H.I.G. Capital (Affiliate) to Acquire RBmedia from KKR

RBmedia Acquires McGraw Hill Professional Audiobook Publishing Business

May 11, 2021

Media & Entertainment

RBmedia acquired McGraw Hill Professional's audiobook publishing business and catalog, and signed a multi-year agreement to be the exclusive audio publisher for new McGraw Hill Professional titles. The deal expands RBmedia's business and professional audio offerings while allowing McGraw Hill Professional to monetize its audio rights through a strategic publishing partnership.

RBmedia Acquires GraphicAudio

March 10, 2020

Media & Entertainment

RBmedia, a KKR-backed global spoken-audio platform, has acquired GraphicAudio, a leading producer of full-cast dramatized audiobooks with a catalog of over 1,300 titles. The purchase brings GraphicAudio's immersive production capabilities and branded partnerships into RBmedia's growing portfolio of audio brands to expand content offerings and reach more listeners globally.

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.

RBmedia Acquires Upfront Books' Audiobook Publishing Business

July 6, 2022

Media & Entertainment

RBmedia, the KKR-owned global audiobook publisher, has acquired the audiobook publishing business and full catalog of Upfront Books. The acquisition adds Upfront's technology-driven catalog of evergreen titles to RBmedia's distribution network to accelerate global reach and growth of the acquired titles.

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).

OverDrive Acquires RBdigital Library Business from RBmedia

June 23, 2020

Media & Entertainment

OverDrive, the KKR-owned digital reading platform based in Cleveland, acquired the assets of RBmedia’s RBdigital library business across North America, the United Kingdom and Australia. The deal transfers RBdigital’s library platform to OverDrive to expand its catalog and features for libraries—bringing additional audiobooks and potential magazine content—while RBmedia retains its publishing businesses.