Hg Capital - Europe's third-largest Private Equity firm, according to Private Equity International magazine - has raised $11 billion for its Saturn 3 fund ( Vintage Altaroc 2022 fund), making it Europe's leading buyout fund in 2022, and the tenth-largest in the world.
Against an uncertain and volatile macroeconomic backdrop, Private Equity fundraising in the first nine months of 2022 was the second-highest on record, with at least $527.9 billion raised by Private Equity vehicles, according to data from Private Equity International magazine. This amount, down 14% on the same period last year, nevertheless exceeds the previous records set in 2019 and 2017.
Europe accounts for around $112.4 billion of the capital raised since the beginning of the year, behind funds specializing in North America ($478.5 billion), multi-regional funds ($365.7 billion) and funds focusing on Asia-Pacific ($129.5 billion).
Learn more: Hg is an international investment firm founded in 1997. Hg exclusively on European LBO and services LBO and, as such, claims to be the second-largest software firm in Europe, managing over $40 billion in assets. Hg on eight niche segments within the software sector (Accounting, Services, Healthcare, Legal, ERP & Payroll, Automation, Insurance, and Asset Management). Its target markets are in Europe, focusing on companies with an international footprint.














