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M&A · Industrials · Services-Engineering Services

H.I.G. Capital to acquire Mistras Group, Inc.

Announced Sep 18, 2026 · Pending Oct 15, 2026

Deal value$866MEV $866M
Premium2.6%To unaffected price
EV / Adj. EBITDA8.8x1.2x EV / Revenue
ConsiderationAll cash$20.35 per share

Transaction

Acquirer
H.I.G. Capital
Target
Mistras Group, Inc. (MG)
Buyer type
Private equity
Offer price per share
$20.35
Enterprise value
$866M
Status
Pending Oct 15, 2026

Deal protections

Break fee (target pays)
$27.5M · 3.2%
Reverse fee (buyer pays)
$49.9M · 5.8%
Go-shop
Go-shop
Financing
No financing condition

Advisors

To the acquirer
Texas Capital Securities
To the target
Baird
Baird fee
$13.0M

Sector context · Industrials

Comparable deals
96 in the prior 24 months
Premium
2.6% vs. 37.5% sector median
EV / Adj. EBITDA
8.8x vs. 11.8x sector median
Break fee
3.2% vs. 2.8% sector median

Timeline

  1. AnnouncedSep 18, 2026
  2. Proxy filedOct 15, 2026
  3. Definitive proxyOct 27, 2026
  4. Shareholder votePending
  5. ClosedPending

Valuation · fairness opinions

Other analysis$15.37$27.92
Other analysis$13.82$25.85
Other analysis$21.63$23.33
Discounted cash flow$18.52$24.16
Offer $20.35

Implied value per Mistras Group, Inc. share by analysis, from Baird.

Sources
  • 8-K (EX-99) · Sep 18, 2026
  • 8-K · Sep 18, 2026
  • DEFA14A · Sep 18, 2026

Adj. EBITDA is operating income + D&A + impairment, restructuring, deal costs and stock compensation, less any large gain on a sale, last twelve months, from the target's filings. Calculated by Castle, so it can differ from a bank's adjusted figure.

Prepared with Castle from public SEC EDGAR filings. Figures are extracted automatically; verify against the source documents. Not investment advice.