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We help you to build enduring wealth over the long-term

Hg Wealth provides alternative investment services to private investors, unlocking opportunities to invest in Europe’s largest portfolio of software and services businesses. This service offers bespoke access to a suite of investment strategies managed by Hg.

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Welcome to Hg, Europe's largest software and services investor

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Top 10

Hg is in the top 10 largest global private equity funds. 1

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20+ yrs

A heritage of European private equity investing.

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Over 3x

Hg's long-term investment track record on buyout investments. 2

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>$160bn

Combined size of the Hg portfolio.

Welcome to Hg

Learn more about Hg

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  • Hg is a leading investor in European and transatlantic software and services businesses

  • Hg was founded in 1990 as Mercury Asset Management and then became part of Merrill Lynch Asset Management (‘MLAM’) in the late 90s

  • In 2000, the Partners spun the business out of MLAM to become Hg, a fully independent leveraged buyout firm

  • The business remains 100% owned by its Partners today

  • Now, in 2024, the firm has >$75bn in funds under management, and offices in London, Munich, New York, Paris and San Francisco

Why we decided to offer Hg Wealth

“It’s exciting to be in a market which is just opening up, so we are here for the long term.” Justin von Simson, Managing Partner of Hg, introduces Hg Wealth.

1: PEI300: https://www.privateequityinternational.com/pei-300/

2: Software & Services investments performance (since independence in 2000) as at 30 June 2022, adjusted pro-forma for post-period transactions. Past performance is not indicative of future performance

3: Portfolio EV data is as 30 September 2024