H.I.G. Capital’s portfolio company Avanta Salud Integral has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Vitaly Group, one of the leading occupational health and safety services providers in Iberia. Vitaly’s co-founders and co-CEOs, Jesús Nieto and Andrés López, will reinvest alongside H.I.G., Avanta founder Josep Pla and minority investor MCH Private Equity. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The transaction combines two complementary Spain-focused businesses offering technical prevention, occupational medicine, training and elective health services primarily to small and medium-sized enterprises. The combined platform will serve more than 240,000 clients covering approximately 4 million protected workers from 505 centres with about 5,500 employees. Vitaly, headquartered in Badajoz and formed in 2022 through the merger of Grupo Preving and Cualtis, brings advanced AI capabilities across workflows, health surveillance and digital services.
The deal creates a scaled market leader in a resilient, regulated sector with synergies, operational excellence, and an international expansion runway. It follows H.I.G.’s 2025 majority investment in Avanta and positions the combined group for continued organic growth and broader European presence in workplace health services.
According to data captured in the LevinPro HC database, there have been four occupational health acquisitions announced since the start of the year. The other deals announced in the space include Concentra’s acquisition of Reliant Immediate Care in January, Optima Health’s acquisition of Pam Healthcare in February and Vitality Global‘s acquisition of Ramp Health in March. There were 12 occupational health transactions announced in 2024, and 11 announced in 2023.
