H.I.G. Capital Portfolio Company Avanta Salud to Acquire Vitaly Group

Paul, Weiss is advising H.I.G. Capital and its portfolio company Avanta Salud on Avanta’s acquisition of Vitaly Group, one of the leading occupational health and safety services providers in the Iberian peninsula. The combined group will serve more than 240,000 clients covering approximately 4 million protected workers, operating from 505 centers with approximately 5,500 employees. As part of the deal, Vitaly’s co-founders will reinvest alongside Avanta’s founder, H.I.G. and current minority investor MCH Private Equity, demonstrating the strong conviction of all shareholders in the combined platform. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. H.I.G. acquired Avanta late last year, a deal on which Paul, Weiss also advised.

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