HgCapital expands sector focus

20 May 2002

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HgCapital has announced that its enlarged LBO team has expanded its sector focus to include buyouts and buy-ins of companies with enterprise values in excess of EUR 60m in industrials and consumer (including leisure and retail) as well as business services. HgCapital continues to have dedicated investment teams considering buyouts, buy-ins and growth capital opportunities requiring capital in excess of EUR 15m in the following sectors: healthcare, technology and media. Jeremy Sharman of HgCapital states that the overall expansion of focus from four to six sectors is the natural progression of a successful strategy. He lists four benefits of focusing on specific sectors: active participation in the sector â€˜communityâ€™, leading to better deals and the ability to source deals before they reach auction; the ability to make quicker, informed decisions about a deal; an awareness of high quality executives to bring in to a company; and a deep knowledge of trade buyers, meaning that one can actively mould portfolio companies into attractive assets. HgCapitalâ€™s LBO team comprises 14 investment executives: nine in the UK, led by Nick Turner and Jeremy Sharman, and five in Germany, led by Trevor Bayley and Martin Block.