Investments
96Portfolio Exits
95Funds
27Partners & Customers
3Service Providers
3About HgCapital
HgCapital is a private investment firm specializing in direct and fund of funds investments. It serves institutional investors, including private and public pension funds, endowments, insurance companies, and fund of funds. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in London, U.K.
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Latest HgCapital News
Sep 5, 2023
DESCRIPTION HgCapital is a European private equity firm focused on a wide range of transactions including public-to-private leveraged buy-outs, management buy-ins, divestitures, and turnarounds. Broad sectors of interest include consumer and leisure, healthcare, industrials, services, technology, media, and renewable energy. The Firm will consider both majority and minority investment positions. HgCapital is the successor to Mercury Capital Partners, a former unit of Merill Lynch which was spun out by management in 2000. HgCapital has offices in London and Munich. DEAL STATS
HgCapital Investments
96 Investments
HgCapital has made 96 investments. Their latest investment was in Deutscher Maklerverbund as part of their Private Equity on September 9, 2022.
HgCapital Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/30/2022 | Private Equity | Deutscher Maklerverbund | Yes | 1 | ||
7/6/2022 | Unattributed | team.blue | $19.75M | Yes | 1 | |
6/8/2022 | Private Equity - II | Access Group | $1,255.56M | No | GIC, HgCapital, and TA Associates | 1 |
4/4/2022 | Private Equity | |||||
3/30/2022 | Private Equity |
Date | 9/30/2022 | 7/6/2022 | 6/8/2022 | 4/4/2022 | 3/30/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Private Equity | Unattributed | Private Equity - II | Private Equity | Private Equity |
Company | Deutscher Maklerverbund | team.blue | Access Group | ||
Amount | $19.75M | $1,255.56M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | GIC, HgCapital, and TA Associates | ||||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
HgCapital Portfolio Exits
95 Portfolio Exits
HgCapital has 95 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Commify on September 05, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/5/2023 | Acq - Fin - II | 5 | |||
8/13/2023 | Acquired - II | 2 | |||
7/13/2023 | Acquired | ||||
Date | 9/5/2023 | 8/13/2023 | 7/13/2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acq - Fin - II | Acquired - II | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 5 | 2 |
HgCapital Acquisitions
100 Acquisitions
HgCapital acquired 100 companies. Their latest acquisition was Nomadia on July 20, 2023.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/20/2023 | Acq - Fin | 3 | ||||
5/18/2023 | Growth Equity | $42M | Acq - Fin | 1 | ||
10/4/2022 | Acq - Fin | 2 | ||||
7/7/2022 | Other | |||||
4/11/2022 |
HgCapital Fund History
27 Fund Histories
HgCapital has 27 funds, including Hg Saturn 3 Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/8/2022 | Hg Saturn 3 Fund | $11,000M | 1 | ||
9/17/2020 | Hg Secular Co-Invest | $276.5M | 1 | ||
6/2/2020 | Hg K1 Co-Invest | 1 | |||
6/27/2019 | Hg Saturn 1 Co-Invest | ||||
10/22/2018 | HgCapital Saturn Fund |
Closing Date | 11/8/2022 | 9/17/2020 | 6/2/2020 | 6/27/2019 | 10/22/2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Hg Saturn 3 Fund | Hg Secular Co-Invest | Hg K1 Co-Invest | Hg Saturn 1 Co-Invest | HgCapital Saturn Fund |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $11,000M | $276.5M | |||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
HgCapital Partners & Customers
3 Partners and customers
HgCapital has 3 strategic partners and customers. HgCapital recently partnered with iLEVEL Solutions on March 3, 2015.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/25/2015 | Vendor | United States | HgCapital selects iLEVEL for portfolio monitoring iLEVEL has been selected by European private equity firm HgCapital to support the optimisation of their portfolio data management and reporting processes . | 1 | |
3/4/2014 | Partner | ||||
Partner |
Date | 3/25/2015 | 3/4/2014 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Type | Vendor | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||
Country | United States | ||
News Snippet | HgCapital selects iLEVEL for portfolio monitoring iLEVEL has been selected by European private equity firm HgCapital to support the optimisation of their portfolio data management and reporting processes . | ||
Sources | 1 |
HgCapital Service Providers
15 Service Providers
HgCapital has 15 service provider relationships
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
|---|---|---|---|
Acq - Fin | Management Consultants | Accounting Consultant | |
Acq - Fin | Accounting Firm | Financial Advisor | |
Kirkland & Ellis | Acq - Fin | Counsel | Financial Advisor |
Service Provider | Kirkland & Ellis | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Associated Rounds | Acq - Fin | Acq - Fin | Acq - Fin |
Provider Type | Management Consultants | Accounting Firm | Counsel |
Service Type | Accounting Consultant | Financial Advisor | Financial Advisor |
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HgCapital Team
7 Team Members
HgCapital has 7 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Ian Armitage | Founder | Current | |
Name | Ian Armitage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | |||||
Title | Founder | ||||
Status | Current |
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