Mission Building businesses that change how we all do business
Description Hg is committed to building businesses that change the way we all do business, through deep sector specialisation and dedicated operational support.
Hg’s vision is to be the most sought after private equity investor within our sector focus, being a partner of choice for management teams and providing a rewarding environment for Hg colleagues.
Hg has a clear investment approach, targeting Software and Services companies operating in “Hg clusters” growing faster than the broader economy. They primarily seek controlling equity buyout investments in businesses headquartered in Europe and North America.
Hg’s objective is to pursue investment theses supporting long-term growth, leveraging its expertise working with Software and Services companies to implement initiatives designed to maximise organic expansion, as well as through rolling up fragmented sectors, over typical hold periods of approximately five years.
Hg has led over 170 investments in the software and services sector during the last 25 years.
Hg has c.240 employees representing the largest technology investment team in Europe.
Hg has three investment offices based in London, Munich and New York, managing funds under management of c.$40 billion and serving more than 150 highly regarded institutional investors, including private and public pension funds, insurance companies, endowments and foundations.
Hg is itself an entrepreneurially-led fast growing business 100% owned and managed by its Partners.
The company is committed to being a responsible investor and, as such, is a signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment.
We are also delighted to be a sponsor of Level 20, the not-for-profit organisation established to inspire women to join and succeed in the private equity industry.
Hg has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 78 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Hg employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).
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Overall, 90% of employees would recommend working at Hg to a friend. This is based on 80 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
67% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Hg as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Hg.