Hg Invests in The Septeo Group

Téthys Invest and GIC take minority stakes in Septeo Group

November 20, 2024

Software

French legal- and real-estate-focused software group Septeo has agreed to welcome two new minority investors — Téthys Invest (the Bettencourt‑Meyers family holding) and GIC — alongside existing majority investor Hg and management. The minority investment will fund continued R&D (including its AI "Brain" program) and support Septeo’s growth and expansion across France and Europe; the deal values the group at over €3 billion and Septeo reported ~€420m revenue and ~3,100 employees in 2024.

Hg Makes Growth Investment in JTL-Software-GmbH

October 12, 2023

Software

Hg has made an additional growth investment in JTL-Software-GmbH to support the German e-commerce ERP provider's product development and regional expansion. JTL, headquartered in Hückelhoven, Germany, serves ~50,000 SMB customers and employs over 200 people across four locations.

Hg Acquires Stake in smartTrade Technologies from Keensight Capital and Pléiade Venture

April 24, 2020

Software

Hg has entered into an agreement to acquire stakes in smartTrade Technologies from Keensight Capital and Pléiade Venture. The investment will support smartTrade's R&D and global growth as a leading provider of multi-asset electronic trading solutions; smartTrade's management will remain invested alongside Hg.

Hg Leads Majority Investment in Sovos; TA Associates Joins as Minority Investor

August 20, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Hg will lead a new majority investment in global tax software provider Sovos through its Hg Saturn 2 Fund, with TA Associates joining as a significant minority investor. The capital will support Sovos' geographic expansion, partner ecosystem growth and product/capability development as digital tax and regulatory transformation accelerates globally; terms were not disclosed and the deal was expected to close in H2 2020.

Hg Invests in Litera Microsystems

May 7, 2019

Software

Hg, a London-based private equity firm, has invested in Litera Microsystems, a Chicago-headquartered provider of end-to-end document lifecycle and legal document productivity solutions. Terms were not disclosed; the investment was made from Hg's Genesis 8 Fund to support Litera's product development, recurring-revenue growth and global expansion in the legal and life sciences markets.

Hg Makes c.$1bn Strategic Investment in insightsoftware

July 13, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Hg’s Saturn 2 Fund will make a c.$1bn equity investment in insightsoftware to become a significant minority shareholder alongside TA Associates, in a transaction valuing the business at an enterprise value of around $4.0bn. The investment will support insightsoftware’s continued scale as a cloud financial reporting and EPM platform, with existing minority shareholders Genstar and ST6 remaining supportive and TA and Hg sharing joint control.