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November 2024

Buyout strategy: Hg a IRR of 33%

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Altaroc invests every year through its Vintage in private equity managers renowned for their solid historical performance. These managers belong to the world's top quartile, i.e. the top 25% of private equity players worldwide*.

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Damien Hélène

Damien Hélène

Buyout strategy: Hg a IRR of 33%

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Louis Flamand,Altaroc 's Chief Investment Officer, spoke to Nic Humphries, Senior Partner and Executive Chairman of Hg , to understand the historical performance of the firm specializing in technology investments and present in the Vintage Altaroc Odyssey 2022.

“We have an investment multiple of 3.3 and an IRR 33%,” says Nic. (Figures as of December 7, 2023)

*Source: Pitchbook - Global LBO Growth Equity - December 31, 2023. ForOdyssey Vintage , 2022, and 2023 Vintage funds, the mature funds of the 15 selected managers generated an average net return of 2.26x and IRR of 21.8% IRR arithmetic mean of net returns for funds from Vintage ), which exceeds the threshold required to rank in the top quartile (2.06x / 21.7%) for the Vintage . A fund is in the top quartile when its net performance exceeds that of 75% of the funds in its Vintage.

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Hg is an emblematic European investor in software, and has become one of the world leaders in this sector. With its complementary buyout fund architecture, Hg covers all market segments, from lower mid-market to large cap, with dedicated investment teams. Hg has built up one of the world's most comprehensive private equity organizations dedicated to the software sector, in terms of sub-sector, operational and functional expertise. The quality and depth of its track record make it a keyAltaroc relationship, particularly for co-investing in the software sector.

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