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PitchBook ranks Hg Fund manager most active Fund manager in the software sector in 2024

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12/3/2025
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Hg, a private equity firm founded in 1997, specializes in acquiring technology and services companies in Europe and the United States. With offices in London, Munich, and New York, this Fund manager is included in the Vintage Altaroc Odyssey . PitchBook recently ranked it as the most active investor in the IT sector in its 2024 global rankings.
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Damien Hélène
Damien Hélène
PitchBook ranks Hg Fund manager most active Fund manager in the software sector in 2024
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A strategic partner in the BtoB software market

Hg focuses its investment strategy on buyouts. This approach is based on the targeted acquisition of software and services companies, financed mainly by debt. Hg 's ambition is to transform these companies into key players in their sector. To achieve this, the firm implements a rigorous restructuring and development strategy aimed at maximizing their potential.

As a major player in the digitization of industries, Hg provides its portfolio companies with cutting-edge operational expertise. The firm also gives them access to experts and an extensive network of industry professionals to help them develop over the long term.

Hg 's portfolio comprises a range of innovative companies that are leaders in their respective fields. Notable investments include leading software companies Allocate Software, IRIS Software Group and Access Group.

With 82 investments, Hg tops the PitchBook 2024 world ranking

Hg by a team of 250 dedicated professionals, whose commitment was recognized in the 2024 PitchBook rankings. In fact, the Fund manager been named the world’s most active player in the IT sector, having made 82 investments in 2024.

Among these transactions, we note that in August 2024, Hg invested in CTAIMA and e-coordina, which merged to create a benchmark Iberian software platform in contractor, risk and compliance management. In September 2024, the company announced an investment in Ncontracts, a provider of compliance and risk management software for financial institutions. Then, in November 2024, Hg made a capital contribution to Empyrean Solutions, a major player in the financial software field, helping institutions to manage risk and improve performance.

According to Hg, this recognition underlines the remarkable work of its investment teams and their contribution to the growth of the sector.

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