M&A Deal Summary

HGGC Acquires Centralis

On February 27, 2025, private equity firm HGGC acquired financial services company Centralis from CBPE Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is HGGC’s 3rd transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is HGGC’s 1st transaction in Luxembourg.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2025-02-27
Target Centralis
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) HGGC
Sellers(s) CBPE Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Centralis

Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Centralis is a provider of corporate services (incorporation, corporate secretarial, accounting, management, tax compliance, payroll, and HR activities), treasury services and debt administration services to its global client base. Centralis was founded in 2006 and is based in Luxembourg.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

HGGC

Palo Alto, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 8.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HGGC focuses on middle-market leveraged buyouts, growth equity financings, recapitalizations, take privates, and corporate divestitures. The Firm primarily targets North American companies, but will consider international opportunities as well. HGGC looks for companies with at least $100 million in revenue. HGGC primarily targets enterprise software companies, however, the Firm will also consider opportunities in business services, consumer services, financial services, healthcare, industrial services, and information services. HGGC was formed in 2007 and is based in Palo Alto, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 49 of 52
Sector: Financial Services M&A 3 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 13 of 15
Country: Luxembourg M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-09-09 AMI

Duluth, Georgia, United States

AMI is a provider of out-of-band server management firmware, and UEFI and BIOS firmware, with its products deployed in a high proportion of all servers, data centers, embedded devices, and personal computers worldwide. AMI was founded in 1985 and is based in Duluth, Georgia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-04-29 Equity Methods

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Equity Methods is a provider of valuation, financial reporting, and human resources advisory services related to equity compensation and other complex securities. Equity Methods was founded in 1998 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

CBPE Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 1.3B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CBPE Capital is a private equity firm that seeks investments in mid-sized UK-based businesses. CBPE focuses on transactions valued at between £25 million and £150 million and will consider opportunities in a variety of industries. Sectors of interest include support services (inspection testing, training/education, oil/gas services, business process outsourcing, IT, environmental services, utility services); transportation/distribution (transport infrastructure, transport services, wholesale and distribution); consumer (food/beverage, household products, media, retail); industrial (chemicals, building products, electronics/engineering, paper, packaging, aerospace/defense, automotive, capital goods); healthcare (pharmaceuticals, medical products, diagnostics); and leisure (restaurants, gaming, holiday parks, cinemas, hotels). CBPE Capital was formed in 1984 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 41 of 41
Sector: Financial Services M&A 2 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 18 of 18
Country: Luxembourg M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-12-20 HF

Salford, United Kingdom

HF is a provider of legal services to the insurance market. HF was founded in 1969 and is based in Salford, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-03-31 Tetra Consulting

London, United Kingdom

Tetra Consulting is a provider of property risk management services and software. Tetra provides expert advice and training to managing agents and property owners across the UK in Health & Safety, Fire, Building Safety, Water, and Asbestos. Tetra Consulting was founded in 1998 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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