Ropes & Gray Advises H.I.G. Infrastructure in Acquisition of Tower Engineering Professionals

Ropes & Gray advised H.I.G.Infrastructure, an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, in the acquisition of Tower Engineering Professionals, Inc. (TEP), a leading full-service provider of engineering and maintenance services to tower, mobile network, and other telecom infrastructure customers. Financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction was announced on April 13 in a press release.

Headquartered in Raleigh, NC, TEP is one of the largest multi-disciplined engineering services firms focused on the telecommunications industry, completing over 100,000 projects annually. The firm has 35+ locations across North America.

H.I.G. Capital is a leading global alternative investment firm with $55 billion of equity capital under management. H.I.G. Infrastructure focuses on making value-add and core plus investments in the infrastructure sector.

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