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Global alternative investment firm H.I.G. Capital has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Spanish occupational health and safety provider Vitaly Group via its portfolio company Avanta Salud Integral.

The transaction merges two highly complementary operations to create a platform of genuine continental scale in a resilient and highly regulated sector. Following the combination, the newly enlarged group will operate from 505 centres and employ approximately 5,500 staff. The business will provide services to more than 240,000 predominantly small and medium enterprise clients, providing coverage for roughly four million protected workers across Spain.

For operators and investors across healthcare, life sciences, and educational technology, the acquisition highlights significant convergence in corporate wellness and compliance. The combined platform will deliver occupational medicine, technical prevention, elective health services, and workplace training. The inclusion of corporate training presents a compelling angle for educational technology investors monitoring the professional upskilling and compliance instruction markets.

Additionally, the transaction underscores the growing importance of digitisation in clinical and operational settings. Vitaly incorporates advanced artificial intelligence capabilities across its back-office workflows, occupational health surveillance, and elective digital services. These technological assets will serve as a crucial integration enabler and a market differentiator for the combined entity.

Vitaly co-founders Jesus Nieto and Andres Lopez will reinvest in the combined company alongside Avanta founder Josep Pla, H.I.G. Capital, and existing minority investor MCH Private Equity.

Nieto and Lopez noted they selected H.I.G. after spending 25 years building Vitaly because both organisations share a relentless focus on technology and quality. Josep Pla stated that the merger is a vital step toward establishing the leading workplace health platform in Europe. H.I.G. Middle Market Europe Managing Director Rohin Jain described the deal as a transformative value creation opportunity. He added that the unified leadership team possesses decades of growth experience, positioning the platform for both significant organic expansion and an accelerated international rollout.

Nieto and Lopez noted they selected H.I.G. after spending 25 years building Vitaly because both organisations share a relentless focus on technology and quality. Josep Pla stated that the merger is a vital step toward establishing the leading workplace health platform in Europe. H.I.G. Middle Market Europe Managing Director Rohin Jain described the deal as a transformative value creation opportunity. He added that the unified leadership team possesses decades of growth experience, positioning the platform for both significant organic expansion and an accelerated international rollout.