Matt Gullen

Managing Director at H.I.G. Capital

📍 Miami, Florida, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 15 investments📅 18 years investing🗓 Last invested Oct 2024
VC🌍 United States
15
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18y
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Board Member
Oct 2024
Whether you’re looking for aviation mechanics, engineers, line maintenance support or the aircraft and engine components needed to keep you flying, STS Aviation Group dedicates itself to taking your business from where it is now to where it needs to be. Founded more than two decades ago, STS has grown from humble beginnings to become a global powerhouse in the aerospace industry. From staffing your team so it can get the project done right and at an affordable price, to providing certified aircraft and engine parts so you can get off the ground and back in the sky, STS Aviation Group continues to be a one-stop servicing center for all of your company’s aviation staffing, engineering, line maintenance, component, hose manufacturing and aircraft repair / modification requirements. To learn more about STS Aviation Group and what makes us the company with “Solutions to Keep You Flying,” visit our website (listed below) or give us a call today at 1-800-800-2400.
Board Member
Mar 2024
Pixelle Specialty Solutions™ is one of North Americas largest specialty paper companies, with pulp and paper operations in Spring Grove, PA, Chillicothe, OH, Stevens Point, WI, and a coating operation in Fremont, OH. Pixelle, formerly Glatfelter Specialty Papers, was formed in 2018 by Lindsay Goldberg, a private investment firm that partners with families, founders, and management teams seeking to build their businesses actively. Supported by an experienced product development team, the company excels in designing customized solutions to meet today’s challenging demands.
Board Member
Jul 2022
Terra Millennium Corporation (TMC) is a leading national provider of industrial services. Our offerings include refractory, fireproofing, scaffolding, insulation, coatings, and a broad range of mechanical and construction services. Terra Millennium offers its customers superior engineering, construction capabilities, and best-in-class project management services across an extensive range of industries. Terra Millennium is the parent company to three industrial service companies: JT THORPE, Brahma Group, Inc., and K&G Industrial Services. Each of these companies is separately incorporated and wholly owned by TMC. Each subsidiary operates independently and has its own leadership group dedicated to professionally serving the best interests of its customers. TMC’s subsidiaries pride themselves on their dedication to safety, quality, value and efficiency. Their missions are to provide safe, quality execution of services while always helping their customers achieve their goals in a timely and efficient manner. TMC values its strong long term customer relationships which have been instrumental in the success of the company. TMC is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, and through its subsidiaries has proudly been providing quality industrial services to its customers since 1906.
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May 2020
Valtris Specialty Chemicals is a leading provider of specialty chemicals, serving industries as diverse as building and construction, packaging, consumer goods, transportation and oilfield additives. Headquartered in Independence, Ohio, and with nine facilities operating globally, Valtris offers a range of complimentary products for the specific needs of our diverse customer base. Valtris Specialty Chemicals has a broad and expanding product portfolio that brings quality materials and innovative solutions to customers around the world. Our technical expertise, market experience, and customer service excellence are leveraged to bring our customers value and service at the highest level. For more than 75 years, Valtris continues to be a leader in reliability, responsibility, and quality in the specialty chemicals world. For more information, visit www.valtris.com.
Board Member
Dec 2014
Valtris Specialty Chemicals is a leading provider of specialty chemicals, serving industries as diverse as building and construction, packaging, consumer goods, transportation and oilfield additives. Headquartered in Independence, Ohio, and with nine facilities operating globally, Valtris offers a range of complimentary products for the specific needs of our diverse customer base. Valtris Specialty Chemicals has a broad and expanding product portfolio that brings quality materials and innovative solutions to customers around the world. Our technical expertise, market experience, and customer service excellence are leveraged to bring our customers value and service at the highest level. For more than 75 years, Valtris continues to be a leader in reliability, responsibility, and quality in the specialty chemicals world. For more information, visit www.valtris.com.
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Mar 2012
Trinity provides outsourced food and commissary services to more than 300,000 inmates at over 900 correctional facilities across 40+ states. By utilizing its procurement, distribution and human resource expertise, the Company delivers high quality meals to correctional facilities for less than they could on their own, thereby helping to relieve governmental budgetary pressures. As a standalone business with the backing of both H.I.G. Capital and Compass Group, Trinity is well equipped to cement our position as the preeminent player in our industry. H.I.G. Capital is a leading global private equity investment firm based in Miami. The firm has more than $8.5 billion of capital under management. H.I.G. specializes in providing capital to small and medium sized businesses and has offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York and San Francisco, as well as international offices in Hamburg, London, Madrid, Paris and Rio de Janeiro.
Board Member
Feb 2011
Cornerstone produces intermediates safely, efficiently and reliably to enable down-stream specialty chemical manufacturing. We operate a world-scale facility, the Cornerstone Energy Park near New Orleans, Louisiana, and ship high-quality products around the globe. Our portfolio includes Acrylonitrile, Melamine, Urea and Sulfuric Acid.
