Another senior appointment to the Services team
HgCapital, the leading European sector-focused private equity investor, today announces it has appointed Andrew Land as a senior member of its Services sector team and a Director of the firm. This is the third appointment HgCapital has made to its Services team in the last month. Andrew was formerly a Managing Director with Och-Ziff Capital […]
1 December 2011Nic Humphries appears on FT.com’s Deals & Dealmakers
To view this video simply click here to be directed to the FT’s site. http://video.ft.com/1162557142001/Deals-Dealmakers-reviving-private-equity-IPOs/Management Naga Munchetty asks Daniel Schäfer, FT private equity correspondent, Andy Brough, fund manager at Schroders, and Nic Humphries, CEO of HgCapital, what can be done to revive interest in IPOs.
4 October 2011HgCapital expands its Services team
HgCapital, the leading European sector-focused private equity investor, today announces two new appointments to its Services sector team. HgCapital’s investment approach is to maintain dedicated sector teams focused on targeted niches across Europe, supporting the best management teams in medium-sized businesses and helping them grow into industry champions. The recruitment of Simon Cottle and Thorsten […]
14 September 2011HgCapital is UK PE Firm of the Year
HgCapital had a successful evening at 2011’s Private Equity News Awards, winning UK Private Equity Firm of the Year and European Mid-Market Firm of the Year. The ceremony included a keynote speech from last year’s lifetime achievement award winner and HgCapital’s chairman, Ian Armitage.
5 July 2011HgCapital announces the intended sale of Mondo Minerals
HgCapital has today announced the intended sale of Mondo Minerals (“Mondo”), the world’s second largest talc producer, to Advent International Corporation, subject to carrying out the required employee consultation obligations. HgCapital originally invested in Mondo in 2007 and the sale is anticipated to complete in the next four months. Mondo is a leading international producer […]
1 July 2011HgCapital announces the sale of SLV Group
HgCapital has today announced the sale of SLV Group (“SLV”), one of the fastest growing providers of innovative lighting products and systems in Europe, to Cinven. This is HgCapital’s 36th realisation since the summer of 2005, representing an overall investment multiple for these 36 transactions of 2.5x original cost and a gross IRR of over […]
4 April 2011HgCapital announces the sale of SiTel
HgCapital has today announced the sale of SiTel Semiconductor (“SiTel”), the Netherlands-based producer of products targeted primarily at the home wireless voice and data applications market, to Dialog Semiconductor Plc for an enterprise value of $86.5 million. This is HgCapital’s 35th realisation over the last five and a half years, representing an overall investment multiple […]
10 February 2011