A new chapter for Payworks and Hg
"We’re thrilled to partner with Payworks. In our research we surveyed more than six hundred payroll and HR customers in Canada and found that Payworks has a best-in-class product with the highest customer satisfaction. We look forward to supporting the business in its next era of growth”
Alexander Johnson and Hector Guinness, Hg
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Welcome to Hg’s monthly update, designed to keep you updated with news from Hg
and our network of portfolio companies. Follow us on LinkedIn.
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In this episode, Nic Humphries and Matthew Brockman reflect on 25 years of Hg. Matthew introduces the idea of the “last mile”: the point where advanced AI meets the real world of customer workflows.
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This month, Matthew Brockman, Managing Partner at Hg, spoke with Tom Mackenzie on Bloomberg's Daybreak Europe about the transformative opportunity AI presents for the software sector—and how Hg is seizing this across our portfolio.
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"With rising regulatory complexity and increased sustainability requirements, there's a clear need for a scalable, modern solution that delivers for property managers and residents. We see tremendous potential to leverage AI within Parte's platform to create smarter property management." Read more
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This year welcomed M&A leaders from over 20+ of our portfolio companies in London to share perspectives on trends, challenges, and opportunities at a time when AI is increasingly reshaping how deals get done. This year’s theme "M&(A)Intelligence Evolution" explored the impact of AI on acquisition strategy. Read more
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Hg was proud to sponsor and join the 2025 Women’s Private Equity Summit Europe, where 300+ women leaders came together for three days of collaboration and insight. Highlights included Hg’s Tara Carter on why software remains a leading investment vertical, and Giulia Poletti on how AI is transforming deal origination, diligence, and value creation.
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The newly appointed leadership team brings deep expertise in SaaS, artificial intelligence and accounting technology, with a strong track record of scaling enterprise software businesses and delivering customer value. Read more
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"Regulatory compliance and the need for operational efficiencies remain front and centre for the investment management community. This important milestone is another example of how we’re setting out to deliver client value through building the industry’s most comprehensive set of offerings powered from one trusted source of data." Read more
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"7bridges’ unique capabilities in AI-powered supply chain optimization are a strong complement to our existing strengths and will strongly resonate with our asset intensive customers. We’re excited to welcome their talented team of experts to IFS.” Read more
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"The aviation sector is under huge pressure to deliver accurate and comprehensive environmental monitoring. Casper’s advanced technological capabilities are proving a world-class solution to this problem, particularly for airports, and their growth is testament to the strength of their solution." Read more
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team.blue announces its acquisition of Shoptet, a specialist in comprehensive cloud-based commerce enablement solutions. This month they also announced a strategic investment in B2Brouter , a leading Spanish e-invoicing and digital compliance solution provider for businesses across Europe. Read more
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“The firm has an outstanding reputation in East Anglia, a talented team, and a strong track record of growth. This marks an important milestone as we expand into a new region of the UK, and we’re excited about the opportunities it creates for our clients and our people.” Read more
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“We’ve followed Alavie’s journey closely for a long time and have consistently been impressed by the team’s vision and execution within the regulatory software space,” Read more
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"The acquisition of MobileDev is fully aligned with our growth strategy: to build an expert offering capable of addressing specific business needs with a very high level of functional and regulatory precision." Read more
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