Private Equity Firm H.I.G. Capital Introduces Technology Platform for Investment Management Services
H.I.G. Capital, a global alternative investment firm with $70 billion of capital under management, has launched its GP Solutions Platform. The new platform, launched in August 2025, focuses on providing tailored liquidity and strategic capital primarily through GP-led secondary transactions in the middle market.
The GP Solutions Platform is a strategic expansion of H.I.G.'s capabilities and reinforces its commitment to the middle market. It aims to build a differentiated secondaries strategy, leveraging H.I.G.'s 32-year record of flexible and value-add investment solutions targeting an underserved middle market segment.
The platform's team, led by Managing Director Dan Wieder, includes Managing Director Yash Gupta, Principals Austin Gerber, and Joe Holleran. They bring decades of collective experience and a consistent record of value creation and attractive returns to the table. The team was recruited from Morgan Stanley Private Equity, bringing expertise in GP-led deals, which have grown rapidly due to increased demand for private equity liquidity solutions.
The focus of the fund on GP-Led opportunities was not previously mentioned in the earlier bullet points. The fund primarily targets GP-Led opportunities across various geographies, sectors, and strategies. The fund offers investors access to high quality, seasoned assets with shorter durations compared to traditional primary funds, benefiting from H.I.G.'s extensive investment resources, including its middle market origination network.
The launch of the GP Solutions Platform aligns with H.I.G.'s middle market, value-add investment strategy. H.I.G. aims to deliver attractive, risk-adjusted returns through its global platform, proven operational expertise, and deep sector knowledge. The fund will leverage H.I.G.'s disciplined underwriting capabilities to execute secondary transactions, further enhancing its ability to provide flexible and diverse solutions in the middle market.
For more information, please refer to the H.I.G. website at hig.com. The fund does not involve any advertisements as mentioned in the text. A GP-led secondaries fundraise is targeted for the first quarter of 2026.
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This new GP Solutions Platform by H.I.G. Capital is a strategic move to expand their capabilities, focusing on middle market businesses. It aims to invest in GP-led secondary transactions, utilizing their 32-year history of value-add investment solutions in the underserved middle market. The team, experienced in GP-led deals, was recently recruited from Morgan Stanley Private Equity and will execute secondary transactions to deliver attractive, risk-adjusted returns.
