Exponent Invests in Hippo Digital
March 4, 2025
Exponent, a European private equity firm, has agreed to invest in Hippo Digital, a Leeds-based digital transformation and user-centric design consultancy serving the UK public sector. The investment will support Hippo's scaling plans and bolster its engineering, data and AI capabilities; Paul Nannetti will join as Chair and the deal is expected to complete by early April subject to customary approvals.
- Buyers
- Exponent Private Equity
- Targets
- Hippo Digital
- Industry
- IT Services
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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