HIG Capital Acquires Teleflex Marine

New York, NY, November 11, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Chris Laitala, a Managing Director at HIG Capital stated the following in regard to the acquisition, “The management and employees of Teleflex Marine have demonstrated an excellent track record in sales growth, product quality, and product innovation. We look forward to working with the team to expand the scope of Teleflex Marine’s products and services while continuing to provide exceptional customer service.”

Chris has more than ten years of private equity experience. Chris has also worked with private equity firms J.H. Whitney & Co. and Great Point Partners, LLC, focusing on late stage buyouts and recapitalizations. Earlier in his career, Chris worked at Alex. Brown & Sons and for a leading business services and technology company in the higher education industry.

Chris received a Bachelor of Science from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

HIG Capital is a leading global private equity investment firm based in Miami. The firm has more than $8.5 billion of capital under management. HIG specializes in providing capital to small and medium sized businesses and has offices in Atlanta, Boston, New York and San Francisco, as well as Hamburg, London and Paris in Europe.

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