M&A Deal Summary

HgCapital Acquires Ideagen

On June 27, 2022, private equity firm HgCapital acquired software company Ideagen for 1.1B GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is HgCapital’s 42nd transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is HgCapital’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is HgCapital’s 55th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-06-27
Target Ideagen
Sector Software
Buyer(s) HgCapital
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 1.1B GBP

Target

Ideagen

Ruddington, United Kingdom
Ideagen is a software development business specializing in information management solutions for organizations that operate within industries that are subject to high regulatory standards. Ideagen was founded in 1993 and is based in Ruddington, United Kingdom.

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Buyer

HgCapital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 70.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HgCapital is a European private equity firm focused on a wide range of transactions including public-to-private leveraged buy-outs, management buy-ins, divestitures, and turnarounds. Broad sectors of interest include consumer and leisure, healthcare, industrials, services, technology, media, and renewable energy. The Firm will consider both majority and minority investment positions. HgCapital is the successor to Mercury Capital Partners, a former unit of Merill Lynch which was spun out by management in 2000. HgCapital has offices in London and Munich.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 140 of 151
Sector (Software) 42 of 47
Type (Going Private) 8 of 8
Country (United Kingdom) 55 of 59
Year (2022) 4 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 32
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-14 MEDIFOX DAN

Hildesheim, Germany

MEDIFOX DAN is a provider of software solutions to outpatient and inpatient care providers and therapy practices. The Company specializes in the development of innovative software solutions and services for professional and non-professional care, therapeutic practices and child, family, and youth welfare facilities. MEDIFOX DAN was established in 1994 and is based in Hildesheim, Germany.

Sell $1.0B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-10-04 Quantios

Fleet, United Kingdom

Quantios provides entity management, client accounting, practice management, compliance, and workflow software for trust, fund and corporate service providers around the world. The Company serves over 360 customers and 26,000 users in over 30 jurisdictions, through eleven offices worldwide in key jurisdictions including Australia, Guernsey, Jersey, Luxembourg, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. Quantios was founded in 1996 and is based in Fleet, United Kingdom.

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