Board Member
May 2008
Vantage is a leading global supplier of naturally derived specialty ingredients and formulations that cater to the evolving needs of industrial and consumer markets. Using our vertical raw material position, technical expertise and flexible process capabilities, we add value by derivatizing fatty acids through alkoxylation and esterification to make products that improve our customers’ applications. That, coupled with our deep understanding of the markets we serve, enable Vantage to competitively and proactively meet customer requirements. We are a preferred supplier to our customers by maximizing our industry and technical know-how, our services, and our specialty solutions and chemical blends.
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2024
Board Member
Oct 2024
Whether you’re looking for aviation mechanics, engineers, line maintenance support or the aircraft and engine components needed to keep you flying, STS Aviation Group dedicates itself to taking your business from where it is now to where it needs to be. Founded more than two decades ago, STS has grown from humble beginnings to become a global powerhouse in the aerospace industry. From staffing your team so it can get the project done right and at an affordable price, to providing certified aircraft and engine parts so you can get off the ground and back in the sky, STS Aviation Group continues to be a one-stop servicing center for all of your company’s aviation staffing, engineering, line maintenance, component, hose manufacturing and aircraft repair / modification requirements. To learn more about STS Aviation Group and what makes us the company with “Solutions to Keep You Flying,” visit our website (listed below) or give us a call today at 1-800-800-2400.
Board Member
May 2024
USA DeBusk is a best-in-class mechanical and industrial cleaning services provider specializing in the downstream energy market. We offer a full suite of maintenance and turnaround services, including hydro blasting, hydro cutting, hydro excavation, unit clearing, chemical cleaning, vacuum services, tank cleaning, emission control, pigging, decoking and filtration, controlled-volume pigging, hot catalyst handling, inert catalyst handling, robotic catalyst handling, transportation and storage, specialty turnaround services, coker services, and power plant services. Based in Deer Park, TX, USA DeBusk operates from 24 facilities across the U.S. USA DeBusk is dedicated to providing the best quality and service in the industry. We demonstrate this commitment on a daily basis with uncompromising safety, leading-edge technology, and the teamwork of highly skilled and knowledgeable personnel. For customers, our approach delivers superior service quality, faster turnaround, reduced risk, environmental compliance and better overall cost-effectiveness. Safety is the top priority for USA DeBusk. Management is dedicated to providing the active leadership and support necessary to maintain safe work environments throughout the organization. Our commitment to safety extends to every aspect of the business, from USA DeBusk offices and service centers to customer locations and the roadways in between. Our safety program includes a stringent HSE&T operational plan, comprehensive training and active participation in all industry safety organizations.
Board Member
Mar 2024
Pixelle Specialty Solutions™ is one of North Americas largest specialty paper companies, with pulp and paper operations in Spring Grove, PA, Chillicothe, OH, Stevens Point, WI, and a coating operation in Fremont, OH. Pixelle, formerly Glatfelter Specialty Papers, was formed in 2018 by Lindsay Goldberg, a private investment firm that partners with families, founders, and management teams seeking to build their businesses actively. Supported by an experienced product development team, the company excels in designing customized solutions to meet today’s challenging demands.
2022
Board Member
Jul 2022
Terra Millennium Corporation (TMC) is a leading national provider of industrial services. Our offerings include refractory, fireproofing, scaffolding, insulation, coatings, and a broad range of mechanical and construction services. Terra Millennium offers its customers superior engineering, construction capabilities, and best-in-class project management services across an extensive range of industries. Terra Millennium is the parent company to three industrial service companies: JT THORPE, Brahma Group, Inc., and K&G Industrial Services. Each of these companies is separately incorporated and wholly owned by TMC. Each subsidiary operates independently and has its own leadership group dedicated to professionally serving the best interests of its customers. TMC’s subsidiaries pride themselves on their dedication to safety, quality, value and efficiency. Their missions are to provide safe, quality execution of services while always helping their customers achieve their goals in a timely and efficient manner. TMC values its strong long term customer relationships which have been instrumental in the success of the company. TMC is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, and through its subsidiaries has proudly been providing quality industrial services to its customers since 1906.
2021
Board Member
Oct 2021
Presente sul mercato dal 1992, Acqua&Sapone è la più grande catena italiana specializzata in cura della persona, bellezza e igiene della casa: una realtà solida e dinamica, con una rete di oltre 800 negozi distribuiti su tutto il territorio nazionale. Orgogliosi di ospitare in anteprima nazionale tutte le novità dei migliori brand, amiamo accogliere i nostri clienti con discrezione e calore, cercando di offrire sempre un'ampia selezione di prodotti di massima qualità e convenienza: scegliamo il meglio per l’igiene e la fresca pulizia dei vostri ambienti e del bucato. Abbiamo a cuore la cura della persona, per questo mettiamo al centro dell’attenzione la vostra beauty routine: per coccolarvi ogni giorno, stuzzicando la curiosità con i nuovi trend del make-up, delle fragranze e della skincare, offerte sempre al massimo della convenienza. Un abbraccio accogliente, in un ambiente piacevole e contemporaneo: un universo ricco di femminilità per la donna multitasking, in equilibrio tra famiglia e lavoro, sempre al passo con i tempi, icona della moderna contemporaneità.
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