Our Approach
Hg is a leading investor in European and transatlantic software and services businesses.
Hg focuses on building transatlantic champions that provide critical services for many thousands of businesses globally.
We’re a tech investor that has both a strong European heritage and scaled presence across North America.
We are investing in the future - helping to progress workplace automation and digitisation trends still in early stages of adoption, set to transform the workplace for professionals over decades to come.
Build better, and what you build will last. It will stand stronger, reach further, rise higher. It will endure.
That’s what we do at Hg. We come to work every day to build great software and services companies. To find companies with great potential where we can work alongside entrepreneurial leaders to build enduring champions
Our job is to help accelerate progress, support transformation. To scale and create enterprises that last and will leave a legacy. And to focus on the horizons of growth, patiently building products or services that are truly valued by customers and improve the way they work
A European and transatlantic portfolio worth $150 billion+
Hg has over 400 employees across London, Munich, New York, Paris, San Francisco, and Singapore a current portfolio of over 50 businesses, worth $160 billion+ aggregate enterprise value, with 115,000+ employees globally, growing consistently at over 13% per year.
All facts and figures as at 30 September 2024, adjusted for post period events, including realised and partially realised software & services investments made post-independence from 2001 to 2024. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results. The value of investments and the income from them can go down as well as up as a result of market and currency fluctuations and investors may not get back the amount they originally invested.
$25bn+
Proceeds returned from Software & Services businesses at 3.1x gross MOIC / 32% gross IRR
20+
Years of investing (30+ including pre-independence)
120+
Total Software & Services Platform Investments (200+ total across all sectors)
$70bn+
Funds under management
The foundations of Hg support
To build an enterprise that endures, you need deep expertise in your industry, operational specialists who can transform your business, a network to expand your reach and a long-term partner who believes in building your legacy. We offer all four.
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European base, transatlantic reach
Hg specialises in software and services companies in Europe and North America, and is currently investing in countries including Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, the UK, and the USA.
Responsible Investing
Growing sustainable businesses which are great employers and good corporate citizens.