HIG Capital

HIG Capital completed acquisition of Torque, a UK-based fulfillment and logistics specialist serving e-commerce, retail, and wholesale sectors.

Leadership read: Consolidation shifts the leadership question from growth to integration. For HIG Capital in the sector, the demand moves toward transformation and integration leaders who can merge teams, systems and cultures without losing momentum. Across EMEA, watch whether the integration is properly resourced; deals are won or lost the year after they close.

curated · 2026-09-29 · context →

HIG Capital is divesting industrial services firm JT Thorpe (acquired in 2022) to Truelink Capital, indicating portfolio optimization or exit from an underperforming asset after a 4-year hold.

Leadership read: Consolidation shifts the leadership question from growth to integration. For HIG Capital in the sector, the demand moves toward transformation and integration leaders who can merge teams, systems and cultures without losing momentum. Across Americas, watch whether the integration is properly resourced; deals are won or lost the year after they close.

curated · 2026-07-30 · context →

HIG Capital appointed Carlos Couret as managing director and head of lower mid-market private equity business in Spain, signaling expansion of Iberian market presence

Leadership read: HIG Capital's appointment of a dedicated managing director for Spanish lower mid-market private equity is not a routine hire. It commits the firm to a distinct origination infrastructure in Iberia, separate from its broader European platform. Lower mid-market dealflow in Spain runs through regional networks, family-owned business intermediaries, and local advisors that a generalist European coverage model reaches poorly. Installing a named, senior country lead means the firm has decided that origination quality in this segment requires embedded local presence rather than periodic coverage from a pan-European team. The related signals for this period are broadly distributed across sectors and geographies, with few comparables directly in European private equity regional expansion. The closest structural parallel is Federated Hermes appointing Edward Lo to lead Asia ex-Japan wholesale development, which follows the same logic: a defined geography, a dedicated senior lead, and a signal that the firm believes local market access is a prerequisite for competitive deal or distribution flow. This is one of 12 strategic hiring signals tracked in the last 90 days, but the Iberia-PE corridor specifically is thin, which makes HIG's move an early-mover signal rather than a confirmation of a crowded trend. Firms building out dedicated sub-regional private equity coverage at this stage consistently surface demand for origination leadership with proprietary deal sourcing networks, investor relations capability oriented toward local LP and co-investor communities, and portfolio operations talent who can support founder-led businesses through institutional ownership transitions.

curated · 2026-06-25 · context →