires Acqua & Sapone Group (Cesar, SDA and VDM)

October 21, 2021

Retail

An affiliate of H.I.G. Capital has acquired a controlling stake in Cesar di Barbarossa Enio e F.lli S.r.l., Gruppo SDA S.r.l. Servizi Distribuzione Associati and VDM Vaccaro Distribuzione Merci S.r.l., which operate under the Acqua & Sapone brand. The Barbarossa family is reinvesting as a significant minority shareholder; the combined companies operate over 700 stores in Italy and generated more than €900 million of revenues in 2021. H.I.G. said the investment will support integration of the businesses and accelerate Acqua & Sapone's expansion across Italy.

H.I.G. Capital Acquires DSN Participações S.A. (Desktop)

November 24, 2020

Telecommunications

H.I.G. Capital's affiliate completed the acquisition of DSN Participações S.A. ("Desktop"), a leading B2C ISP in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Desktop — founded in 1999 and serving more than 185,000 clients across 20 cities — will be used as a platform for a roll-up strategy to scale in an underpenetrated, fragmented regional market.