HgCapital announces substantial investment in Valueworks
HgCapital has today announced a majority investment in Valueworks Ltd, the UK-based online marketplace provider. The transaction marks the first investment of the HgCapital Mercury fund, a fund raised in the last year specifically to target lower mid-market buyouts in selected TMT sub-sectors. Valueworks’ founding shareholders will reinvest a considerable portion of their stake in […]
8 October 2012HgCapital announces the sale of SHL
HgCapital has today announced the sale of SHL, the global leader in talent measurement, to The Corporate Executive Board Company (“CEB”) (NYSE: EXBD) for $660 million. SHL was acquired by funds managed by HgCapital in October 2006 as a public to private transaction and subsequently merged with Previsor, a US based competitor, in January 2011. […]
3 July 2012HgCapital announces investment in QUNDIS Group
HgCapital, the European sector-focused private equity investor, has today announced the acquisition of QUNDIS Group (“QUNDIS”), Germany’s foremost provider of submetering devices and systems for consumption-dependent billing of heat and water. HgCapital will acquire the company from financial investor Capcellence and QUNDIS management team, pending approval by the antitrust authorities. The QUNDIS management team will […]
3 May 2012Kai Romberg is promoted to Partner
HgCapital, the leading European sector-focused private equity investor, today announces that Kai Romberg has joined the partnership at HgCapital. This decision recognises Kai’s strong performance, delivered since he joined HgCapital in 2004 as an Associate. Kai has played an important role in many value-creating investments including SiTel, Addison, Visma, CSG, Achilles (which won the Fast […]
29 March 2012